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A graduate in doctoral regalia poses with her family, while her young son holds a University of Minnesota diploma.

Navigating veterinary school as a parent brings challenges, but two recent UMN graduates share what it took to overcome them to achieve their dreams. 

White-tailed deer buck with antlers looking directly forward in a wooded area.

A $2.2 million project to support critical work led by the Minnesota Center for Prion Research and Outreach has been awarded state funding. 

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.

Smiling veterinary faculty member with short dark hair and glasses holding a pig.

Associate professor Perle Zhitnitskiy uses virtual reality and AI to immerse veterinary students in real-world experiences—and give them the freedom to fail and try again. 
 

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The 2026 RIDE Summit connected the legacy and future of CVM excellence.

A man stands in front of a poster talking and gesturing to two people

The work of graduate students and residents shines at the annual RIDE Summit at the College of Veterinary Medicine.

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. 

Veterinary medicine students examine an orange cat in a clinical surgery room.

Learn more about the patient care approach at the heart of the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine’s new clinic