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Issue: Fall 2025

From specialty hospitals and rural clinics to dairy farms and in-home hospice visits, fourth-year DVM students build expertise through externships.

A raccoon stands in front of a body of water
Issue: Fall 2025

The tool offers a county-level view of avian influenza activity in Minnesota's wild animals.

A pampas deer stands in the grassy foreground with whit
Issue: Fall 2025

In Brazil’s vast flooded plains, CVM researchers are teaming up with local scientists to trace how diseases like brucellosis move through wildlife, livestock, and people—and what that means for global health.

Issue: Fall 2025

PRRSV has remained a difficult virus to stop, even after decades of research. Researchers at the University of Minnesota are changing the tide.

Dr. Anderson standing next to an exam table where her dog sits
Issue: Fall 2025

The 12-week program provides an opportunity for first-and-second-year students to gain hands-on experience in research. For Dr. Katie Anderson, the experience was career-changing.

Leonberger researcher team, two fair skinned women and two fair skinned men, pose with two Leonberger dogs
Issue: Fall 2025

The Leonberger Health Foundation has been supporting Canine Genetics Lab research for more than two decades. The results have greatly improved the health of the breed.

Bertram holding her hedgehog
Issue: Fall 2025

Thanks to a generous donation, the Canine Genetics Lab was able to hire an undergraduate animal science student for the summer.

Kerry Kuhle wearing a stethoscope and standing smiling next to a light brown horse
Issue: Fall 2025

CVM’s Dr. Kerry Kuhle gives her rules of thumb for helping horses eat a balanced diet late in life.

A brown horse standing next to a wooden fence wearing a blanket on her back
Issue: Fall 2025

After a devastating fracture sidelined a young Standardbred mare, her owners turned to the VMC’s Large Animal Surgery service for help.

 A group of cows stands in a field under and nearby a tree
Issue: Fall 2025

With a $3.5 million grant from the USDA, CVM researchers are partnering with farmers to optimize calf care.