June 2015 news at the College of Medicine

Around the college

By • Jun 20th, 2015 • Category: Around the College, June 2015

Around the college  

In the news

By • Jun 20th, 2015 • Category: June 2015, News

In the news Pet Cancer Awareness Month was highlighted in an interview with Dr. Sarah Boston on WCJB-Channel 20. Boston also spoke on cancer survival at a 50-year celebration of the University of Saskatchewan and was featured in stories in The Gazette, 24News.ca, Canada.com, Leader Post and Edmonton Journal. Dr. Rosanna Marsella was quoted in Equisearch […]

Online Aquatic Animal Health course wins UF award

By • Jun 20th, 2015 • Category: Around the College, June 2015

Online Aquatic Animal Health course wins UF award The University of Florida Aquatic Animal Health Course has received a UF award for excellence in online education. The Online Education Excellence Awards are presented through the Office of Faculty Development and Teaching Excellence. These awards recognize quality and innovation in online course teaching and delivery. Recipients […]

College honors employees at service pin ceremony

By • Jun 20th, 2015 • Category: June 2015, People

College honors employees at service pin ceremony Employees of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and the UF Veterinary Hospitals were acknowledged with pins, flowers and Gator goodie bags on May 21 at a ceremony marking 5-year incremental landmarks of service. Those honored included two employees with 35 years, two with 30 years, […]

Nicoletti Challenge meets goals, will enhance UF Veterinary Access Scholarship funds

By • Jun 20th, 2015 • Category: June 2015, News

Donors rallied to support of the Nicoletti Challenge, raising $100,000 in four months to support new scholarship initiative.

New Clinical Sciences Research Laboratory opens

By • Jun 20th, 2015 • Category: Around the College, June 2015

New Clinical Sciences Research Laboratory opens A new Clinical Sciences Research Laboratory designed to enhance collaborations across departments has opened at the UF College of Veterinary Medicine. The $600,000 laboratory took approximately nine months to build and accommodates researchers focused on both small and large animal research. “The goals were to renovate old 1970s labs into […]

Students receive prestigious Army Health Professions scholarship

By • Jun 20th, 2015 • Category: Features, June 2015, People

Two UF veterinary medical students have received a prestigious U.S. Army scholarship tied to public health.

Anatomy, neuroscience professor wins top teaching, research honors

By • Jun 20th, 2015 • Category: Features, June 2015, People

Dr. Rick Johnson receives the college’s top teaching award, along with a UFRF professorship in honor of his research.

Class of 2015 tips tassels to left, says goodbye

By • Jun 20th, 2015 • Category: Features, June 2015, News

Colleagues, friends say goodbye and good luck to the UFCVM’s Class of 2015 at commencement exercises held May 23.