Stories indexed under: School of Veterinary Medicine

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• Engineered stem cell advance points toward treatment for ALS May 28, 2013 MADISON, Wis. — Transplantation of human stem cells in an experiment conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison improved survival and muscle function in rats used to model ALS, a nerve disease that destroys nerve control of muscles, causing death by respiratory failure.
• UW Veterinary Care dentists to provide free exams for service dogs May 17, 2013 UW Veterinary Care will participate in the second annual American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) Service Dog Oral Healthcare Exam program during June.
• UW flu expert elected to National Academy of Sciences May 1, 2013 Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a professor of pathobiological sciences in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine and leading expert on influenza, has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
• School of Veterinary Medicine, UW Veterinary Care to hold open house March 25, 2013 The UW School of Veterinary Medicine and UW Veterinary Care, the school's veterinary medical teaching hospital, will host an open house on Sunday, April 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Finding challenges accepted view of MS: Unexpectedly, damaged nerve fibers survive Feb. 5, 2013 Multiple sclerosis, a brain disease that affects over 400,000 Americans, causes movement difficulties and many neurologic symptoms. MS has two key elements: The nerves that direct muscular movement lose their electrical insulation (the myelin sheath) and cannot transmit signals as effectively. And many of the long nerve fibers, called axons, degenerate.
• Four-legged patients – and their blood donors Jan. 29, 2013 Where do life-saving blood products come from when an animal is in dire need?
• Class explores worldwide picture for AIDS, HIV Nov. 29, 2012 "This is an important time in HIV research," Matt Reynolds, an HIV researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison, tells an undergraduate class on the Monday morning after Thanksgiving.
• West Nile's 'super spreader:' How about the American robin? Aug. 23, 2012 The 2012 outbreak of West Nile virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, promises to be the largest since the disease was first detected in the United States 13 years ago.
• New vet med dean discusses his priorities Aug. 7, 2012 Newly appointed School of Veterinary Medicine Dean Mark D. Markel spoke with Inside UW-Madison about his priorities and challenges for Wisconsin veterinary medical education and scholarship.
• Markel to lead UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine Aug. 2, 2012 Mark D. Markel, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of medical sciences and associate dean for advancement in the university's School of Veterinary Medicine, has been chosen to lead the school. He will be the third dean in the school's 29-year history.
• Oral drops for dog allergies pass another hurdle July 24, 2012 A study reported today at the World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology in Vancouver, British Columbia, shows that placing allergy drops under a dog's tongue can be as effective as allergy injections for controlling skin allergies.
• Shelter cats benefit from vet’s long, close web of human relationships June 27, 2012 Karen Moriello, a clinical professor at the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, has earned a devoted following among people who care for cats in animal shelters.
• McAnulty named interim dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine June 26, 2012 Jonathan McAnulty, a professor and chair of the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine's Department of Surgical Sciences, has been named interim dean of the school, effective July 1, pending completion of the search process for a new dean.
• Symposium marks 101 years of veterinary sciences at UW-Madison June 20, 2012 The UW School of Veterinary Medicine will host a Scientific Symposium to Celebrate 101 Years of Veterinary Medical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Saturday, June 23.
• Smallest tools could give biggest results in bone repair Feb. 6, 2012 When William Murphy works with some of the most powerful tools in biology, he thinks about making tools that can fit together. These constructions sound a bit like socket wrenches, which can be assembled to turn a half-inch nut in tight quarters, or to loosen a rusted-tight one-inch bolt using a very persuasive lever.
• UW cows on campus are getting an updated home Jan. 14, 2012 The home of the dairy cows on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is getting a long-awaited update. In May, the university will undertake a $3 million remodeling of the Dairy Cattle Center on Linden Drive.
• Search committee named for veterinary medicine dean Jan. 10, 2012 A search-and-screen committee has been appointed to assist UW-Madison's administration to identify and select candidates for the next dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine.
• UW–Madison sends two to elite epidemic-investigation training Dec. 20, 2011 Two people trained at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine have been chosen for a highly competitive federal program that hones the skills needed to investigate epidemics.
• Bernard Easterday: More than 50 years of dedication to the UW Dec. 8, 2011 In Kenya the Masai call him “Leshan,” which translates to “born during the rains,” and honor him as a village elder. He is still quick to greet people with “jambo jambo,” the traditional Swahili greeting.
• Buss, UW–Madison’s second veterinary dean, to retire Sept. 14, 2011 Three decades of academic leadership is not how a farm boy from Minnesota imagined his career unfolding.