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Browsing Perspectives in Veterinary Medicine (2013-2015) by Title
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Veterinarians in Central University Administration
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-08-13)Dr. Michael I. Kotlikoff is the first veterinarian to be appointed provost at Cornell. However, several other veterinarians currently serve as university presidents, provosts, or higher level positions at major universities. -
Veterinarians in Combat during World War II
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-06-20)This story (June 20th) describes the roles of veterinarians who served in combat zones, especially the China-Burma-India Theatre. That particular story also provides a rare glimpse into the horrific experiences of a Japanese ... -
Veterinarians in Combat: The China-Burma-India Campaign
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-10-16)Drs. Kenneth Gumaer and Marshall Waple were veterinary officers in charge of the pack mules of the legendary Merrill’s Marauders in the China-Burma-India Campaign. They were engaged in one of most treacherous assignments ... -
Veterinary Dean Elizabeth Stone Completes Ten Years at the University of Guelph
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-05-29)When Dr. Elizabeth Stone was recruited from the University of Georgia in 2005 to serve as dean of the Ontario Veterinary College, she became veterinary medicine’s first woman dean of an accredited veterinary college in the ... -
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories in the United States
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-06-25)Though all states have capacity for animal health diagnostic laboratory services, only about half of them are connected to a university, typically land-grant universities where they are part of the respective veterinary ... -
Veterinary Education and Non-Combat Veterinary Service During World War II
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-06-18)This story (June 18th) focuses on some of the changes in veterinary education as well as the responsibilities of veterinarians serving in non-combat roles in the Army Veterinary Corps. A companion story on June 20th describes ... -
Veterinary Education in Indiana: From Horses to Hogs to the Human-Animal Bond
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-02-09)Though Purdue University’s first veterinary class graduated just over 50 years ago in 1963, there had been a long and vibrant history of veterinary education in the state of Indiana dating back to the 1890s when the Indiana ... -
Veterinary Education, Grenada Style
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-08-27)St. George’s School of Veterinary Medicine was established on the Caribbean island of Grenada in 1999. It offers a strong program in One Health while students reflect an unusually robust geographic diversity. -
Veterinary Euthanasia: Cultural Influences in Bangkok, Thailand
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014-01-13)As a third-year DVM student at Cornell University, Katherine Bibi traveled to Southeast Asia during the spring before starting veterinary college. She traveled to four cities on three continents seeking to understand how ... -
Veterinary Leadership in Iowa
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-12-12)Insights are provided into the background and reasons why Iowa is known for its programs in developing leaders in veterinary medicine. -
Veterinary Legacies to Remember from 2013
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014-01-06)Some of the veterinarians who passed away during the year are remembered--Dr. Joan Parent, Dr. Douglas C. Blood, and Dr. Jeanne Neubecker Logue. While there were others who died too young, focus is on the remarkably diverse ... -
Veterinary Medicine in the Post Land Grant Era
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-04-18)The land grant system had an important role in developing veterinary colleges and veterinary education in the United States. Issues are raised related to present and future sustainability of the system. -
Veterinary Student Life During the Great Depression
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-11-17)This is the third in a series of stories describing veterinary life during the Great Depression. They are based on personal interviews started in 2007, with veterinarians who attended college during the 1930s. Focus is on ... -
Veterinary Students Are Stepping Up for Woman's Leadership Training
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014-01-21)When an invitation was sent to veterinary students at Cornell University to participate in a one-day class on women’s leadership in veterinary medicine, the response was immediate. Excerpts from students explaining their ... -
Veterinary Women Deans
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-07-11)This story focuses on data and brief commentary about the appointment of women to dean positions. It is an extension of two previous stories about United States veterinary college deans that presented data on where U.S. ... -
Vets in Space: Exploring the Frontiers of Science
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-10-22)Martin Fettman, then only 36 years old and having received his DVM just 13 years earlier, climbed aboard the Columbia spacecraft on the morning of October 18, 1993. As the prime NASA payload specialist for Spacelab Life ... -
Vivien Thomas and the Role of Dogs in Experimental Surgery
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-05-23)As an example of the One Health connection between human and veterinary medicine, the story of the first surgical repair of blue baby syndrome is repeated to demonstrate how important dogs were in achieving major advances ... -
Walter Williams, Cornell's Only Non-Credentialed Veterinary Faculty
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-01-27)Dr. Walter L. Williams was one of the most distinguished members of the Cornell faculty and an able clinician in surgery and obstetrics, yet he never held a veterinary degree. -
War Horse, Other Animal Warriors and the Veterinarians Who Cared for Them
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2013-06-11)Animals are still fighting and suffering in war. Though written for children, Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling book, War Horse, helps us understand the massive loss of animal life in the history of war. Dr. Delano Proctor ... -
Western Veterinary Conference Hosts Woman's Leadership Symposium
(Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2014-03-03)The February 17, 2014 symposium on Women’s Leadership in Veterinary Medicine held at the Western Veterinary Conference (WVC) in Las Vegas attracted over 100 people during the four-hour presentation.
