“Lots of people do bike rides to raise money and they raise a lot of money,” said Jenna, who is now 9 years old and in the third grade. She came up with the idea after seeing another little girl raising money for people who needed clean water in Africa. Jenna and her family decided […]
A new bird flu is discovered half way around the world. Thousands of wild birds have been affected, and it is only a matter of time before it begins to spread globally. Scientists at the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Washington State University immediately begin developing tests to identify the disease, so if it appears in our region, they can detect it before an outbreak.
In the spring of 2013, the Veterinary Teaching Hospital received the state of-the-art dietary kitchen thanks to a $70,000 gift from Nestlé Purina to the college.
The MRI campaign is off to a great start! More than 200 faculty and staff at the college attended the MRI Campaign BBQ hosted by the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital in July. The MRI Giving Tree was placed on the wall and many generous friends added early leaves.
Bill Davis, associate dean for undergraduate education in the college, received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to improve undergraduate education in the life sciences. Through the Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education, or PULSE, the grant supports annual regional training to improve curriculum and promote student centered, active learning. The Northwest PULSE […]
I have been reflecting the past few days about what binds those of us who care about this college—your College of Veterinary Medicine.
Bacteria can do something remarkable. They can share genes. So, if one bacterium is resistant to a particular antibiotic, such as tetracycline, it can pass that resistant gene to another bacterium. That bacterium will become resistant and can pass its resistant gene to another bacterium.
