Leaders in mycobacteria research are renewing efforts to bring the next generation of researchers to the table to make new discoveries and win the long game against tuberculosis and related diseases.
Edward “Ed” A. Hoover passed away peacefully on March 1, with family at his side. Ed was named one of twelve University Distinguished Professors at Colorado State University in 2004, elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2014, National Academy of Inventors in 2017, and received numerous other awards. Ed considered his most treasured accomplishment to be mentoring 27 graduate students, mostly DVM-PhDs, whose inquisitiveness and creativity he nurtured.
“Many other global studies have looked at similar research questions but use different study designs,” said David Rojas-Rueda, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Colorado State University who has studied the health benefits of vegetation but was not involved in this latest paper. “Most evidence confirms that tree planting is beneficial in reducing premature mortality.”
The 2023 Women in Science Symposium, titled “Multicultural Aspects of One Health,” will bring diverse voices and perspectives together to discuss societal one health challenges.
Nearly 6.4 million birds in Colorado and 2.2 million in Utah have died since April 2022 in an outbreak that Colorado State University's Dr. Kristy Pabilonia called the worst she’s seen in the U.S. in her two-decade career monitoring avian diseases.
PODCAST: Drs. Jane Shaw, Natasha Janke, and Jason Coe, authors of "Veterinary technicians contribute to shared decision-making during companion animal veterinary appointments" in JAVMA, describe and compare veterinary professionals’ use of shared decision-making during companion animal appointments.
“One thing that we should not assume as a pet slows down is, ‘Well, it’s just getting old. If you are seeing your dog slowing down, that should be a warning flag for you to seek veterinary assessment.” -Nicole Ehrhart, director of the Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging at Colorado State University.
Research team discovers neuronal processes that could help advance future preventative treatments for post-traumatic epilepsy.
Dr. Dan Regan is the 2022 recipient of the Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence, and will kick off the 24th annual College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Research Day with a keynote address.
"As educators, we need to recognize that addressing climate change needs to be infused into everything we do. We are responsible for empowering young people to take control of this situation," says Dr. Colleen Duncan, who represented the college at the United Nations climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.