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Morris Animal Foundation funds $3.7 million in studies
March 1st 2002Englewood, Colo.-Morris Animal Foundation is funding $3.7 million in humane animal health studies this year. With this level of funding, the organization continues to establish itself as the world's largest foundation funding companion animal and wildlife health studies.
AAVSB breathes new life into qualifying exam
March 1st 2002Kansas City, Mo.-As plans to unite rival education equivalency standards for foreign graduates bottom out, the American Association for Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) restores its controversial proficiency program-a move that's sure to rattle the veterinary community.
Study conjoins MRLS, pericarditis
March 1st 2002Lexington, Ky.-While mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) was swiftly becoming a household word in Kentucky last spring, animal practitioners in central Kentucky were also reporting an influx in the number of cases of pericarditis, an uncommon disease involving the heart and the sac around the heart.
$66 million slated for UC Davis upgrades, construction
March 1st 2002Sacramento, Calif.- More than $66 million of California Gov. Gray Davis' $1 billion economic stimulus package is earmarked to complete construction on University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine's new $77 million building.
UIUC refines practice management course
February 27th 2002Urbana, Ill.- The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine plans to offer an Executive Veterinary Program Certificate in Practice Management this September to complement existing programs in swine and small animal health management.