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2013 News

Remembrance Ceremony Honors Lost Pets

Remembrance CeremonyThe 2013 Companion Animal Remembrance Ceremony was held in May by the Honoring the Bond program at the Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center. The ceremony allows owners dealing with the death of a pet to gather together for a service. The Honoring the Bond team helps owners to express emotions and memories and provides support during the difficult times.

Schweitzer Fellowship

Sara DeWitt, a first-year student in the College of Veterinary Medicine, was named a 2013-2014 Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellow. Sara takes a nonSarah DeWitt-traditional approach to improving and impacting community health by working with pets.

Veterinary Preventive Medicine team received Engagement Impact Grant - "One Health"

An Engagement Impact Grant was recently awarded to a team of faculty and students, including Drs. Jeanette O'Quin, Bayleyegn Molla, Armando Hoet, and  Wondwossen Gebreyes, all in the Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine.

Dr. Andrew Bowman featured on a podcast

Dr. Andrew Bowman, who is completing his doctoral degree in Comparative and Veterinary Medicine, was recently featured by the Centers for Disease Control andAndrew Bowman Prevention (CDC) in a podcast discussing his research on influenza.

Connect to Veterinary Medicine: June 2013

News at the College

Veterinary Medical Center expands emergency care

The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center now has two locations to serve emergency and specialty referral needs. The Veterinary Medical Center at Dublin, located at 5020 Bradenton Ave., is now open 24 hours a day to care for dogs and cats with medical emergencies.

Dr. Valerie Parker Featured on Local News

Dr. Valerie Parker, assistant professor – clinical, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, was recently featured on Channel 28 and Channel 6 in a storyValerie Parker about pet obesity. Dr. Parker specializes in pet nutrition issues. She is board certified in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and will be pursuing her certification by the American College of Veterinary Nutrition. Dr.

Veterinary Medical Center Open for Emergencies

Administrative offices at the College of Veterinary Medicine will be closed Monday, May 27, 2013 in observence of Memorial Day.

As always, the Veterinary Medical Center remains open for your animals' emergency needs, 24 hours a day.

In an emergency call 614-292-3551. For more information click here; click here for a map and directions

Dr. Boyaka honored with AAI Distinguished Service Award

BoyakaDr. Prosper Boyaka, Professor, Veterinary Biosciences, received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of Immunologists (AAI). He has provided vital leadership to AAI in his service on the AAI Minority Affairs Committee from 2006 to 2012. As chair of the committee from 2009 to 2012, Boyaka initiated multiple enhancements to the annual AAI Minority Affairs Committee Careers and Networking Roundtable at the AAI meeting.

But for Ohio State - This mare might never have had a foal

FoalBreeding solutions available at the Galbreath Equine Center

For many farms springtime means newborns, and at the Galbreath Equine Center, foaling season is definitely in full swing.