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Research resuming on campuses
Early this year, universities delayed the start of new research, reduced staffing in facilities, and added safety measures to ongoing studies. Now,…
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Teaching, research awards conferred
The following individuals are winners of the 2020 Zoetis Distinguished Veterinary Teacher Award and the Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research…
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House elects two to Council on Research
In January, the AVMA House of Delegates filled two vacancies on the AVMA Council on Research.
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California law strengthens protections for researchers
California lawmakers have strengthened protections for academic researchers who have lately come under increasing attacks by
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Veterinary research spotlighted on the Hill
On May 13, the AVMA hosted an educational briefing for Capitol Hill staff on recognizing and managing pain in farm animals.
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Researchers look for IBDV–avian flu link
A million-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is helping a coalition of international researchers better understand how infectious…
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New research on Alzheimer's disease
Studies suggest ways to delay onset, slow progression of deadly disease
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Teaching, research awards conferred
Following are winners of the 2008 Carl J. Norden-Pfizer Distinguished Teaching Award and the Pfizer Animal Health Award for
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Call for cat health research grant applications
The Winn Feline Foundation is accepting grant applications for research into feline medical problems.
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Granstrom to head AVMA Education and Research Division
The AVMA has hired Dr. David E. Granstrom, currently an associate director at the Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, as…
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Researchers focus on COVID-19 virus in animals
Veterinary researchers continue to investigate the COVID-19 virus in animals and how the virus interacts between humans and animals.
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Researchers to study drug resistance in high-risk cattle
Researchers in Texas and Nebraska plan to study how drug-resistant pathogens spread among cattle and how to prevent infections. The project will focus…
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USDA renews funding for integrated research on Johne's
The Department of Agriculture has renewed funding for the Johne's Disease Integrated Program—providing $4.8 million for four years of research on…
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Funds available for research on porcine circovirus
posted April 1, 2008 Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. again requests proposals for studies investigating porcine circovirus-associated …
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NIH awards $17M to research emerging infectious diseases
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced in August the creation of the Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious…
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Company funds research on porcine circovirus
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. has awarded funding of $25,000 apiece for three one-year studies
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Research delayed, rodent populations reduced during pandemic
Universities delayed new studies this spring to reduce contact among people, including researchers and animal caregivers. Those delays often involved…
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Influenza research studies make progress
Dr. Cynda Crawford, a veterinary immunologist at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, has identified
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Researchers look at role of pets in COVID-19 transmission
Following reports of a small number of pets testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, researchers want to better understand what part our companion…
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After deaths of Thailand horses, researchers warn of risk in US
Researchers from the Texas A&M University Department of Entomology say biting midges present in the U.S. could be effective vectors for African horse…
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Researchers training dogs to identify people with COVID-19
Research teams in multiple countries are attempting to train dogs to identify people infected with SARS-CoV-2. Results reported so far indicate dogs…
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Penn receives $1 million gift for laminitis research
The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine recently received a gift of $1 million from philanthropists
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Disease research center forming at Kansas State
A team at Kansas State University is receiving a five-year, $11.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to form the Center on Emerging…
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USDA adds welfare provisions for dealers, exhibitors, researchers
In May, the Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published a series of pending rules that include requirements for…
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Research finds high concentrations of chemicals in pets
An informal study by an environmental group has found higher concentrations of many synthetic chemicals in pets than in people