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Jun 5, 2023

How Studying Poop May Help Us Boost White Rhino Populations

June 5, 2023 | Matt Shipman View the original article here Researchers at North Carolina State University have identified significant differences in the gut microbiome of female southern white rhinos… 

Group Photo of Kylie Deuser, Abby Todd and Ashley Kropf led operations during the 2022 VetCAMP summer program.

Oct 3, 2022

VetCAMP Coordinators Learn the Importance of Collaborative Leadership

October 3, 2022 | Krystal Lynch View the original article here For the first time since 2019, VetCAMP ran in-person for its 2022 summer session.  Led by Shweta Trivedi, teaching professor of animal… 

Emily Haupt learns how to handle an iguana at the Hoedspruit Reptile Centre properly.

Sep 7, 2022

Travel With a Purpose

September 7, 2022 | Krystal Lynch View the original article here College of Agriculture and Life Sciences senior Emily Haupt loves traveling and exploring new places, especially when animals are… 

Animal science senior Beatrice Eddy bottle feeds a one-eyed young female Impala at the Moholoholo Animal Rehabilitation Centre.

Aug 29, 2022

The Maymester of a Lifetime

August 29, 2022 | Krystal Lynch View the original article here When animal science major Beatrice Eddy stepped off the airplane in South Africa, the airport buzzed with excitement. Welcomers… 

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine student Kayla Bonadie shares how to conduct fecal exams with undergraduate students from the NC State College of Agriculture and Life Science.

May 24, 2022

Grant Expands Reach of Research Trip to South Africa

May 24, 2022 | Burgetta Eplin Wheeler View the original article here Three NC State students, including a third-year CVM student, are working among wildlife in South Africa this month thanks… 

Bryson in cap and gown posing with steer.

May 2, 2022

Bryson Jacobs: Finding His Fit in Animal Science

May 2, 2022 | Emma Macek View the original article here Bryson Jacobs always loved animals, but he never knew his interest could be a career until he started working… 

Group Photo of Pre-Vet Students attending APVMA 2022 Symposium.

Mar 23, 2022

NC State Pre-Vet Students Receive Recognition at National Symposium

March 23, 2022 | Emma Macek View the original article here NC State pre-veterinary students traveled to Kansas State University on March 11-13 to attend the 2022 American Pre-Veterinary Medical Association (APVMA)… 

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Sep 29, 2021

Best of All Possible Worlds

September 29, 2021 | D’Lyn Ford View the original article here Christina Burnham gripped an ultraviolet light as darkness fell in the desert of Namibia. Under the purple light, a… 

Dr. Shweta Trivedi checking Rhino Vitals in the field.

Sep 22, 2021

Podcast: Shweta Trivedi and VetPAC

September 29, 2021 | Tracey Peake View the original article here Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 19:25 | Download transcript Shweta Trivedi is the director of VetPAC, the Veterinary Professions Advising Center. VetPAC… 

Aug 18, 2021

‘I Could Really Do This’: NC State Veterinary Medicine Student Exposing More Children to Science

August 12, 2021 | Steve Volstad View the original article here Kier Way knew he wanted to be a veterinarian when he was 5 years old, but rarely saw Black…