STEPS TO SUCCESS

The month-long UC Davis Summer Enrichment Program aims to diversify the veterinary profession and help students achieve their dreams. Students participate in veterinary hospital rotations, attend faculty lectures to learn about various career options, practice clinical skills in labs, take field trips, and join workshops that help with veterinary school applications and interviews.

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Understanding the Threat of Bird Flu

Since 2022, a new, highly pathogenic strain of bird flu has spread worldwide. In the U.S., it has spread into dairy cows and a small, but growing, number of people. At UC Davis, experts in One Health are on high alert. Read more.

3D Model Teaches Caregivers to Tube-Feed Kittens

To make tube feeding training more accessible, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and College of Engineering created 3D-printed kitten models as a safe alternative to learning this specialized skill. Read more.

A Minute with Mark

In our latest Minute with Mark videos, the Equine Reproduction Service shares how UC Davis helps breeders with diagnostics, treatments, and advanced procedures.

Highlighting our work in assisted reproduction, Dr. Pouya Dini explains intracytoplasmic sperm injection, a technique for impregnating mares without the stallion present. He also walks through the sperm collection process and how fertilized eggs are prepared and shipped to owners.

We publish Minute with Mark on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and our website.

SUCCESS STORIES

French Bulldog Celebrated at Philanthropy Campaign Finale

Gus Gus makes a full recovery after being treated for aspiration pneumonia at the UC Davis veterinary hospital. Read more.

Rescued Donkey Overcomes Muscular Disorder

Champ, a 5-year-old donkey from Oscar’s Place, was treated at UC Davis for muscle degeneration caused by a selenium deficiency. Read more.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Alumni & Friends Reception at American College of Veterinary Pathologists Annual Meeting

November 18

Alumni, faculty, friends, donors and students are invited to join us in Seattle.

Winter Conference & WAAM/AEMC Wildlife and Exotic Animal Symposium

February 22-23

Available both in person or virtually via Zoom. Engage in stimulating discussions with our exceptional speakers from around the world

SAVMA Symposium

March 21-23

The UC Davis chapter of the Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA) will host the SAVMA Symposium in 2025. This 3-day national conference is open to all SAVMA members.

PHILANTHROPY AT WORK

Purina and UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Collaborate to Advance Urinary Tract Health

A Nestlé Purina PetCare grant of nearly $1 million will support the School of Veterinary Medicine's G.V. Ling Urinary Stone Analysis Laboratory and allow companion animal veterinarians to provide their patients with free urinary stone analysis. Read more.

IN THE NEWS

As wild birds begin migration through Central California, poultry farmers on ‘high alert’

Bird flu has been circulating around the U.S., affecting both bird and more recently mammal populations.

Sacramento Bee

New California Law Aims to Protect Free Movement of Mountain Lions and Other Wildlife

Cities and counties must soon consider the impact of development on wildlife connectivity in their land-use plans.

Los Angeles Times

What to Know About E.E.E., a Rare Mosquito-Borne Illness

Eastern equine encephalitis has caused one death in New Hampshire, and the virus has also been identified in humans in four other states.

New York Times

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