NPR: Baxter Black, cowboy poet and ‘Morning Edition’ commentator, dies at 77
LISTEN: CSU alum Baxter Black — a cowboy poet, philosopher and former large-animal veterinarian —- has died. He was a Morning Edition commentator for more than 20 years.
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Rocky Mountain PBS: A new Dumb Friends League hospital seeks to lessen the costly burden of veterinary care
VIDEO: The Dumb Friends League Veterinary Hospital at CSU Spur, which opened its doors just last month, will provide low-cost veterinary care to the Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea neighborhoods and beyond. As a satellite campus, CSU Spur merges research, education, and art into three buildings around water, food, and health.
Fox 31: New CSU campus at National Western Complex stacked with variety
The new Colorado State University Spur campus at the National Western Complex is being called a laboratory, a veterinary clinic, a market, a museum, an art studio, a classroom and more.
Business Wire: Calviri Completes Enrollment of 800 Dogs in a Preventative Cancer Vaccine Trial
The double-blinded trial is testing Calviri’s vaccine aimed at broadly preventing cancers in dogs. It is being conducted at three leading canine oncology centers – the Flint Animal Cancer Center at CSU, the School of Veterinary Medicine at University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
Pet Age: EveryCat Health Foundation, AAFP Partner for Feline Clinical Scholarships
“My dream is to have a positive impact on how we treat our feline patients, with a special interest in treating and managing cats with chronic kidney disease,” said Amanda Diaz, a third-year CSU veterinary student who received the 2022 clinical research scientist scholarship.
Veterinary Information Network: Veterinary intern salaries in the spotlight
Dr. Sue Lana, professor and assistant department head for resident and graduate education in the Department of Clinical Sciences, said the raise is part of an initiative to improve CSU's post-veterinary school training.
University of Colorado Cancer Center: Growing Evidence Shows Increasing Overlaps Between Human and Companion Animal Cancer Research
This trial is one of many examples of not just the collaboration and partnership between CU Cancer Center members around the state, but the overlaps between humans and companion animals, or non-working animals, and the growing body of research showing how one can inform the other.
UCDavis: VGL research sheds light into potential genetic risk factors for equine recurrent uveitis (ERU) in the Icelandic horse
"I’m originally from Denmark where the Icelandic horse is very popular. I saw a lot of Icelandic horses with ERU as a student and intern at University of Copenhagen and have always wanted to further investigate this breed. " -Dr. Michala de Linde Henriksen, study collaborator
Coloradoan: Growing plants, doing chores and living without gravity: CSU grad checks in from space
“My time at Colorado State really represented an opportunity to specifically focus on something that I was very passionate about,” he said. “I was really interested in cardiovascular physiology and, specifically, how the heart and the cardiovascular system work in the weightless environment…The faculty, the fellow students, the atmosphere there at CSU, were really just phenomenal.” -Dr. Kjell Lindgren
Western Veterinary Conference: 2022 Continuing Educators and Moderators of the Year
Dr. Tim Holt was named Food Animal Educator of the Year 2022 for his outstanding presentations at the Western Veterinary Conference. Attendees enjoyed his up-to date scientific information and enthusiastic presentations ranging from from PAP testing guidelines and pathophysiology of right heart congestive failure in bovine medicine to a “day in the life of a typical food animal veterinarian.”