Joerg Mayer working with Bees

The World’s First Ever Bee Vaccine

UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine is working with Dalan Animal Health to conduct field trials on the world’s first ever bee vaccine.   Our college is proud to house the most robust veterinary bee health program for in the country.  Students start learning how to treat these vital creatures during their […]

Jonah Elliot Clark

Jonah Elliot Clark Scholarship is a First for CVM Undergraduates

The first scholarship to benefit undergraduates enrolled in the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine’s Biomedical Physiology program celebrates the memory of Jonah Elliot Clark, the son of Robert Clark, who serves as Senior Director for Finance and Administration of the College of Veterinary Medicine. Last April, Jonah unexpectedly […]

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Mushroom “Roo” Carnes – Success Story

Owned by Kayla and Michael Carnes When Mushroom (Roo) the German Shepherd was only two months old, she was diagnosed with a very loud heart murmur, so severe the murmur could be felt from outside of the chest. She had just been adopted by her new family when she was […]

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Howie Hansen – Success Story

Eisenhower “Howie” was barely 8 months old when the first signs appeared that something was wrong. In June of 2022, the young lab-mix ballooned rapidly due to ascites, a condition where fluid accumulates in the abdomen and causes swelling. He was struggling to walk and was very lethargic. For a […]

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La Peciosa Ball – Success Story

La Preciosa is Spanish for “precious”, a word which perfectly describes this young filly. La Preciosa’s family first noticed Preciosa was not feeling well in early July when she was only about 3 weeks old. They immediately scheduled an appointment with their primary vet, who put Preciosa on a round […]

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Obie Joseph – Success Story

Meet Obie! This 13-year-old domestic short hair visited the UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital back in July when his primary veterinarian referred him to our Oncology team for a suspected cancerous mass. Unfortunately, suspicions were confirmed when Obie was diagnosed with a sarcoma on his hind leg. Such tumors have a […]

Mollie Baugus – Success Story

Less than a year ago, Mollie Bauguss was just a happy, thriving pit bull, living her best life with the Bauguss family. That is, before her and her family received the devastating news. Mollie had cancer. Mollie’s first symptoms were a few unassuming lumps on her neck, which owner Haley […]

Dr. Roberto Palomares

Dr. Palomares Receives Fulbright Specialist Award

The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board are pleased to announce that Roberto Alexander Palomares Naveda of University of Georgia has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. Dr. Palomares Naveda will complete a project at Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata in Argentina that aims to […]

Ashley M. Rasys, Boehringer Ingelheim Research Award Winner

UGA College of Veterinary Medicine Graduate Student Receives High Honors for Research

Several veterinary students and one graduate veterinary researcher are recognized annually at the National Veterinary Scholars Symposium with Boehringer Ingelheim awards in recognition of their early contributions to research advancing animal and human health. Dr. Ashley M. Rasys, from the University of Georgia, received the 2022 Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Research Award […]

Students on One Health trip in Consta Rica

Costa Rica trip is a summer immersion into OneHealth

Costa Rica, while comprising just 0.03% of the planet’s land surface, is home to more than 500,000 species, making it one of the 20 countries with the greatest biodiversity in the world. For nearly 20 years, Sonia Hernandez has been taking groups of UGA students down to the Central American […]

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