9News: CSU is working to fill the nationwide shortage of veterinarians
CSU is working to fill the nationwide shortage of veterinarians. Sue VandeWoude, the dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, shared how.
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Colorado Springs Gazette: Dog respiratory illness in decline in Colorado Springs, nationwide
Respiratory illness in dogs, classified under a set of symptoms as canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC) or “kennel cough,” is a common occurrence with yearly ebbs and flows according to CSU’s James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital. What made 2023’s late summer outbreak unexpectedly worse was the number and severity of cases, according to Dr. Michael Lappin, an internal medicine veterinarian at CSU.
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AVMA News: Number of NAVLE test takers increase as overall scores decrease
In Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis announced a plan on February 12 to have the state provide $50 million in funding toward Colorado State University (CSU)’s new Veterinary Health and Education Complex. The CSU System Board of Governors has already approved a $230 million upgrade and expansion of the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, allowing the university to add 30 veterinary students to its incoming class in the fall of 2026, increasing the class size from 138 to 168.
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Osmosis: How Veterinarians Contribute to Advancing Human Health
The importance of understanding the connections between animal and human health reached new heights due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this has long been a rich area of study and it’s also the foundation of the long and impressive career of today’s Raise the Line guest, Dr. Sue VandeWoude, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University.
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Collegian: New bill would provide $50 million to CSU veterinary education program
“It’s really a transformational project that will upgrade older facilities and also add a primary care clinic for both training and service to the community,” said Sue VandeWoude, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. “We’re updating our curriculum, which really hasn’t been updated in several decades, to match what other professional programs have found to be the best way to educate.”
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Times of India: Chennai-based SRIHER collaborates with Colorado State University
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research and Colorado State University (CSU) on Friday launched their academic and research collaboration in engineering, biomedical sciences, public health and medical microbiology. The collaboration will allow bilateral exchange of students, faculty and academic credits.
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The Hindu: SRIHER ties up with Colorado State University for courses, research
CSU and Sri Ramachandra Institute for Higher Education and Research signed an MoU 2for four areas for exchange and transfer of academic credits: engineering, biomedical sciences, public health and medical microbiology.
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Rocky Ford diagnostic lab interruption of service
As of March 1 and until further notice, the Rocky Ford lab will not accept necropsy cases.
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The Seattle Times: How veterinarians are curing animals with cannabis
“People are very interested in alternative therapies that work better” and have fewer side effects, said Dr. Stephanie McGrath, a veterinary neurologist at Colorado State University who studies medical cannabis and is on the scientific advisory board of Panacea Life Sciences, a CBD product manufacturer.
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NBC Chicago: What’s the latest with the mystery dog illness that starts with a cough? What to know
One of the distinguishing characteristics of this mystery illness outbreak was the high number of dogs who developed pneumonia. One Colorado vet, Dr. Michael Lappin, director of the Center for Companion Animal Studies at the Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine, told NBC News the number of canine pneumonia cases in the state rose by 50% between September and November 2023 compared to 2022.