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Share this email: News from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Virginia Tech Giving Day For 24 hours — from noon (EST), March 18, to noon, March 19 — alumni, students, faculty, staff, families, and friends can help advance VA-MD Vet Med’s efforts to ensure the health and well-being of animals, people, and communities. A gift of any size can support the college’s new wellness initiatives; essential scholarships; hands-on learning; modern, world-class spaces for teaching, clinical care, and research; and so much more. Can we count on you? Watch Video Giving Day Around the College iTHRIV announces statewide health research pilot projects recipients Associate professor Irving Coy Allen co-leads a project to address an allergic disease known as eosinophilic esophagitis, which causes pain and difficulty swallowing. The project is funded through the Pilot Transitional and Clinical Studies Program. Learn More University Distinguished Professor of Molecular Virology X.J. Meng recognized by Iowa State University Meng was named the inaugural recipient of the Dr. Lorraine J. Hoffman Graduate Alumni Award in Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, where he earned a Ph.D. in immunobiology. Learn More Research team works to develop new ways to detect air pollutants Julia Gohlke, associate professor of environmental health in the Department of Population Health Sciences, is a member of an interdisciplinary team of Virginia Tech researchers working to revolutionize a testing process for harmful air pollutants. Learn More Study: Nanoparticles produced from burning coal results in damage to mice lungs Tests headed by associate professor Irving Coy Allen discovered that small particles found in coal smog and ash can cause lung damage in mice after a single exposure, with long-term damage occurring in just six weeks. Learn More Vet Med in the News NCI Comparative Brain Tumor Consortium publishes seminal paper CANCER CELL Learn more New tick-borne disease challenges Virginia cattlemen CULPEPPER STAR-EXPONENT Learn more WVDA confirms Theileria in West Virginia WOAY-TV Learn more RNA research at UMD could give insight on new coronavirus strain THE DIAMONDBACK Learn more Alumni Corner Getting to know: Lisa Cheryl Wolkind Lisa Cheryl Wolkind (DVM '98), of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is a feline veterinarian at Frederick Cat Vet, a relief veterinarian at local veterinary hospitals, and the founder of Adams County Community Cats Trap, Neuter, and Release team. Learn more Community Superstar: Life-Saving Services at EMMAvet In 2018, Veronica Jarvinen (DVM ’13) opened EMMAvet Veterinarian Urgent Care in Alexandria, Virginia, providing medical care from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. “I realized there was a niche missing in the veterinary world: urgent care,” Jarvinen said. Learn More Southfield pet hospital collecting blood donations Jessica Romine (DVM '13) of Bluepearl Specialty and Emergency Pet Hospital in Southfield, Michigan, appeared on Detroit’s Fox affiliate to highlight the need for blood donations to stock a pet blood bank. Learn more Featured Video New sensor walkway enhances canine gait analysis VA-MD Vet Med is testing whether its new pressure sensor walkway can help differentiate neurological versus orthopedic causes of hind limb problems in dogs. Watch Video Upcoming Events Feb. 27-29, VVMA Conference and Alumni Society board meeting The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, Roanoke, VA Feb. 28, Casino Night Blacksburg, VA Feb. 28-29, APVMA Symposium Blacksburg, VA Apr. 4, Annual Open House Blacksburg, VA Alumni Events Continuing Education Events GIVE NOW Your support helps us advance knowledge, improve health, and save lives. STAY CONNECTED Want more news from Virginia Tech? Subscribe to the Virginia Tech Daily email Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine 205 Duck Pond Drive | Blacksburg, VA 24061 540-231-7666 | vetmed.vt.edu | [email protected] Manage your preferences | Opt out using TrueRemove® Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails. View this email online. 205 Duck Pond Drive, Virginia Tech (0442) Blacksburg, VA | 24061 US This email was sent to . To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book. Subscribe to our email list.
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News from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech Giving DayFor 24 hours — from noon (EST), March 18, to noon, March 19 — alumni, students, faculty,staff, families, and friends can help advance VA-MD Vet Med’s efforts to ensure the health andwell-being of animals, people, and communities. A gift of any size can support the college’snew wellness initiatives; essential scholarships; hands-on learning; modern, world-classspaces for teaching, clinical care, and research; and so much more. Can we count on you?
Watch VideoGiving Day
Around the CollegeiTHRIV announces statewide healthresearch pilot projects recipientsAssociate professor Irving Coy Allen co-leads aproject to address an allergic disease known aseosinophilic esophagitis, which causes pain anddifficulty swallowing. The project is funded throughthe Pilot Transitional and Clinical Studies Program.Learn More
University Distinguished Professorof Molecular Virology X.J. Mengrecognized by Iowa State UniversityMeng was named the inaugural recipient of theDr. Lorraine J. Hoffman Graduate Alumni Award inIowa State University’s College of VeterinaryMedicine, where he earned a Ph.D. inimmunobiology. Learn More
Research team works to developnew ways to detect air pollutantsJulia Gohlke, associate professor of environmentalhealth in the Department of Population HealthSciences, is a member of an interdisciplinary teamof Virginia Tech researchers working torevolutionize a testing process for harmful airpollutants.Learn More
Study: Nanoparticles produced fromburning coal results in damage tomice lungsTests headed by associate professor Irving CoyAllen discovered that small particles found in coalsmog and ash can cause lung damage in miceafter a single exposure, with long-term damageoccurring in just six weeks.Learn More
Vet Med in the News
NCI Comparative Brain Tumor Consortium publishes seminal paperCANCER CELL
Learn more
New tick-borne disease challenges Virginia cattlemenCULPEPPER STAR-EXPONENT
Learn more
WVDA confirms Theileria in West VirginiaWOAY-TV
Learn more
RNA research at UMD could give insight on new coronavirus strainTHE DIAMONDBACK
Learn more
Alumni CornerGetting to know: Lisa CherylWolkindLisa Cheryl Wolkind (DVM '98), of Gettysburg,Pennsylvania, is a feline veterinarian at FrederickCat Vet, a relief veterinarian at local veterinaryhospitals, and the founder of Adams CountyCommunity Cats Trap, Neuter, and Release team.Learn more
Community Superstar: Life-SavingServices at EMMAvetIn 2018, Veronica Jarvinen (DVM ’13) openedEMMAvet Veterinarian Urgent Care in Alexandria,Virginia, providing medical care from 3 p.m. to 11p.m. “I realized there was a niche missing in theveterinary world: urgent care,” Jarvinen said.Learn More
Southfield pet hospital collectingblood donationsJessica Romine (DVM '13) of Bluepearl Specialtyand Emergency Pet Hospital in Southfield,Michigan, appeared on Detroit’s Fox affiliate tohighlight the need for blood donations to stock apet blood bank.Learn more
Featured Video
New sensor walkway enhances canine gait analysisVA-MD Vet Med is testing whether its new pressure sensor walkway can help differentiateneurological versus orthopedic causes of hind limb problems in dogs.
Watch Video
Upcoming EventsFeb. 27-29, VVMA Conference and Alumni Society board meetingThe Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, Roanoke, VA
Feb. 28, Casino NightBlacksburg, VAFeb. 28-29, APVMA SymposiumBlacksburg, VA
Apr. 4, Annual Open HouseBlacksburg, VA
Alumni EventsContinuing Education Events
GIVE NOW
Your support helps us advance knowledge, improve health, and save lives.
STAY CONNECTED
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