Dr. Bart Weimer co-authored an Op-ed for TandFOnline about COVID-19's adaptive evolution during the pandemic and implications of new SARS-CoV-2 variants on public health policies.
UC Davis recently wrapped up its National Veterinary Entrepreneurship Academy, which joined faculty, graduate students and researchers from veterinary schools across the world with leaders from academia and the corporate world who have experience taking innovations to market.
UC Davis veterinary radiologist and pioneering researcher of equine PET scanning, Dr. Mathieu Spriet was recently selected as one of three veterinary specialists who will review all diagnostic imaging of horses competing in Australia’s 2021 Victorian Spring Racing Carnival.
UC Davis leaders, veterinarians, and California legislators today unveiled a new emergency program to help rescue animals in disasters. Called the California Veterinary Emergency Team and administered by the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, the program will support and train a network of government agencies, individuals, and organizations to aid domestic animals and livestock during emergencies.
The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) is saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Timothy O’Brien on July 26, 2021. Professor of Radiology and Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiologists (ACVR), Dr. O’Brien served on the SVM faculty for 39 years.
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) named Dr. Jonna Mazet, professor of epidemiology and disease ecology at the University of California, Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine, as the winner of the 2021 Global Veterinary Service Award.
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) honored Dr. Brian Murphy, professor at the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, as the winner of the 2021 American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF)/EveryCat Health Foundation Research Award.
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) named Dr. Larry Cowgill, a professor at the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, as the winner of the 2021 AVMA Clinical Research Award.
Two residents with the UC Davis veterinary hospital recently won national research awards at the 2021 American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Forum, held virtually this year. The residents—one each in large and small animal services—submitted abstracts that were reviewed by a panel of judges comprised of ACVIM Diplomates.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed budget legislation that includes $45 million in one-time support for a statewide Animal Shelter Assistance Program. The program will be administered by the Koret Shelter Medicine Program, at the University of California, Davis, Center for Companion Animal Health. The increase will be used to fund grants and outreach for the state’s animal shelters over a period of five years.
Standing equine positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is not just for racehorses anymore. In the first four months since the installation of the MILEPET scanner at the UC Davis veterinary hospital, 100 horses have been imaged; more than half were performance and pleasure horses.
Dr. Patricia (Pat) Conrad celebrated her retirement from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine on July 1 as a distinguished professor of parasitology after more than 33 years.
Sky, a 2-year-old female Siberian husky mix, was rescued nearly a year ago. Her owners Renee Gee and Brian Estill of San Francisco noticed some stiffness in her back right leg when walking. While doing a good job of masking any pain, Sky did yelp when her primary veterinarian palpated and extended the leg. X-rays confirmed a luxated right hip, and her veterinarians suggested a hip replacement might be necessary. A second opinion resulted in the same diagnosis and surgery suggestion. Being a thorough and detail-oriented dog owner, Gee decided a third opinion at the UC Davis veterinary hospital was the right thing to do.
The UC Davis veterinary hospital recently acknowledged the dedication and hard work of its staff members with the annual Staff Awards and Rachel Smith Award.
