ISU to lead national antimicrobial research, education centerJuly 26, 2018Iowa State University has been charged with establishing and hosting a new national Institute for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research and Education. The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) chose ISU to lead the institute, which will utilize a One Health approach to comprehensively tackle the AMR problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antibiotic-resistant bacteria cause at least 2 million illnesses and 23,000 deaths in the U.S. every year, costing approximately $20 billion a year in direct health care costs and up to $35 billion in lost productivity. The new institute is the result of a joint task force on antibiotic resistance in production agriculture created by AAVMC and APLU in 2014, which released a report offering research and education recommendations designed to address the AMR problem. "The misuse of antibiotics is a major reason why antimicrobial resistance is a rapidly growing threat to human, animal, and environmental health," said Ian Maw, vice president, Food, Agriculture & Natural Resources, APLU. "While the problem is well understood, the path to advancing solutions has been blurry. It's clear we need a coordinating body to organize …
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Iowa State to offer Ph.D. in population sciences in animal healthJune 18, 2018The Iowa State University Board of Regents has approved a new doctorate of philosophy in population sciences in animal health in the department of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine within Iowa State's College of Veterinary Medicine. The new program will promote research, disseminate knowledge, and create future leaders in the area of population sciences, according to a university announcement. The program is multidisciplinary and aims to equip future leaders (veterinarians and nonveterinarians) with the knowledge and skills to protect and promote the welfare and health of animals in populations. "Program graduates will be prepared to respond to health and welfare issues in animal populations through research, education, clinical medicine, extension and outreach," said Daniel Linhares, DVM, MBA, Ph.D., assistant professor of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine. "The new program will train generations of high-degree professionals capable of keeping Iowa's $18 billion animal agriculture industry sustainable and strong over time. "This program will generate science and professionals to help secure and improve the health and welfare of livestock and poultry industries in Iowa and around the globe," he added. The Iowa State degree will be one of only five similar programs offered in North America. The 20-hour degree will …
USDA training now open to all veterinary professionals for CE creditAugust 17, 2017The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Accreditation Program (NVAP) training modules are now open to all licensed veterinarians and to veterinary technicians, thanks to a partnership between the NVAP and Iowa State University.
