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Two smiling veterinary students in green scrubs holding baby lambs inside a barn exhibit.
Issue: Fall 2026

An annual clinical rotation at the Miracle of Birth Center offers UMN veterinary students the opportunity to practice vital skills and educate thousands of Minnesota State Fair visitors on animal care.

Four Canine Brain Tumor Program staff members pose with a colorful trivia prize wheel at an event booth.
Issue: Fall 2026

CVM community members connect visitors with veterinary science across exhibits, booths, stage shows and more at the fair 

Group of nine people posing in front of an American Association of Bovine Practitioners backdrop.
Issue: Fall 2026

Seven students from the DVM and Graduate programs were honored for their performance in onsite competitions or with scholarship awards. 

A man stands with his arms crossed in front of a digital poster.

Lindstrom-Engel Fellowship Endowment provided professional development awards—covering conference fees, travel, and specialized training—as well as salary support to sustain high-impact research through transitional phases.

Hands in black gloves using a cotton swab to sample or inoculate a three-compartment agar Petri dish in a laboratory.

The Lab for Udder Health offers a quick, simple and inexpensive testing solution for diagnosing mastitis—the most costly disease affecting the dairy industry

Three people stand near a calf conducting an examination

The UMN PhD student’s field work demonstrates the impact of graduate research on U.S. agricultural sustainability.

Smiling veterinary student in blue scrubs and gloves crouching in a pen surrounded by market pigs on a farm.

New World screwworm has returned to North America after decades of eradication. The University of Minnesota is working with veterinarians and ranchers in Mexico and Central America to strengthen preparedness for future cases.

Veterinary professionals administer anesthesia prep to a small dog on an exam table.

Providing care for patients across species and specialities, this Veterinary Medical Center service has collaboration down to a science.