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One of a Kind Medicine for One of a Kind Patients

May 12, 2015 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

Nicolas Villarino with a chocolate lab, Katrina Mealey with a black lab, Michael Court with a yellow lab

Carlee, a 7-year-old yellow lab, is a mutant. Like many of her human redheaded counterparts, Carlee has a mutation in the MC1-R gene, or melanocortin 1 receptor. The gene is responsible for producing melanin, a pigment that determines hair, or in this case, coat color. » More ...

Theia: An Incredible Story of Survival, Hope, and Compassion

May 12, 2015 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

Dr. Fransson talking with Sara in the veterinary teaching hospital lobby.

Theia, an ownerless 1-year-old bully breed mix, came to the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital in March after being hit by a car, bludgeoned over the head with a hammer, and then buried in a field. She returned to Pullman weeks later to have surgery on her sinuses, which were badly damaged from the blows to her head. » More ...

Message from the Dean

May 12, 2015 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

I recently prepared a talk for the Bellevue, Washington, Breakfast Rotary. There is so much to be excited about in our college that I always risk delivering an exhaustive laundry list of good things. » More ...

Message from the Dean: Growth and opportunity

January 12, 2015 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

Growth and opportunity. Moving into 2015 we find ourselves in a time where we are steadily hiring many new faculty members. Over the last three years, we have averaged nearly one a month across the college. And what an exciting time this is. » More ...

Exceptional Veterinarians, Exceptional Leaders

January 12, 2015 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

For Jessica Scherr of Great Falls, Montana, choosing WSU for veterinary school was easy. The daughter of a veterinarian, Scherr had grown up with veterinary medicine all her life. » More ...

David and Sandi Bielski: From the Office of Development and Alumni Relations

January 12, 2015 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

I first met David Bielski (’70 Comm.) in 2002 at a WSU Alumni Association Board meeting. He mentioned to me that he’d been to the college several times to talk about pet loss and his company, Petland Cemetery in Aberdeen, Washington. The business was started in 1973 by three partners—one was David’s father and another was Cougar alumnus Glenn Hilliard (’54 DVM). » More ...

Keeping Families Together

January 12, 2015 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

Veterinary student Nick Snider with his wife and two daughters

Sometimes it takes many bends in the road to get where you are going. For Nick Snider (’14 DVM), he managed a coffee stand, he and his wife, Jennifer, worked as camp counselors, and he went back to school planning to become a biology teacher. » More ...

The Disease Detectors

September 11, 2014 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

A new bird flu is discovered half way around the world. Thousands of wild birds have been affected, and it is only a matter of time before it begins to spread globally. Scientists at the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Washington State University immediately begin developing tests to identify the disease, so if it appears in our region, they can detect it before an outbreak. » More ...

Antibiotic Resistance: What the Allen School is doing to help solve this global health crisis

September 10, 2014 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

Bacteria can do something remarkable. They can share genes. So, if one bacterium is resistant to a particular antibiotic, such as tetracycline, it can pass that resistant gene to another bacterium. That bacterium will become resistant and can pass its resistant gene to another bacterium. » More ...

Message from the Dean

September 10, 2014 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

I have been reflecting the past few days about what binds those of us who care about this college—your College of Veterinary Medicine. We recently held our annual Dean’s Reception and Celebration of Excellence in Seattle and had a great turnout of alumni and friends. I was struck by the diversity of connections in our extended college family among those in attendance. » More ...