Battling Back Against Outbreaks
Last month, Paul McGraw DVM'88 retired as Wisconsin state veterinarian after 14 years of service with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Before his retirement, the SVM highlighted McGraw's work -- and that of Darlene Konkle DVM'93, who now serves as acting state veterinarian -- in On Call, spotlighting their arsenal of defenses to safeguard animal health, public health and Wisconsin industries against disease threats.
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School News
The latest updates on research, faculty and staff, and other happenings at the school.
SVM student teams, together with Emergency and Critical Care clinician Corinne Lawson, led a veterinary medical training program for Wisconsin police officer-K-9 teams
in June as part of a larger technical training program at Camp Randall Stadium, providing training on canine first aid, CPR, taking vitals, and recognizing emergency situations in K-9 partners.
The UW SVM chapter of Veterinarians as One Inclusive Community for Empowerment (VOICE) received the VOICE National Programming Excellence Award at the Student American Veterinary Medical Association Symposium, recognizing their leadership, creativity and initiative in building diversity and maintaining the goals and ideals of VOICE.
SVM Research Roundup
- A new study by virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka and his team documents active influenza infection in the lungs of living mice for the first time. The team developed a tool, called FluVision, that allows scientists to observe and better understand what happens when a virus infects the lungs and the body responds.
- Professors Ted Golos and Tom Friedrich contributed to new research suggesting that Zika virus could pose a far greater threat to pregnancy than recent studies of miscarriage and stillbirth in human infections have reported.
- Led by Associate Professor Tracy Baker and Professor Jyoti Watters, a study exploring the relationship between maternal breathing dysfunction during pregnancy and increased risk for psychiatric disorders in offspring received a UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative grant.
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Continuing Education
Upcoming courses to help advance your career.
August 10
Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia
Great Wolf Lodge, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
September 22
32nd Annual Feline Conference
Chronic Feline Kidney Disease
Crowne Plaza Madison
October 2
Rituals of Euthanasia
Marriott Madison West, Middleton, Wis.
Continuing Education via Distance Learning
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Alumni Updates
The latest news about your classmates and items of special interest to alumni.
 Alumni Reunion
DVM alumni from across the country gathered at the SVM in June for the 2018 Alumni Reunion as we celebrated graduates from the classes of 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013. See class photos
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Alumni News
- Tom Bach DVM'94, co-owner of Lakeview Veterinary Clinic in Madison, has expanded his practice with the creation of a 2,100-square-foot cat-only annex that features exam rooms with cat trees, an adoption center for the Madison Cat Project and a spacious treatment center.
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Lyric Bartholomay PhD'04, associate professor in the UW SVM and co-director of the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease, spoke with Wisconsin Public Radio and other media after a Wisconsin woman died from Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Bartholomay's research into illnesses transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes was also spotlighted in the summer issue of Grow magazine.
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Stephanie Winske DVM'17,
an associate veterinarian at Country Hills Pet Hospital in Eden, Wisconsin, recently shared in a video why she enjoys veterinary medicine.
In Memoriam
John Louis Marks DVM'89 passed away on July 12. Marks first practiced in New Glarus, Wisconsin, then in Sauk Prairie. His career concluded as senior veterinarian for Wisconsin's Rural Electric Power Services program. "He was one of those fortunate few whose occupations are their passion," his obituary notes. "It was his lifelong dream to be a veterinarian."
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Ongoing Clinical Trials
Study of Cruciate Rupture
A study seeking to identify genetic mutations associated with non-contact cranial cruciate rupture in dogs and use this information to develop a genetic test for the condition seeks Labrador Retrievers and Rottweilers (1) of any age that are affected with non-contact cranial cruciate rupture or (2) over 8 years of age with no history of cruciate rupture. Participants receive a free orthopedic exam from a board-certified surgeon and an X-ray assessment of both knees. A blood sample will also be collected for DNA analysis.
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Upcoming Events
SAVE THE DATE
September 15, 2018
SVM Annual Tailgate and Continuing Education Event
Wisconsin vs. Brigham Young
University
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