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Foundation to support pharmacology research
The American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics has contributed start-up funds for the Veterinary Pharmacology Research
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Incentive created for veterinarians switching to research
A new fellowship program partners nonprofits, industry, and academia to provide veterinarians a way to pursue a career in research.
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PRRS research award applications invited
Boehringer Ingelheim is accepting applications for three $25,000 research awards for work to control, manage, or eradicate porcine reproductive and…
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Millions awarded for disease prevention research
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has received nearly $10 million to fund research that would aid in disease surveillance.
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Teaching, research awards conferred
Following are winners of the 2009 Carl J. Norden-Pfizer Distinguished Teaching Award and the Pfizer Animal Health Award for
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AAEP Foundation identifies equine research needs
The musculoskeletal system, laminitis, and horse-side laboratory tests are areas where equine veterinarians want to see more
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Morris funds research on canine influenza, other animal health issues
Morris Animal Foundation will fund research on canine influenza and many other animal health issues in 2010, with support for
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Grants for feline health research available
The nonprofit Winn Feline Foundation is calling for grant proposals for 2010.
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Primate veterinarians promote animal welfare, biomedical research
When reports surfaced earlier this year that some primates at the New Iberia Research Center in Louisiana had been mistreated, some people may have…
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GAO criticizes plan for mainland research on foot-and-mouth disease
The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report July 30 criticizing the Department of Homeland Security's analyses that concluded…
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USDA funding research, lab facility care
The Department of Agriculture will provide $176 million in funding for repairs, upgrades, and maintenance at 36 laboratories and
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Feds offer research grants on interactions between pets, children
Federal health officials are seeking grant applications for research on the interactions between people and pets.
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College News: Symposium highlights research by veterinary students
More than 450 people gathered Aug. 6-8 at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine for the 2009
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Ewing honored by CRWAD
Some 480 people attended the 89th annual meeting of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases Dec. 7-9, 2008, in Chicago.
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Registration open for animal welfare symposium
Online registration for a symposium dedicated to animal welfare education and research is now open.
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LSU veterinary school receives $11.1 million grant
Five years after receiving a grant to establish a research center, the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine
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Random-source resolution scuttled
The House of Delegates didn't get a chance to vote on changes to AVMA policy on the "Use of Random-Source Dogs and Cats for Research, Testing, and…
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Oklahoma State establishes parasitology center
A recently established veterinary parasitology center at Oklahoma State University will conduct research, train students, and provide
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University Web site to educate about public health, agriculture
Johns Hopkins University launched in December a Web site intended to aid research and provide information on links between public health and…
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Accolades
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica presented four veterinarians with the Advancement in PRRS Research Award to support studies on porcine
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Indicators for treatment of prostate cancer are evolving
Many of the more than 192,000 cases of prostate cancer expected to be identified in 2009 will involve indolent neoplasms.
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Updated backgrounder: therapy dogs can acquire MRSA
Updates to a backgrounder on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus incorporate recent research on colonization of therapy dogs that visit health…
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'Ambitious' strategic plan unveiled at AAVMC meeting
A difficult economic climate did not deter the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges' unveiling of its strategic plan, which will be…
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ACVIM issues consensus statement on EHV-1
Future progress on understanding and treating infections caused by equine herpesvirus-1 will depend on research into viral pathogenesis and…