January 2015

Around the college…

A new program spearheaded by equine oriented veterinary students at UF encourages stronger relationships with farriers.

A tour of the UF Small Animal Hospital and an oncology lab reinforced kids' commitment to raising money for pet cancer research.

International journal awards prize to UF paper Dr. Julie Levy Dr. Julie Levy, along with UF colleagues Drs. Natalie Isaza and Karen Scott, has been awarded The Veterinary Journal’s 2014 George Fleming Prize for a paper that appeared in the journal last year. The…

In the news A story about a new non-profit foundation launched by two children to benefit cancer research at the UFCVM appeared in numerous publications online after its original publication on PRWeb. Pathologists at the UFCVM performed the necropsy of a horse that died along with its rider in Davie,…

UF researchers discover new tick virus Dr. Katherine Sayler passes a white…

A pet zebu is recuperating at home after being successfully treated for kidney injury with hemodialysis at UF.

A new intranet portal, UF Health Bridge, is now available to all UF Health employees.

Maddie’s Program at UF collaborates in Million Cat Challenge Dr. Julie Levy Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida, in partnership with the Koret Shelter Medicine Program at the University of California-Davis, has created an educational campaign called “The Million Cat Challenge,”…

Graduate degrees conferred at UF ceremony Several UF College of Veterinary Medicine graduate students received their advanced degrees during fall commencement exercises, held Dec. 19 at the O’Connell Center. Four students received Ph.D. degrees, according to Sally O’Connell, administrative assistant in the college’s Office of Research and Graduate Studies. Those…

Professor named to national academy of inventors Dr. Janet Yamamoto Dr. Janet Yamamoto, a professor at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, is one of three UF scientists newly listed among 170 new Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, which recognizes…

Natalie Isaza, a UFCVM faculty member, has been named to a new endowed professorship.