Dr. Katie Sheats in white dress and red sweater stands before an NC State Veterinary Medicine lecturn

Dr. Katie Sheats in dark shirt and blue jeans sits in front of a dry eraser board with a microphone as she participates in a panel for prospective students.

Dr. Katie Sheats in dark shirt and brown jeans holds a brown horse's hoof inside a barn while she talks veterinary students

And the 👉🏽 most prestigious teaching award 👈🏽 in the entire UNC System goes to Dr. Katie Sheats! 🎉 The professor of equine care and associate dean and director of professional education|admissions won the 2026 NC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. news.cvm.ncsu.edu/katie-sheats...

For ‘Revolutionary’ Work on Pain, Lascelles Wins AAVMC Excellence in Research Award

👏🏿👏🏽👏🏻 to Dr. Duncan Lascelles, 2026 AAVMC Excellence in Research Award winner for his 🚀 work in advancing our understanding of underlying neurobiology of pain and in developing methods to measure it and control it in companion animals. 🐈 🐩 #painresearch #innovator

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A gray Sphynx cat sits prettily on a table.

Amos Cader in green shirt and khakis stands beside Dr. Josh Stern in green shirt and white coat. Next to Stern is Dr. Kate Meurs in a navy blue suit and white shirt and Anna Cader in a silky shirt.

Dr. Joshua Stern in a gray jacket and khakis sits next to Anna Cader with sunglasses on her head. Amos Cader in a green shirt is beside her as other people listen.

Dr. Joshua Stern in light green shirt and light jacket stands at a lectern and speaks into a microphone to a seated crowd in front of him.

For #felinehealth research, "This gift will change everything." Cat lover Amos Cader created the Vladimir Cader Feline Health Research Distinguished Chair at @ncstate.bsky.social to 🚀 research into 🐈 cardiac diseases. Dr. Joshua Stern is the inaugural recipient.
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A black and white dog sits in a waiting room wearing a red bandana with white letters congratulating her for completing a clinical trial.

From left, Dr. Stephanie Montgomery, CEO of AKC Canine Health Foundation, Dr. Autumn Harris, Ruby's mom Tonja Walker and reporter Judith Ranata of CBS 17 stand in front of a dog statue with Ruby a black and gray doodle sitting at their feet.

Dr. Autumn Harris has dedicated her career to researching chronic kidney disease in companion animals. With funding from the AKC Canine Health Foundation, her most recent study identified a marker in urine that could lead to ‼️catching the disease earlier ‼️ #CKD www.cbs17.com/news/local-n...

More than 600 veterinary students from across the country were in Raleigh over the weekend for the annual SAVMA Symposium. The Howl of Fame Opening Gala at the Raleigh Convention Center hit the right note! 🎉 Congrats to our SAVMA chapter for hosting such an outstanding national event! #Thinkanddo

Dr. Danielle Mzyk holds an award plaque as she stands next to a man in a blue suit in front of a Viticus Group backdrop.

Dr. Glen Almond in dark gray suit stands behind a lecturn with American Association Swine Veterinarians lit up on the front, with bright blue curtains behind.

Dr. Mike Sano in dark gray quarter-zip and bright blue gloves works in his lab with red and black electrical wire.

Our excellence is showing! Two NC State Faculty Scholars, a new National Academy of Inventors Senior Member and the 2026 Outstanding Swine Academic of the Year are just a few of us leading the way in providing world-class care and making ground-breaking discoveries. news.cvm.ncsu.edu/latest-accol...

USDA Awards Avian-Flu-Fighting Challenge Grants to NC State Researchers

The USDA awarded ^ $2 million in grants to #NCStateVetMed as part of its avian-flu-fighting initiative. The two projects show how important partnerships inside and outside @ncstate.bsky.social lead to unique scientific collaborations, progress on global problems. news.cvm.ncsu.edu/usda-awards-...

