UA receives $1.5-million gift toward food safety educationJanuary 28, 2019The University of Arizona (UA) School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences (ACBS) has received a $1.5-million gift to establish an endowed chair in food safety education.
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World Veterinary Day theme promotes sustainable developmentMarch 19, 2018 The World Veterinary Association (WVA) announced that the theme of World Veterinary Day 2018, April 28, is "The role of the veterinary profession in sustainable development to improve livelihoods, food security, and safety." The WVA created World Veterinary Day in 2000 as an annual celebration of the veterinary profession, falling on the last Saturday of April. Each year, the WVA and World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) choose a theme. The AVMA and food security Among its recent efforts in food security, the American Veterinary Medical Association hosted the Global Food Security Summit, Feb. 9-11, 2017, in Washington, D.C. More than a hundred people attended, including representatives from humanitarian and intergovernmental organizations involved with food development. The AVMA Committee on International Veterinary Affairs is developing recommendations for future action by the AVMA to continue the association's involvement in global food security. The WVA and OIE confer the World Veterinary Day Award for the best contribution to the annual theme by a WVA member association working alone or with other veterinary groups. In 2017, the theme of World Veterinary Day was "Antimicrobial Resistance—From Awareness to Action." The National Council of …
