2009 News and Press Releases
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June 2009
June 3, Science Daily: Indirect Transmission Can Trigger Influenza Outbreaks In Birds. Article discusses research performed by faculty at the College and University, including associate professor Dr. David Stallknecht and postdoctoral research associate Dr. Justin Brown.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090602133547.htm
June 2, WJBF-TV (Augusta): Augusta Dog Receives 1st Georgia Knee Replacement. The first dog knee replacement surgery was performed recently at the College, on a 12-year-old lab named Sapphire.
http://www.wjbf.com/jbf/news/state_regional/article/augusta_dog_receives_1st_georgia_knee_replacement/14041/
May 2009
May 30, Athens Banner-Herald: Dog wins a losing battle. Story of Raleigh, a dog that lost almost 100 pounds through a special Purina diet and exercise on the Teaching Hospital's underwater treadmill. Faculty member Dr. Sherry Sanderson and recent DVM graduate Dr. Amy Stack-Baden were directly involved in Raleigh's success.
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/053009/new_445214461.shtml
May 30, The Horse: Study: Hylauronan Dressing Doesn't Aid Distal Limb Wound Healing. Article about a study by Dr. Stefan Witte, a large animal resident at the College.
http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=14214
April 2009
April 29, The Red & Black: New vet hospital to help meet growing demands - Article about the need for a new teaching hospital.
http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2009/04/29/News/New-Vet.Hospital.To.Help.Meet.Growing.Demands-3729855.shtml
April 26, Cartersville (Ga.) Daily Tribune News: The best lawn party in Georgia – The 44th annual Atlanta Steeplechase Saturday benefitted the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. (no link available) - purchase required to view archived article -
http://www.daily-tribune.com/
April 25, Athens Banner-Herald: Bear Hollow to host Zoo Day next week - mentions that members of the College's exotics club will perform exams on children's stuffed animals as part of the Zoo Day.
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/042609/new_432907727.shtml
April 22, AJC: Florida field station ‘fills a gap’ - mentions that UGA veterinary students will have the opportunity to work at the Florida field station.
http://www.ajc.com/living/content/living/stories/2009/04/22/dolphin_georgia_aquarium.html
April 8: URISA Announces Important Keynote Speakers at GIS in Public Health Conference - Dr. Corrie Brown is mentioned as keynote speaker.
http://www10.giscafe.com/nbc/articles/view_article.php?articleid=678053§ion=CorpNews
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http://www.directionsmag.com/press.releases/index.php?duty=Show&id=30634
April 3, WGAU: PSA for Open House.
http://1340wgau.com/localnews/2009/04/uga-vet-school-open-house.html
March 2009
March 20, Madison Journal Today: Madison Co. Ag Day set for Sat. - article mentions that representatives from the UGA vet school will be on hand during the event.
http://www.madisonjournaltoday.com/archives/1481-Madison-Co.-Ag-Day-set-for-Sat..html
March 20, Atlanta Business Chronicle: Atlanta Steeplechase’s fundraising is strong - mentions that the College is a beneficiary of the Steeplechase.
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/03/23/newscolumn2.html
March 13, Chattanooga Times Free Press: Tennessee: Salmonella is for the birds. Article mentions that dead birds are being necropsied by the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SCWDS).
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/mar/13/tennessee-salmonella-birds/
March 10, Veterinary Practice News: Exotics Endoscopy Sets Care Standard - written by faculty member Dr. Stephen Hernandez-Divers
http://www.veterinarypracticenews.com/vet-cover-stories/exotics-endoscopy-sets-care-standard.aspx
March 1, Atlanta Examiner: How to build a veterinary teaching hospital
http://www.examiner.com/x-2162-Atlanta-Dogs-Examiner~y2009m3d1-How-to-build-a-veterinary-teaching-hospital
March 1, JAVMA: Many Faces, One Profession. Article mentions the Task Force on the Foresight Report, of which the Dean is a member.
http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/mar09/090301r.asp
February 2009
Feb. 17, The (Rock Hill, S.C.) Herald: An interview with Dr. Roger Troutman, veterinarian. Profile of alum Roger Troutman (DVM '77).
http://www.heraldonline.com/scnews/story/1141564.html
Feb. 6, press release: Marine mammal medicine expert to give seminar at UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine
Feb. 4, The Island Packet: Local shelter directors speak at vet school. Article about the Shelter Medicine Seminar recently held at the College.
http://www.islandpacket.com/lowcountrylife/story/744892.html
January 2009
Jan. 28, DVM Newsmagazine: Georgia DVMs prepare for everything, even human medicine. Article describes how veterinarians are being trained for disaster/emergency work treating human patients.
http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/Georgia-DVMs-prepare-for-everything-even-human-med/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/577733?contextCategoryId=378&ref=25
Jan. 24, press release: The College of Veterinary Medicine hosted its first regional shelter medicine seminar. Download photos for reprint.
Site Selection Magazine: Venture Capital Vacuum? The ‘biotech Olympics’ looms for Atlanta. Article mentions that Merial has benefited from a collaboration with the College.
www.siteselection.com/features/2009/jan/Georgia/
Jan. 17, WTOC Web site, Savannah: Birds get checkup
Hawks, falcons, and other predatory birds at Georgia Southern's Wildlife Center got their annual checkups from students and professors from the College.
http://www.wtoc.com/
Jan. 15, Baylor College of Medicine press release: BCM leads consortium to develop fracture putty. Release mentions UGA CVM faculty member Dr. John Peroni as a collaborator on a research project.
http://www.bcm.edu/news/item.cfm?newsID=1309
Veterinary Practice News: UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine Focuses on Research and Technology. Story is part of the magazine's spotlight series on veterinary schools and colleges.
www.veterinarypracticenews.com/vet-school-spotlight/university-of-georgia-college-of-veterinary-medicine.aspx
Jan 2, The Star-Banner, Ocala, Fla.: Veterinarian prepares to move on, while another moves in. Article is about retiring veterinarian Dr. Wayland F. "Buddy" Hogan, class of '55.
http://www.ocala.com/article/20080102/NEWS/801020327/1368/googlesitemapnews
Jan. 1, The Examiner (Atlanta): Let's build a hospital!! http://www.examiner.com/x-2162-Atlanta-Dogs-Examiner~y2009m1d1-Where-do-veterinarians-come-from
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