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By Sarah Carey • Aug 29th, 2023 • Category: Around the College, Features, July-August 2023Faculty member honored with 2023 Excellence Award for Assistant Professors
By Sarah Carey • Aug 25th, 2023 • Category: Around the College, Features, July-August 2023The award is a campus-wide achievement and top honor for junior faculty.
Event reunites formerly critically ill patients with UF veterinary teams involved in their recovery
By Sarah Carey • Aug 21st, 2023 • Category: Around the College, Features, July-August 2023About a dozen dogs that survived critical illness after treatment at UF were reunited with their care teams during a Celebration of Life event held Aug. 12.
Emergency specialist faculty member receives inaugural Michael Schaer Professorship
By Sarah Carey • Aug 21st, 2023 • Category: Features, July-August 2023, PeopleThe professorship provides perpetual support for a clinical faculty member associated with the department of small animal clinical sciences who works with the UF Small Animal Hospital’s emergency and critical care service.
Alligator patient diagnosed with ear infection
By Sarah Carey • Aug 1st, 2023 • Category: Around the College, Features, July-August 2023The alligator came to UF on July 25 for a full diagnostic work-up after exhibiting abnormal behavior.
Veterinary neurology specialist to lead department of small animal clinical sciences
By Sarah Carey • Aug 1st, 2023 • Category: Features, July-August 2023, NewsDr. Charles Vite’s appointment is effective Oct. 1.
UF veterinary oncology program gets boost via the Ann and Lawrence G. Laiks Canine Cancer Fund
By Sarah Carey • Jul 31st, 2023 • Category: Around the College, Features, July-August 2023At UF, the fund will be used to support special collaborative canine cancer research with the UF Health Cancer Center.
Genomics researcher named associate dean at the college
By Sarah Carey • Jul 31st, 2023 • Category: Features, July-August 2023, NewsDr. Janet Robishaw began her appointment as associate dean for research and graduate studies on Aug. 15.
College names 2023 Distinguished Award winners
By Sarah Carey • Jun 8th, 2023 • Category: Features, May-June 2023, NewsThe winners were honored during commencement exercises for the Class of 2023 at UF’s Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Faculty member honored by national dairy group
By Sarah Carey • May 25th, 2023 • Category: Features, May-June 2023, PeopleThe award is given annually to recognize outstanding research in dairy cattle physiology.
College welcomes new faculty
By Sarah Carey • May 22nd, 2023 • Category: Around the College, Features, May-June 2023The college has welcomed several new faculty members to the UF College of Veterinary Medicine community this past year. Additionally, some faculty have transferred into college departments from other UF departments or moved into new administrative roles.
Staff member honored with campuswide Superior Accomplishment Award
By Sarah Carey • May 17th, 2023 • Category: Features, May-June 2023, PeopleBliss-Dodd played a key role in managing purchasing for the new UF Veterinary Hospital at World Equestrian Center.