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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. 
 

Deb Armstead-Haak smiles while standing against a blue wall.

After 14 years coordinating patient care for the VMC Shelter & Rescue Animal Fund, Deb Armstead-Haak is getting ready to retire. She’ll leave behind a growing legacy for future shelter animals.

A person kneels on the ground holding medical equipment next to a cow in a headgate.

Former CVM classmates have created an irreplaceable partnership that benefits current students with real-world training focused on bovine medicine.

A group of pigs

A new grant will help University of Minnesota researchers develop an aerosol sampler that solves a costly problem: Identifying airborne swine viruses

A hand holding an eyedropper of CBD serum hovers above a tan goldendoodle seated on the floor.

Is CBD a therapeutic wonder or a danger? A pet poison expert says it’s somewhere in between.

Zeke the cat peeks out from a cardboard box.

When a cat named Zeke needed a brain tumor removed, specialists at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine were uniquely equipped to help.

Researcher Rachel Schambow gives a presentation.

Grant funds will fuel CVM research efforts to combat outbreaks across species

Walter the bulldog stands on concrete near his owner's boots

Coordinated care across specialties has given Walter the bulldog a new lease on life.