The University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center announced the 2022 inductees to the Equine Research Hall of Fame. Honoree Dr. Lisa Fortier earned her bachelor’s degree and doctor of veterinary medicine degree ('91) from Colorado State University.
From county fairs to schools, CVMBS alum Sarah Haynes walks visitors to Sci on the Fly along a table covered in fascinating biology samples sure to spark the interest of even the most shy passersby: antlers, animal skulls – one with its brain still intact! – a set of lungs, snake skin, bisected hooves, and more.
Eddie Kendall (Microbiology, '18) currently serves as a graduate research assistant working on issues related to weapons of mass destruction at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, while pursuing dual master’s degrees from Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in California and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in Russia.
Dr. Richard “Rich” Kiely (DVM, '76) is a practicing veterinarian with extensive experience in equine medicine and large-animal livestock medicine. He has consulted extensively across the West, drawing on personal knowledge of ranching and farming.
Meet some of the female veterinarians blazing a path for the next generation, including CSU alumna Dr. Whitney Miller, Petco’s lead veterinary expert on standards of excellence in animal care and welfare.
Dr. Nolan, who earned a PhD in radiation and cancer biology at Colorado State University and is board certified in radiation oncology from the American College of Veterinary Radiology, has dedicated much of his work to the treatment of feline cancer.
The Verena Biology Integration Institute will advance a cross-disciplinary research agenda that targets significant sources of emerging infectious diseases.
Baxter Black, the country’s best-known cowboy poet, whose witty, big-hearted verse about cowpokes, feed lots and wide-open vistas elevated the tradition of Western doggerel to something of a folk art, died on June 10 at his home, a ranch outside Benson, Ariz. He was 77.
LISTEN: In the months since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians have fled the country -- many of them refusing to leave without their beloved family pets. Seeing those images prompted Dr. Jon Geller to hop on a plane and head overseas to the Ukrainian border to help.