Recent News

05/06/2011 Home Page ISU Professor and Extension Veterinarian Recognized Nationally for Leadership in Animal Welfare

AMES, Iowa -- Dr. Jan Shearer has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Animal Welfare Award. Shearer is a Professor and Extension Veterinarian in the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine at Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Established in 1989, the award recognizes an AVMA member who has advanced animal well-being, shown exemplary dedication to animal care, and contributed to the community and society.
04/26/2011 Home Page CVM Puts the “V” in VEISHEA . . . in style!

VEISHEA 2011 may not go down in the record books as one of the best weather days of the year, but it will be remembered for the great open house at the College of Veterinary Medicine. As the CVM VEISHEA co-chairs, Emily Frandson and Gretta Albrecht, wrote, the college “puts the ‘V’ in VEISHEA . . . who would attend something called “EISHEA?”
04/15/2011 Home Page Future veterinarians learn how to combine Individual Pig Care and communication skills to gain optimum results

Twenty-four veterinary students from Iowa State University participated in a unique learning experience combining the identification of sick pigs and communication skills. The first Individual Pig Care training/certification program for veterinary students was held on March 26, 2011 at Iowa State University and was sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health.
04/04/2011 Home Page Baker Named Trask Professor in Entrepreneurial Studies at ISU College of Veterinary Medicine

Contacts:

Dr. Rodney "Butch" Baker, College of Veterinary Medicine, (515) 294-9358
Ms. Tracy Ann Raef, College of Veterinary Medicine, (515) 294-4602
03/13/2011 Home Page ISU Veterinary College Receives Full Accreditation

Contacts:

Dr. Lisa K. Nolan, College of Veterinary Medicine, (515) 294-9860
Ms. Tracy Ann Raef, College of Veterinary Medicine, (515) 294-4602

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine was once again awarded full accreditation by the American Veterinary Medical Association, the national accrediting body for veterinary colleges.
03/11/2011 Home Page ISU Professor and Dean Emeritus Receives Melcher Leadership Award

The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges selected Dr. John U. Thomson as the recipient of the 2011 AAVMC Senator John Melcher, DVM, Leadership in Public Policy Award. Dr. Thomson received the award March 11, during the AAVMC’s annual conference in Washington, DC. The award was established in 2007 to honor former Senator John Melcher, DVM, ISU ’50, who was the first veterinarian to be elected to the US Senate and also the first person to receive the award.
03/10/2011 Home Page Two Minutes with Dr. Locke Karriker
02/28/2011 Home Page ISU Research Raises Hope for Solving Parkinson's Disease Puzzle
02/08/2011 Home Page Faculty Spotlight - Michael Cho, PhD-- Holder of the Lloyd Chair in Biomedical Sciences
02/03/2011 Home Page Dean Nolan Receives Medallion of Office

Contacts:
Dr. Lisa Nolan, College of Veterinary Medicine, (515) 294-9860, lknolan@iastate.edu
Ms. Tracy Ann Raef, College of Veterinary Medicine, (515) 294-4602, traef@iastate.edu