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UGA is #7 among CVMs nationwide in US News rankings

School’s rise among the Top 10 is the result of a multiyear effort to improve across its tripartite mission of teaching, research and clinical and diagnostic services. We are grateful to our peers who noticed the improvement.

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Featured Articles

World’s first bee vaccine lands at UGA
World’s first bee vaccine lands at UGA
World’s first bee vaccine lands at UGA
World’s first bee vaccine lands at UGA

By Amy H. Carter

Stanton Foundation gives $5.2M to CVM
Stanton Foundation gives $5.2M to CVM
Stanton Foundation gives $5.2M to CVM
Stanton Foundation gives $5.2M to CVM

By Amy H. Carter

CVM team assists with ‘rewilding’ Galapagos Islands
CVM team assists with ‘rewilding’ Galapagos Islands
CVM team assists with ‘rewilding’ Galapagos Islands
CVM team assists with ‘rewilding’ Galapagos Islands

By Amy H. Carter

A team of vet med specialists led by Dr. Stephen Divers traveled to the Galapagos Islands to assist with efforts to repopulate native tortoise species off the coast of Ecuador.

CDC Funds Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence
CDC Funds Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence
CDC Funds Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence
CDC Funds Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence

By Lauren Baggett

News

Alumna works to sea change in the world
Alumna works to sea change in the world

Alumni Stories, News

Alumna works to sea change in the world

By Amy H. Carter

Call it fate or just good old-fashioned cosmic comeuppance, but the very qualities that drew the bullies to Dr. Claire Erlacher-Reid (DVM Class of 2008) in her youth led to her dream job as a senior veterinarian at SeaWorld Orlando.

Teaching LEOs how to care for their K9 partners
Teaching LEOs how to care for their K9 partners

News

Teaching LEOs how to care for their K9 partners

By Amy H. Carter

Helping K9 handlers recognize and treat the signs of heat stress and other maladies is the mission of a UGA veterinary nurse, who is training UGA Police, the FBI and other college teams to care for their canine partners.

CVM alums chosen for 40 Under 40
CVM alums chosen for 40 Under 40

Alumni & Friends, News

CVM alums chosen for 40 Under 40

By Lindsay Tuck Morris

Four CVM alumni made the University of Georgia’s 2023 ’40 Under 40′ list celebrating the personal, professional and philanthropic achievements of successful UGA graduates under the age of 40.

CVM Researcher awarded $1.1 million to test malaria vaccine
CVM Researcher awarded $1.1 million to test malaria vaccine

News, Research

CVM Researcher awarded $1.1 million to test malaria vaccine

By Amy H. Carter

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 247 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide in 2021 and 619,000 people died, mostly children under the age of five in sub-Saharan Africa.

New vaccine targets fungal infections
New vaccine targets fungal infections

News, Research

New vaccine targets fungal infections

By Leigh Beeson

A new vaccine from the University of Georgia could be the first clinically approved immunization to protect against invasive fungal infections, a growing concern as antifungal drug resistance increases.

Zeroing in on Parkinson’s Disease
Zeroing in on Parkinson’s Disease

News, Research

Zeroing in on Parkinson’s Disease

By John H. Tibbetts

Anumantha Kanthasamy was appointed as UGA’s inaugural John H. “Johnny” Isakson Chair and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Parkinson’s Research. He is leading a new UGA initiative in brain science.

Tifton lab introduces ABAC students to VetMed
Tifton lab introduces ABAC students to VetMed

News

Tifton lab introduces ABAC students to VetMed

By Amy H. Carter

Staff of CVM’s Tifton Veterinary and Diagnostic Investigational Laboratory offer college students in South Georgia an immersive intro to careers in VetMed.

Angie McDaniel serves and inspires in her role as a large animal veterinarian
Angie McDaniel serves and inspires in her role as a large animal veterinarian

Faculty Profile, News

Angie McDaniel serves and inspires in her role as a large animal veterinarian

By Amy H. Carter

McDaniel shifted from small animal practice to academia — with a healthy dose of service to producers in South Georgia — to teach aspiring veterinarians the art and science of food animal medicine.

