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Illustration of Black Live Matter protesters
Issue: Fall 2020

The murder of George Floyd and ensuing protests and riots have affected all of us, but particularly people of color within our community and those that were already displaced or otherwise experiencing systemic oppression.

UMN VOICE students at Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis

The student organization was recognized nationally for their dedication to serving the local community

 

Community medicine illustration

Outreach at the College of Veterinary Medicine is driven by students and focused on community.

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Funding from the Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program helps support crucial viewpoints in veterinary medicine.

Sample with puppies she delivered during an emergency C section in the middle of the night

There’s a story Kayla Sample, ’18 DVM, likes to tell from her undergraduate years that exemplifies the power of community veterinary medicine. Sample was volunteering with a student-run free veterinary clinic when she met a homeless woman, “Dee,” and Dee’s dog Buddy.

Caitlyn Rize squats smiling next to a black dog with a white stomach sticking out its tongue.

Third year veterinary student Caitlyn Rize recently received the HSVMA Compassionate Care Scholarship for her contributions to advancing animal welfare in the veterinary field.

Sarah Penn, Janice Parrow, Rosemary Klass, Amy Giannoble
Issue: Fall 2019

Veterinary technicians share their stories

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The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine chapter of Veterinarians as One Inclusive Community for Empowerment recently won the Excellence in Servitude and External Relations Award