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Faculty member honored during Celebrating Distinction ceremony

By • Dec 8th, 2022 • Category: Features, News, November-December 2022

Dr. Cynda Crawford was officially installed as the Fredrica Saltzman Endowed Professorship Chair in Shelter Medicine.

New mucosal vaccine prototype provides unprecedented protection against brucellosis in mice

By • Dec 8th, 2022 • Category: News, November-December 2022

The UF investigators aim to develop a better vaccine for animals and to ultimately develop a vaccine for humans as well.

In the news

By • Oct 21st, 2022 • Category: News, September-October 2022

In the news Coverage of the UF Veterinary Emergency Treatment Service’s deployment to Fort Myers to help animals in need of care in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian appeared in the Washington Post, the Gainesville Sun, CBS4, the News-Press and WGCU.  A story about the UF College of Veterinary Medicine’s role in the detection of […]

College names new executive associate dean

By • Oct 20th, 2022 • Category: Features, News, September-October 2022

Dr. Chris Adin moves into the position after serving as chair of the department of small animal clinical sciences since 2018.

Decrease in spay-neuter surgeries during pandemic may undermine pet welfare

By • Oct 4th, 2022 • Category: Features, News, September-October 2022

Decades of progress to control pet overpopulation of dogs and cats is at risk.

A first: Avian influenza detected in American dolphin

By • Sep 26th, 2022 • Category: News, September-October 2022

The dolphin was recovered at Horseshoe Beach by UF’s marine animal rescue team.

Faculty member named to administrative post

By • Aug 22nd, 2022 • Category: Features, July-August 2022, News

Dr. Allen-Durrance, a clinical associate professor and emergency and critical care specialist, has been a member of the UFCVM faculty since 2014.

College helps UF surpass $1 billion in research expenditures

By • Aug 3rd, 2022 • Category: July-August 2022, News

Faculty at the UF College of Veterinary Medicine garnered $32.1 million in research spending for the most recent fiscal year ending June 30.

In the news

By • Jun 10th, 2022 • Category: May-June 2022, News

In the news The UF Veterinary Emergency Treatment Services team and Dr. Lawrence Garcia were featured on the UF website and on WUFT’s Spot On News. Dr. Wendy Mandese was quoted in an article on FETCH by WebMD relating to heartworms in dogs. The opening of the new UF Veterinary Hospital at World Equestrian Center […]

UF veterinary students gain shelter medicine skills through clerkship

By • May 27th, 2022 • Category: Features, May-June 2022, News

The college has enhanced the offerings of its shelter program to better serve the local community while expanding student learning opportunities.

New UF Veterinary Hospital at World Equestrian Center now open

By • May 27th, 2022 • Category: Features, May-June 2022, News

Ready access to UF’s veterinary expertise will benefit equine competitors and small animals on-site at WEC as well as from the local community.

Dog recovering well after treatment at UF for rare case of botulism

By • Apr 18th, 2022 • Category: March-April 2022, News

The dog was believed to have contracted the disease by ingesting a carcass, and spent 30 days in the UF Small Animal Hospital’s ICU.