Stories indexed under: School of Veterinary Medicine

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• School of Veterinary Medicine sponsors 26th annual Dog Jog Aug. 27, 2009 Making a difference in the lives of homeless animals is the aim of the 2-mile Dog Jog benefit race set for Sunday, Sept. 20.
• UW-Madison's 'good ideas' get lift from stimulus funds Aug. 26, 2009 The university has drawn more than $38 million in funding for more than 120 research projects and programs from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The work is spread across the range of academic disciplines, including public health, computer science, psychology, economics and engineering. Funding comes from agencies such as NSF, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Energy and the National Endowment for the Arts.
• School of Veterinary Medicine sponsors 26th annual Dog Jog Aug. 26, 2009 At 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20, hundreds of animal lovers and their dogs will run (or walk) the two-mile Dog Jog benefit race, sponsored by the School of Veterinary Medicine. Whether participants finish doesn’t matter nearly as much as the amount of money they raise.
• Curiosities: Why do cats hate water? July 27, 2009
• Do Chicago’s suburbs hold the key to understanding West Nile virus? July 22, 2009 For a group of UW-Madison epidemiologists, the Chicago suburbs near Oak Lawn are proving to be the perfect laboratory for prying loose the secrets of West Nile virus, a pathogen carried by mosquitoes and birds that infects and sickens thousands of people each summer.
• Curiosities: Why do cats seem compelled to eat some plants, like my poor aloe, and ignore others? June 15, 2009
• Veterinary diagnostic lab maintains full accreditation May 28, 2009 The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (WVDL) has been granted full accreditation by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD).
• Recent sightings: Vet Med open house April 27, 2009
• UW-Madison Veterinary Care to hold open house April 15, 2009 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital will hold its first open house in more than six years on Sunday, April 26, to introduce the public to the many services available through UW-Madison Veterinary Care.
• Study of cat diet leads to key nervous system repair discovery March 30, 2009 Scientists studying a mysterious neurological affliction in cats have discovered a surprising ability of the central nervous system to repair itself and restore function.
• Vet Medicine launches a new approach to E. coli food safety Jan. 30, 2009 Infection by Eschericia.coli O157:H7 from undercooked cattle meat proves deadly to about 60 people in the U.S. each year. While testing is available to detect the presence of the bacterium in raw meat, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison would prefer to address the problem before the meat is sent to market.
• Study firms up idea that triceratops used horns in duels with rivals Jan. 28, 2009 Because nobody was around to witness their use, the functions of the impressive horns and frill of the familiar dinosaur triceratops have been a matter of speculation.
• Scientists isolate genes that made 1918 flu lethal Dec. 29, 2008 By mixing and matching a contemporary flu virus with the "Spanish flu" - a virus that killed between 20 and 50 million people 90 years ago in history's most devastating outbreak of infectious disease - researchers have identified a set of three genes that helped underpin the extraordinary virulence of the 1918 virus.
• Study works to improve pain relief in pets Sept. 18, 2008 A new, injectable pain-relieving drug formulation for animals might eliminate more than pain.
• Dog Jog raises more than $29,000 for homeless animals Sept. 16, 2008 Despite chilly temperatures and drizzle, hundreds of dog owners raced to benefit homeless animals during the 25th annual Dog Jog on Sept. 14.
• School of Veterinary Medicine sponsors 25th annual Dog Jog benefit for homeless animals Aug. 13, 2008 For the 25th year in a row, the race is on to make a difference in the lives of homeless animals.
• UW-Madison veterinary technicians first to attain oncology, internal medicine specialization July 23, 2008 Two more certified veterinary technicians at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine have attained veterinary technician specialist (VTS) certification, bringing the school's total to seven.
• Working to bring individuals with large-animal interest into veterinary medicine June 26, 2008 There has been much publicity lately about changes in the agricultural industry, accompanied by speculation that there will be fewer large-animal veterinarians.
• Notable graduates: Sara Greenslit — Novelist grabs second career in animal care May 13, 2008 Sara Greenslit, a returning adult student, has always had dual interest in art and science. She completed a pre-veterinary degree in biology at the College of Charleston, S.C., in 1992.
• T cell immunity enhanced by timing of interleukin-7 therapy Feb. 1, 2008 That the cell nurturing growth factor interleukin-7 can help ramp up the ability of the immune system to remember the pathogenic villains it encounters is well known.