Contents of this issue of ‘Scopes include: Table of Contents; Dean’s Message: The Year in Review (Lorin D. Warnick); CVM in the News: Fantastic Faculty [noteworthy awards; retired]; Learning: DVM Highlights, Veterinary Education Rich Legacy Exciting Future (Jodi Korich), BBS Highlights, Continuing Education; Care: CUHA Highlights, Heart of the Hospital Licensed Veterinary Technicians, CU Veterinary Specialists, Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Outreach; Discovery: New Faces in the Faculty (Praveen Sethupathy, Hector Aguilar-Carreno, Gerlinde van De Walle, Natasza Kurpios, Toshimitsu Kawate, Paul Soloway, Steve Osofsky, Michelle Delco), Baker Institute Highlights, Clinical Sciences, Molecular Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Grants and Awards; Impact: Lightening the Load, Alumni Profile (Lisa Freeman), Alumni Donors and Friends, Lecture from a Legend (Alexander deLahunta); Financials; Alumni Highlight: Salmon Awards (Donald H. Lein, Ann Dwyer); College Voluntary Leadership.