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What do cats and astronauts have in common? They’re both at risk for getting kidney stones.

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Issue: Fall 2020

CVM researchers help clarify how contact network structure affects the pandemic's spread with a new app.

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Issue: Fall 2020

Hannah Able, ’16 DVM and Jennifer Bouschor, DVM receive prestigious awards for their research.

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Issue: Fall 2020

Peggy Root Kustritz, Roxanne Larsen, and Christina Clarkson were honored with awards in this summer’s COVID Educational Creations Contest sponsored by VetMedAcademy and Merck Veterinary Manual.

Ned Patterson
Issue: Fall 2020

Ned Patterson, DVM, PhD, is serving as the University of Minnesota Faculty Consultative Committee (FCC) vice chair, followed by serving as chair starting in 2021and continuing on the committee as past chair July 2022 for a year.

Kakambi Nagaraja, DVM, PhD
Issue: Fall 2020

Professor Kakambi Nagaraja, DVM, PhD, passed away July 22, 2020, at the age of 76 after a brief illness. He led the international poultry industry in understanding and treating a variety of infectious diseases.

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Issue: Fall 2020

Five College of Veterinary Medicine faculty helped co-author the AVMA’s newly released report on antimicrobial resistance in U.S. animals.

Liz Pluhar with a dog
Issue: Fall 2020

Liz Pluhar, DVM, PhD, DACVS, received the 2020 Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence this fall.