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Dr. Steve Lampa teaches some of the critical core classes, including small animal anatomy, large animal anatomy, and neuroanatomy, to veterinary and neuroscience students at WSU.

A “Celebration of Life and Remembrance for Our Animal Companions” offers pet owners and veterinary care teams an opportunity to reflect on animals who have passed. The free event will take please Oct. 21 inside the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center.

Dr. Emily Qualls-Creekmore hopes her research will lead to a better understanding of how stress affects physical and mental health. She joined the college in June of 2021 as an assistant professor in the Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience.

Neuroscience student Emily Berry came to WSU and the College of Veterinary Medicine to do something she has dreamed about since she was a little girl – study the brain.

Early in her veterinary studies, Courtney Durfee wanted to do primarily equine medicine, but now in her final year of WSU’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine curriculum, she’s considering either small or mixed practice, likely in western Washington.

The Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory is digitizing its pathology slides and developing computer algorithms to automatically flag samples.

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During the week-long training being held this week, students work with practicing veterinarians, many of them WSU alumni, to diagnose and treat cases featuring volunteer clients and stuffed animal patients.

Emma Impala knows the stress and self-doubt that can come with applying to veterinary school. As someone who just went through the application process a year ago while completing her undergraduate degree at WSU Pullman, Emma said it’s OK if your resume is unlike your peers’ — a diverse range of experience is most critical.

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