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Golden retriever in remission from cancer after treatment at Roanoke pet cancer clinic, compassionate care funding from Petco Love , articleTucker had an ear removed when it was found to have cancer, but timely surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment kept it from becoming life-threatening.
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VMCVM Staff Spotlight: Christy Barry , articleMeet Christy Barry, clinical liaison at the Animal Cancer Care and Research Center. Christy, the connection point between clients, referring veterinarians, and the ACCRC's clinical team, says her hidden talent is remembering pet names far better than human names, which can be "a very specific (and very useful) skill in my line of work." Deeply committed to cleft palate and cancer care because of family medical situations, Christy believes: "We’re building something really special here with the ACCRC team ."
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CT scan, horse breeder's faith in equine veterinarian saves Welsh pony from hidden rib infection , articleBarbara Chappel had never had a foal fall ill. The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center was able to get Tulip happily home.
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VMCVM Pet Spotlight: Dobby , articleMeet Dobby, the domestic shorthair cat of first-year DVM student Nia Williams. Dobby, just 4 weeks old, found Nia at the ASPCA in Manhattan, then stole Nia's heart. Dobby likes to reach the high spots in the house and has a taste for tuna churus. Dobby's name comes from "some character with big ears."
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VMCVM Student Spotlight: Jessica Vester , articleMeet Jessica Vester, Class of 2027, pursuing Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and Master of Public Health (MPH) degrees. Jessica can play a melody on the piano after hearing it once, but "most people don’t know this about me because vet school doesn’t exactly come with a piano in the break room." She is excited for a future that combining veterinary medicine and public health can open, including "the doors I cannot even see yet."
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Garett Pearson brings surgical expertise, lifetime around horses to large animal care at veterinary college , articleGarett Pearson, who hails from Nova Scotia, is board-certified in surgery as well as emergency and critical care.
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Keeping one eye open: Veterinarian applies unique treatment to preserve Ziggy’s eyesight , articleWhen the standard treatment for a rare autoimmune eye disease was off the table, a Virginia Tech veterinary ophthalmologist found another way to protect a rescue dog's only remaining eye.
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Q&A: Using sound to fight cancer in dogs and people , articleJoanne Tuohy leads studies of histotripsy, a noninvasive treatment that uses focused ultrasound to destroy tumors.
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LVT Week Staff Spotlight: Tina McAlinn , articleMeet Tina McAlinn, an LVT who has valued working with students and veterinarians at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg for 22 years. "It still amazes me that something I haven't seen before can walk in the door," Tina says — and once that included a mare that she has owned for 17 years since.
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Newly discovered protein could be a deadly parasite's weak point , articleVirginia Tech researchers found that Toxoplasma gondii can't reproduce without a protein that has no counterpart in human cells.
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Equine veterinarians guide beloved trail horse's recovery from tick-borne disease , articleAnaplasmosis set off a chain of complications that injured Smokey's kidneys, muscles, and heart. Clinicians at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center took on each challenge one by one.
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LVT Week Staff Spotlight: Alexis Miles , articleMeet Alexis Miles, a licensed veterinary technician (LVT) in Anesthesia Services at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Alexis is passionate about preventing animal cruelty and neglect, leading her to pursue a master's degree in veterinary forensics from the University of Florida, while also seeking acceptance into the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program right here at Virginia Tech. Alexis, a retired college softball player who says "the swing is still there," enjoys seeing veterinary students overcome initial anxiety at the thought of anesthetizing patients.
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LVT Week Staff Spotlight: Jade Greer , articleMeet Jade Greer, who as a licensed veterinary technician at the Animal Cancer Care and Research Center, induces and maintains anesthesia for patients undergoing radiation treatments and CT scans. Jade and her husband have two Catahoula Leopard dogs with Star Wars-inspired names, Saber and Mace. She has also lost two animals to cancer in the past two years, experiences that "have given me a deeper understanding of what pet owners go through when facing a cancer diagnosis."
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Three public health students serve Virginians, boost their experience with health department summer internships , articleBailey Fleming, Bella Peachey, and Max Painchaud took their public health education into community service through the Virginia Department of Health’s 10-week Internship Academy.
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VMCVM Faculty and Alumni Spotlight: Katie Wilson , articleMeet Katie Wilson MS '06, equine section chief and clinical associate professor in large animal internal medicine. Katie says this headline sums up her work: "Woman thought she was going to get to pet cute animals all day but discovers she really gets to do a lot more fun stuff." Every day is different she says, loving that she can teach, see clinical cases, research, and perform various service jobs.
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Orphaned wild pony receives innovative care for infection at Veterinary Teaching Hospital , articleA Grayson Highlands pony survived a drug-resistant joint infection with help from the Virginia Tech hospital's emergency and surgical teams and an experimental therapy developed in the college’s own research labs.
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Despite national headwinds, Virginia Tech’s enrollment growth continues , articleVirginia Tech met its 2026 incoming class goals, according to the annual fall census. The 2026 first-year class of 7,495 students came from a record 58,052 applications, and the university now has a student enrollment of more than 39,000, including 21,000 in-state students.
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Brain’s response to a stroke may advance tumor’s progression , articleAfter a stroke, the brain gets to work repairing damaged tissue. But new research suggests some of the same biological processes that aid recovery may also help tumor cells grow and spread.
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VMCVM Student Spotlight: Carlos-René Ramírez Ramos , articleMeet Carlos-René Ramírez Ramos, Class of 2028 veterinary student on the small animal track. Carlos says veterinary students are not anti-social or "nerdy," as he has met many outgoing and fun people in his studies. Carlos has three cats back home in Puerto Rico, is motivated by the music of Bad Bunny, and says his mom is a role model because of how positive she is.
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Mohamed Seleem reappointed the Tyler J. and Frances F. Young Chair in Bacteriology , articleMohamed Seleem Ph.D. '06, professor of bacteriology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, has again been named the Tyler J. and Frances F. Young Chair in Bacteriology by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
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Orsolya Balogh reappointed the JoAnne S. O’Brien Professor of Theriogenology , articleOrsolya Balogh joined the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 2019, consistently demonstrating outstanding achievement in research, clinical service, teaching, and mentorship.
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Veterinary Teaching Hospital expansion, renovation approved for spring 2027 groundbreaking , articleThe hospital will remain open throughout the two-year construction, with changes in traffic flow and building entrances to be finalized.
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A horse named Pea is first to test focused ultrasound treatment of skin tumors called sarcoids , articleMore horses are needed for the clinical study of histotripsy's effects on sarcoids, which could pave the way for further advances in noninvasive tumor treatments for animals and people.
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VMCVM Alumni Spotlight: Brett Casna , articleMeet Brett Casna DVM '17, founder and president of Granite VETS in Bedford, New Hampshire. Brett says VMCVM gave him the tools to communicate with people in all walks of life, even on difficult days. He is glad he paid attention to the small animal lectures when he switched his professional focus away from large animals. He has two pets of each size — two dogs and two horses — at home.
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Undergraduate researcher from Brazil investigates equine joint supplements , articleBecause joint stress is a universal issue for performance horses globally, Priscila Wadt Puglisi Franco's research has wide-reaching implications.
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