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A message from our dean

Greetings!

As we enter the new academic year, all of us feel the positive energy associated with new and returning students. It’s palpable!

I’d like to give a warm welcome to the Class of 2028, our newest D.V.M. class. These 150 new students went through orientation on Aug. 6, with classes following the next week. We held our traditional Student Club and Family Day, an opportunity for new students and their guests to talk to our student club representatives about their areas of interest and for the clubs to encourage involvement on the part of the new class. Over 300 people attended, with 35 student organizations and three others represented. We also held our usual information session for families, along with tours of our facilities. As usual, it was an exciting and fun event.

UF Health diabetes researcher to lead department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology

Dr. Clay Mathews’ appointment is effective Sept. 1.

New study revolutionizes gene expression analysis across species

The study holds promise for understanding how organisms, including humans, mice and manatees, will respond to environmental changes.

UF veterinarian plays key role in new pet CPR guidelines

Dr. Jake Wolf, a clinical assistant professor and an emergency and critical care specialist, served as the first author of the Advanced Life Support section.

Residents honored during recent ACVIM meeting

Dr. Alyssa Sullivan and Dr. Alisa Berg were honored in the livestock and small animal medicine categories, respectively.

UF team treats over 300 animals in need during recent trip to Roatan, Honduras

Faculty, staff, students and alumni from UF participated in the trip, which has taken place since 2007.

Graduate student receives scholarship from national dairy group

The scholarship is awarded to students who exhibit academic excellence and whose research demonstrates a strong, positive contribution to the dairy industry.

Hospital receives accreditation from national emergency and critical care group

The VECCS certification process involves a rigorous evaluation of the facility’s equipment, procedures, and staff qualifications.

Nineteen faculty complete inaugural leadership training program at college

The new internal program offers college faculty an opportunity to hone their leadership skills using tools from UF’s training curriculum.

Over 50 participants complete annual 2024 SeaVet training course

Participants attended lectures covering a variety of topics such as fish medicine and aquaculture, manatee medicine, bottlenose dolphin conservation and more.

Professor emeritus receives Gold-Headed Cane Award from national One Health group

Gibbs’s professional focus is on One Health, specifically the control and prevention of emerging and foreign animal diseases of viral etiology.

The UF Marine Animal Rescue group's participation in a rescue of two manatees trapped in a golf course retention pond near Crystal River in the aftermath of Hurricane Debby was covered by the Citrus County Chronicle.
Drs. Chris Sanchez and Amanda House were quoted in an article on Equimanagement.com relating to how internal medicine specialization prepares veterinarians for leadership roles.
Richard Hill was quoted in an article on pet nutrition that appeared in Pet Science, a blog on Inverse.com.
Dr. Mike Walsh was quoted in the New York Times, dvm360 and elsewhere in an article that covered the evacuation of two Beluga whales from Ukraine to Spain.