The ‘Itch-to-Brain’ Circuit, Neural Change and Depression

People with chronic itching from atopic dermatitis are 👉 7X more likely 👈 to develop a major depressive disorder. ? is: Are the symptoms due to stress of living with chronic illness or is the disease changing the brain itself? 🧠 Dr. Santosh Mishra has an opinion:
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We made day-after #MatchDay memories today with our fourth-year students and house officers who are headed to new places this fall! 🎉🎈🩺 They have put in countless hours of hard work to make it to this next step, and we're so happy to be able to say congratulations! #ThinkAndDo #PackProud

A woman in a white mask holds up a white horse's tail as she administers an electric pulse as Dr. Mike Sano stands in a dark jacket and blue gloves watching a man in a white mask and blue gloves hold up two fingers in front of a red machine.

A blue piece of machinery that says A.C.E. PULSE GENERATOR with several wires and knobs coming out of it."

Dr. Mike Sano in a gray quarter-zip jacket stands with his arms crossed in front of.a blue machine that generates electric pulses his lab at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine.

👏🏼 👏🏾 👏🏿 The National Academy of Inventors has selected Dr. Michael B. Sano, associate professor in Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, as a Class of 2026 Senior Member! Sano is a pioneer in using pulses of electricity to target inoperable or metastatic cancer tumors. news.cvm.ncsu.edu/cancer-resea...

Dr. Abby Laws in gray jacket and blue glolves holds Alex white cat with black markings during his touch-and-go stay at the NC State Veterinary Hospital.

Dr. Abby Laws in gray jacket kneels on a green blanket and checks Alex white cat with black markings during his touch-and-go stay at the NC State Veterinary Hospital.

Dr. Ron Li in white lab coat stands in his lab at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine.

A red graphic with two pictures of a white cat with black markings. One picture he is dragging his back legs. In the other, he is jumping. The type says: When Alex left the NC State Veterinary Hospital after blood clot treatment in 2025, he had not regained the use of his hind legs. Alex’s owner Anlan Chen says Dr. Abby Laws also helped her care for the cat’s paws while they were immobile. In January 2026, Alex was jumping off counters.

Alex endured a feline arterial thromboembolism #FATE - a blood clot that travels to the rear legs, causing extreme pain and hind limb paralysis. On the verge of needing euthanasia, Alex responded to his expert care. Now he contributes to our research about FATE. news.cvm.ncsu.edu/a-beloved-ca...

Our #veterinarystudents recently shared their time and talents during a "See A Vet, Be A Vet" event at Marbles Kids Museum. They helped children with bandaging 🧸 stuffed animals, identifying X-rays 🩻 and practicing newfound knowledge on volunteer therapy dogs! 🦮 Community partnerships are ❤️

❤️ When Jackie Jalosynski was reluctant to treat her anxious dog's allergies with 💉 Dr. Ina Herrmann offered a transdermal immunotherapy she had never used before - one of many reasons Jalosynski and her husband honored Herrmann for her care of their dog Hudson.

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Inspired vets guide tiny horse through an ordeal with botulism NC State’s Veterinary Hospital treats a rare malady that struck Mocha the miniature horse, restoring her to a beloved Wake County soul mate.

❤️ this story about Mocha's 16-day bout with botulism and the expert care she received here. Owner Emily Haas: “NC State was super on it. We talk about miracles like there’s some mystical thing. Miracles can also be having the right people who understand science.” www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...

Botulism can be such a dire diagnosis that neither Dr. Erin Pearson nor Dr. Elizabeth Treece had treated an animal that survived it. Until Mocha. 🐴 The much-loved miniature horse recently emerged from 16 days of expert care. The odds were, at best, 50-50. Story:
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Colic strikes fear in the heart of horse lovers and challenges veterinarians because it has no definitive cause. Our Dr. Liara Gonzalez, a worldwide expert in colic research, recently spoke with Platinum Performance magazine about the latest information: www.platinumperformance.com/articles/col...

The Future of Cancer Care Starts Here

Every day is #worldcancerday at #NCStateVetMed. Here, experts generate research ideas that are tested, refined, studied in clinical trials and then offered as life-changing therapeutics to clients at the NC State Veterinary Hospital — all in one place. Overview: news.cvm.ncsu.edu/the-future-o...

Dr. Michael Rahe researches vaccines to curb costly disease outbreaks among livestock, particularly swine. In NC, the hog industry generates $11 B in economic output each year and 46,000 jobs. 🏆Now a Goodnight Early Career Innovator Award goes to ... Dr. Rahe! news.cvm.ncsu.edu/cvm-research...

