Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine Appoints New Assistant Dean
Effective June 1, 2025, Leslie Martin has been appointed as the Assistant Dean for Administration at the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine (PVM). Martin currently serves as the college’s Director of Financial Affairs and will step into this newly created leadership role to oversee administrative processes, financial operations, and strategic business initiatives.
Flesh-Eating Parasite Threatens U.S. Livestock: Tennessee Issues Urgent Alert After Mexico Outbreak
Tennessee State Veterinarian Dr. Samantha Beaty has issued a statewide alert following the recent detection of the New World Screwworm in Mexico, prompting the U.S. Department of Agriculture to suspend all cattle, horse, and bison imports from the country.
Game Changer for Farmers”: Ohio’s $80M Mega Lab Promises Faster Livestock Testing and Disease Defense
Construction is well underway in Reynoldsburg on the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s new Ohio Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, a massive upgrade aimed at tackling an ever-growing need for efficient, high-volume livestock testing.
Rare hunting dogs’ unique noses may offer clue to cause of cleft lip and palate in humans
It’s not entirely understood why some children are born with orofacial clefts, such as cleft lip or palate. But a new study suggests a genetic clue may be found in a rare breed of hunting dog. Image credit Reuben M. Buckley, et al
UPF and the Royal Veterinary College make the first 3D reconstructions of cat hearts to compare them with humans’
Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the Royal Veterinary College of London have worked together on a pioneering project worldwide to generate 3D reconstructions of the hearts of different animals and simulations of their blood flow using advanced computational techniques to date only applied to humans. So far, 3D images of cats’ hearts have been generated, but soon the same will be done for dogs, pigs and sheep.
“Vet School on Life Support”: OSU President Sounds Alarm Over $295M Crisis That Could Jeopardize Oklahoma’s Food Supply
Oklahoma State University President Dr. Jim Hess is making an urgent plea to lawmakers: fund a new veterinary teaching hospital—or risk a catastrophic collapse in Oklahoma’s rural veterinary system, food safety infrastructure, and public health oversight.