For most people, the closest they will ever come to a draft horse is through a television screen. Most of us are familiar with the perfectly matched and perfectly groomed Clydesdales in a Budweiser commercial but draft horses were originally bred for ploughing and other hard labor. There are still a few farmers and loggers who use […]
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Really Big Horses Inspire Student
Monday, October 24th, 2011Third World Experience Benefits People and Animals
Monday, October 10th, 2011Ometepe Island is a tropical jewel in the middle of Lake Nicaragua with miles of sandy beaches and stunning scenery but it is largely undeveloped. Reached only by ferry over notoriously rough water, the villages of Ometepe have few modern amenities and, despite an economy based largely on livestock and agriculture, Ometepe has no resident veterinarian. […]
CVM Students Stand Out at National Conference
Monday, October 10th, 2011OSU College of Veterinary Medicine students stood out at this year’s AABP (American Association of Bovine Practitioners) national conference in St. Louis. Students Kim Noyes, Tessa Maggiulli and Elisha Adkins presented three of the nine research and case studies accepted for the Student Abstract Competition. Participation in the competition required selection from a large pool of […]
Veterinarians and Faculty Join Students in Learning Experience
Monday, October 10th, 2011The halls of Magruder witnessed some unusual behavior a few weeks ago: blindfolded students being led around by their colleagues, small circles of people laughing, and professors acting like elephants. Did Halloween come early? No, it was the first annual Oregon Leadership and Dedicated Service (OLEADS) event. Hosted by the OSU College of VeterinaryMedicine (CVM), the […]
Scholar Award Call For Nominations
Monday, October 10th, 2011Dr. Susan Tornquist, CVM Associate Dean, is serving on a committee to select a senior graduate student, or a veterinarian in a residency program at OSU that includes research at the masters or doctoral level as part of the program, as the 2011-12 recipient of the Robert and Clarice MacVicar Animal Health Fund Scholar Award. The award will be […]
WVC scholarship recipient announced
Monday, October 10th, 2011The Western Veterinary Conference (WVC) announced that it will provide a $1,000 scholarship to a third-year veterinary student at each of the 33 accredited North American veterinary colleges. Additionally, students will receive complimentary registration including travel and daily stipend to attend the 2012 Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas, Nev., February 19-23. Sami Pederson, class […]