J.W. Gentry (DVM, 2023) takes his learning home to assist food animal producers
J.W. Gentry (DVM, 2023) takes his learning home to assist food animal producers

News, Student Profile

J.W. Gentry (DVM, 2023) takes his learning home to assist food animal producers

By Amy H. Carter

A desire to stay close to his agriculture roots and a summer spent working in a mixed animal clinic in Montezuma showed Gentry the value to the community of a veterinarian with large animal experience.

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Alumna works to sea change in the world
Alumna works to sea change in the world

Alumni Stories, News

Alumna works to sea change in the world

By Amy H. Carter

Call it fate or just good old-fashioned cosmic comeuppance, but the very qualities that drew the bullies to Dr. Claire Erlacher-Reid (DVM Class of 2008) in her youth led to her dream job as a senior veterinarian at SeaWorld Orlando.

Teaching LEOs how to care for their K9 partners
Teaching LEOs how to care for their K9 partners

News

Teaching LEOs how to care for their K9 partners

By Amy H. Carter

Helping K9 handlers recognize and treat the signs of heat stress and other maladies is the mission of a UGA veterinary nurse, who is training UGA Police, the FBI and other college teams to care for their canine partners.

CVM alums chosen for 40 Under 40
CVM alums chosen for 40 Under 40

Alumni & Friends, News

CVM alums chosen for 40 Under 40

By Lindsay Tuck Morris

Four CVM alumni made the University of Georgia’s 2023 ’40 Under 40′ list celebrating the personal, professional and philanthropic achievements of successful UGA graduates under the age of 40.

CVM Researcher awarded $1.1 million to test malaria vaccine
CVM Researcher awarded $1.1 million to test malaria vaccine

News, Research

CVM Researcher awarded $1.1 million to test malaria vaccine

By Amy H. Carter

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 247 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide in 2021 and 619,000 people died, mostly children under the age of five in sub-Saharan Africa.

New vaccine targets fungal infections
New vaccine targets fungal infections

News, Research

New vaccine targets fungal infections

By Leigh Beeson

A new vaccine from the University of Georgia could be the first clinically approved immunization to protect against invasive fungal infections, a growing concern as antifungal drug resistance increases.

Zeroing in on Parkinson’s Disease
Zeroing in on Parkinson’s Disease

News, Research

Zeroing in on Parkinson’s Disease

By John H. Tibbetts

Anumantha Kanthasamy was appointed as UGA’s inaugural John H. “Johnny” Isakson Chair and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Parkinson’s Research. He is leading a new UGA initiative in brain science.

Tifton lab introduces ABAC students to VetMed
Tifton lab introduces ABAC students to VetMed

News

Tifton lab introduces ABAC students to VetMed

By Amy H. Carter

Staff of CVM’s Tifton Veterinary and Diagnostic Investigational Laboratory offer college students in South Georgia an immersive intro to careers in VetMed.

Angie McDaniel serves and inspires in her role as a large animal veterinarian
Angie McDaniel serves and inspires in her role as a large animal veterinarian

Faculty Profile, News

Angie McDaniel serves and inspires in her role as a large animal veterinarian

By Amy H. Carter

McDaniel shifted from small animal practice to academia — with a healthy dose of service to producers in South Georgia — to teach aspiring veterinarians the art and science of food animal medicine.

J.W. Gentry (DVM, 2023) takes his learning home to assist food animal producers
J.W. Gentry (DVM, 2023) takes his learning home to assist food animal producers

News, Student Profile

J.W. Gentry (DVM, 2023) takes his learning home to assist food animal producers

By Amy H. Carter

A desire to stay close to his agriculture roots and a summer spent working in a mixed animal clinic in Montezuma showed Gentry the value to the community of a veterinarian with large animal experience.

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Administration

Dean
Dr. Lisa K. Nolan

Associate Dean for Research, Faculty and Graduate Affairs
Dr. Sharron Quisenberry

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Dr. Andrew Parks

Veterinary Teaching Hospital

Hospital Director
Dr. Nicole Northrup

Interim Associate Dean for Clinical Services
Dr. Brandy Burgess

Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations
Michelle Jones

Magazine Production

Senior Director of Communications and Marketing
Julie McPeake

Editor
Amy Horton Carter

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