A $15 million gift from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation will support the School of Veterinary Medicine Building Project at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The project will include a new building located in what is now Lot …
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SVM Building Project Included in 2019-21 Budget
Posted onIn a Capitol news conference on July 3, 2019, Governor Tony Evers signed the budget bill for the 2019-21 biennium, and issued his list of partial vetoes of the bill. Mark D. Markel, dean of the …
SVM Partners with Wisconsin Union on Limited Edition Mini Terrace Chair
Posted onMoo-ve over, orange, green, and yellow. The Wisconsin Union and the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) have unveiled a dairy-inspired, limited edition, mini Terrace chair that celebrates our state’s agriculture industry and helps support …
Program Seeks $115 Million for Upgrade
Posted on(Phyllis DeGioia/VIN News Service) The University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine proposes to spend $115 million to double the size of its small animal clinic and upgrade its large animal facilities. UW Veterinary Care, …
UW’s School of Veterinary Medicine Campaigns for Multi-million Dollar Expansion
Posted on(Kalie Greenberg/NBC 15 Madison) The School of Veterinary Medicine said it is still working to fundraise and spread awareness about its Animals Need Heroes Too campaign. Friday’s canceled University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Spring Football game was a fundraiser …
The Long Leash of the Law
Posted onSome of the most important members of Wisconsin’s police departments walk on four legs. Canine — or “K9” — cops perform crowd control, sniff out drugs and bombs, track suspects and missing persons, and help …
Fighting Enigmatic Viruses
Posted onThe mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has been linked to cases of babies born with underdeveloped brains and small heads, reached pandemic proportions in 2016. But before Zika started making international headlines, scientists at the School …
Ebola Vaccine Inches Toward Human Clinical Trial
Posted onA whole-virus vaccine to confront Ebola, the rare but often fatal hemorrhagic disease that periodically erupts in sub-Saharan Africa, may soon be one step closer to the clinic. With the help of experts at Waisman …
On the Trail of Zika
Posted onWith its connection to birth defects and seemingly rapid spread, the Zika virus became one of the most terrifying health stories of 2016. Cases appeared across the tropics, and scientists launched into a race to …
Human Trials for Influenza Vaccine Advance
Posted onAmid predictions that this year’s flu vaccine will offer limited protection, medical researchers are renewing their focus on a universal flu vaccine. A universal flu vaccine would offer more broad protection than today’s vaccines, which …