AVMF donates $10K to animals affected by DorianSeptember 24, 2019The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) has donated $10,000 to help veterinarians and animals recover from Hurricane Dorian.
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Henry Schein and CareCredit tool available for veterinary practicesDecember 21, 2018Henry Schein has integrated its dental and veterinary practice management software solutions (Dentrix, Easy Dental, AVImark, and ImproMed) with CareCredit’s financing tools.
FDA accepting grant applications for new drugs to treat minor speciesNovember 27, 2018The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is accepting applications for grants to support the development of new animal drugs intended to treat uncommon diseases in major or minor species (MUMS).
AVMA applauds federal funding for agricultural veterinary shortages, but calls for moreNovember 23, 2018The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is praising Congress for providing a $1.5-million increase in funding to the veterinary medicine loan repayment program (VMLRP) to offset veterinary shortages, but says more still needs to be done.
Tenth annual Zoetis industry support program funds future leaders in agricultureNovember 13, 2018Veterinarians, animal health dealers, and distributors are helping fund more than 1600 national FFA organization chapters across the country through this year’s Zoetis industry support program.
MSU gets $2 million to fund nursing research and scholarshipsNovember 13, 2018Michigan State University (MSU) alumna Jane Wall Lacher, DVM, and her husband Ronald Lacher have donated $2-million estate gift to MSU to fund an endowed faculty position in nursing research and scholarships for veterinary students.
Winn Feline Foundation: Funding five decades of feline healthNovember 10, 2017If you’ve never treated a cat for dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), thank the Winn Feline Foundation. If you’ve ever vaccinated a cat for feline leukemia, thank Winn. If you’ve adjusted a diabetic cat’s diet by adding protein and simultaneously creating a weight loss plan that sent the cat into remission, thank Winn.
Winn Feline awards 11 study grantsJune 14, 2017The Winn Feline Foundation, a Wyckoff, N.J., nonprofit that supports studies to improve cat health and has funded almost $6 million in health research for cats at more than 30 partner institutions worldwide, announced in April that it awarded more than $214,000 for 11 feline health studies.
Texas Tech's proposed vet school to get state fundingMay 31, 2017Texas Tech University System in Amarillo, Texas, has wanted to open a college of veterinary medicine since 2015; however, fierce opposition from Texas’s veterinary school, Texas A&M, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board eventually led to Texas Tech putting their plans on hold.
UC Davis-led organic farming project receives $2MOctober 12, 2016A nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Organic Research and Extension Initiative will fund an organic farming research project led by the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Specifically, the grant will support studies needed to develop national guidelines and best practices for using animal-based manure to improve soil quality and nourish crops.
