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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?

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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

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New tick-borne disease challenges Virginia cattlemenCULPEPPER STAR-EXPONENT

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WVDA confirms Theileria in West VirginiaWOAY-TV

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RNA research at UMD could give insight on new coronavirus strainTHE DIAMONDBACK

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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

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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.

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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

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