CVM at the State Fair

  • College of Veterinary Medicine DVM student Hannah Swingle shows a newborn piglet to a crowd at the Minnesota State Fair's Miracle of Birth Center.

    CVM at the State Fair

    From research booths to the Miracle of Birth Center, the College of Veterinary Medicine was well represented at the Minnesota State Fair by faculty, staff, students, and alumni

    College of Veterinary Medicine DVM student Hannah Swingle shows a newborn piglet to a crowd at the Minnesota State Fair's Miracle of Birth Center.

Hundreds of thousands of people swarmed the Minnesota State Fair each day during its 2023 run and likely met members of the College of Veterinary Medicine along the way.

Alumni, faculty, staff, and students made an impact across the fairgrounds. They could be found in the Miracle of Birth Center, which puts crowds up close with young animals and presents fairgoers with the chance to witness a live birth or hatching. Or in the Driven to Discover and Education buildings, surveying pet owners about food portions and tauting ground-breaking research into cancer treatments and chronic wasting disease.

Educational ambassadors from The Raptor Center wowed onlookers at the DNR Volunteer Outdoor Stage and veterinary medical staff gave fairgoers a glimpse into their daily work as they conducted spay and neuter surgeries onstage at the MVMA Surgery Suite.

Follow CVM's footsteps through the Great Minnesota Get-Together in the photo gallery below.

College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Dr. Laura Molgaard (left) and University of Minnesota Interim President Jeff Ettinger (right) tour the Miracle of Birth Center and speak with veterinary students caring for animals.

College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Dr. Laura Molgaard (far left, first row) and University of Minnesota Interim President Jeff Ettinger stand with Miracle of Birth Center volunteers.

Dr. Julie Churchill, professor of nutrition at the College of Veterinary Medicine, surveys pet owners about pet food portion sizes as part of a research project.

College of Veterinary Medicine community members survey pet owners about pet food portions in the Driven to Discover Research Facility.

Members of the College of Veterinary Medicine's oncology service educate fairgoers about the relationship between animal and human cancer.

Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair learn about cancer impacting animals through activities and games at the Goldy vs. Cancer booth.

Members of the Minnesota Prion Research and Outreach center discuss chronic wasting disease (CWD), its impact, and ongoing CWD research at a booth in the fair's Education Building.

A bandana given away by Minnesota Prion Research and Outreach at the state fair to encourage the public to help control the spread of chronic wasting disease.

College of Veterinary Medicine DVM student Elizabeth DiVito introduces Miracle of Birth Center visitors to a lamb.

A newborn piglet makes its debut at the Miracle of Birth Center.

College of Veterinary Medicine DVM student Allison Bronk holds a piglet while fairgoers gently touch it.