Cate Dolan, class of 2012, spent eight weeks last summer at the National Zoological Gardens in Pretoria, South Africa, evaluating the histopathology of a group of wild-captured reptiles from Magagascar. The project was part of the Biomedical Sciences Research Program, and was also sponsored by an International Veterinary Students Association (IVSA) travel scholarship. She wanted […]
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Cate Dolan’s excellent adventure
Monday, December 13th, 2010One health, one world, in action
Monday, December 13th, 2010Fourth-year student Sonja Lapinski brought the veterinary perspective to the School of Medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University with her presentation entitled “One health, one world, in action: The evolution of a student-led veterinary service trip to Nicaragua.” The presentation was given as part of Conversations in Global Medicine, an elective course for medical students. […]
Students in Vet Med and Pharmacy collaborate on presentation
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010A couple months ago, Meg Black, a 2011 PharmD candidate sent out a plea for a veterinary student who would be willing to collaborate on a presentation at the College of Pharmacy on pet prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Sonja Lapinski, class of 2011, emailed her a couple weeks later to see if anyone had taken […]
Feline Frenzy: HSVMA talks to students about the veterinarian’s role in solving the feral cat overpopulation crisis
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010The Oregon State University Chapter of the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (HSVMA) hosted a lunch presentation last Thursday on the veterinarian’s role in solving the feral cat overpopulation crisis. Dr. Susan Krebsbach, a veterinarian from Wisconsin and a veterinary consultant for the HSVMA, came to discuss the current techniques of population control and introduce […]
WVC Scholarship awarded
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010Liana Granum, Class of 2012, is the 2011 recipient of the Western Veterinary Conference Scholarship, which consists of a $1,000 scholarship and complimentary registration, lodging, airfare and daily stipend to attend the 2011 Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas, Nev., February 20-24. One award is given in each of the 32 North American veterinary colleges. […]
Student essay wins NaturVet Classic scholarship
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010An essay by third-year student Megan Glaser has won the $1,500 NaturVet Classic scholarship in the name of Dr. Pedro Rivera. “I was very appreciative of the NaturVet Classic scholarship because it enabled me to be able to attend the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association annual conference in Kentucky October 22-26. At the conference I […]
