NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is launching a trailblazing initiative, the Veterinary Academic Leaders Program, aimed at molding the future of veterinary education. In an era marked by critical veterinary shortages, this program is set to equip 10 hospital residents with the skills necessary for a flourishing career in academic veterinary medicine.

The college has recently selected a pioneering group of 10 first-year residents to be part of this revolutionary VAL program. This move comes at a crucial time, as national veterinarian shortages heighten the need for more academic professionals in the field.

In a landmark decision, the Clemson University Board of Trustees has taken a giant leap towards establishing South Carolina's inaugural College of Veterinary Medicine. At a recent meeting held on Friday, the board not only approved the acquisition of a strategic 87-acre land parcel in Pendleton but also green-lit a substantial increase in the project's budget.

The placenta, an organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy, has a big job. It allows the fetus to communicate with its mother by transferring proteins, lipids, micro RNA and neurotransmitters to the fetal brain during pregnancy. For the first time — thanks to Rosenfeld’s recent study — researchers are learning exactly how that biological information is shuttled to the developing brain.