A white and brown dog lies on a green blanket as a technician in green scrubs examines it.

Dr. Natasha Olby in a light-colored sweater and a blue and white flowered blouse kneels on a green blanket while examining a white and brown older dog.

Dr. Kady Gjessing with short gray hair and a black NC State vest with a stethoscope around her neck examines a dark gray and white cat.

We are now offering the ‼️ first-of-its-kind ‼️Certificate in Geriatric Medicine to our veterinary students after creating a Center for Healthy Aging in Companion Animals led by renowned veterinary neurologist Natasha Olby as well. Get the details! #geriatrics
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ICYMI. Fiona, a sport horse, had to be euthanized after developing laminitis in the wake of steroid treatments for joint pain. Dr. Kimberly Hallowell and Dr. Lauren Schnabel wondered what else could have been done. Their research could upend how steroids are used. news.cvm.ncsu.edu/how-one-hors...

Dr. Breanna Sheahan in a white lab coat and blue gloves stands at a white microscope in a lab.

Lilly Haywood in black NC State veterinary Medicine polo

A tech in black scrubs puts her write hand on a brown horse

#NCStateVetMed researchers have found a novel kirkovirus possibly associated with #colitis in horses. Ph.D. student Lilly Haywood is first author. Dr. Breanna Sheahan, assistant professor of equine medicine, is corresponding author. Get the details:
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Studies Led by NC State Associate Dean Propelling First Drug to Treat Feline Heart Condition to Market

ICYMI 🐈 Our No. 1 Story #2025 🐈‍⬛ Research led by Dr. Joshua Stern, associate dean, found that a form of the drug rapamycin could reverse the underlying pathology of feline #HCM. Veterinarians previously had no drug to help cats fight the devastating disease. news.cvm.ncsu.edu/studies-led-...

How a Better Bile Acid Could Keep C. diff at Bay

ICYMI🔬 Once a C diff infection takes hold in the gut, the bacteria is challenging to dislodge. ^ antibiotics often just mean ^ destruction of good bacteria. Dr. Casey Theriot + colleagues looked for non-antimicrobials to keep C. diff from recurring and found help. news.cvm.ncsu.edu/how-a-better...

Year in Review: NC State College of Veterinary Medicine 2025

Year in Review: #2025 Discovered first drug to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in cats. Awarded a $5.5 million NIH grant to contribute to the nationwide opioid addiction fight. Alerted cat owners on the dangers of cats overdosing on canine allergy medicine. news.cvm.ncsu.edu/year-in-revi...

Olby Leads Successful Effort to Define Diagnostic Criteria for Dogs with Dementia Leading veterinary neurologist Natasha Olby took her research into Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome to the next level by convening a group of 12 experts from across the world to craft diagnostic criteria for the syndrome, which is analogous to early Alzheimer’s disease in humans.

Big news about Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome! In August, Dr. Natasha Olby convened 12 experts from across the world to craft diagnostic criteria for the syndrome — analogous to early #Alzheimers disease in humans. JAVMA has OK'd printing the guidelines. news.cvm.ncsu.edu/olby-leads-s...

From left, Dr. Jiwoong Her, Dr. Autumn Harris, Dr. Yu Ueda and Dr. Allison Kendall stand with Dr. Bernie Hansen and Dr. Shelly Vaden in front of a large concrete dog's head sculpture on the NC State veterinary campus.

Dr. Kimberly Hallowell won a Young Investigator Grant from the Foundation for the Horse. She stands in a lab wearing a cream shirt.

Dr. Brenna Pugliese won a $5,000 AAEP Past Presidents’ Research Career Award. She stands on a stage wearing a black dress and holding a large oversize check from the Foundation for the Horse. Another woman stands with her.

NC State University recently announced that Dr. Michael Rahe has been chosen as a 2025-26 Goodnight Early Career Innovator. He wears a black NC State jacket as he stands presenting a PowerPoint in a large auditorium.

Our students, faculty and staff provided world-class care and make ground-breaking discoveries every day. Over the past month, we have counted the AAEP equine researcher of the year and a Young Investigator Grant among our honors. More excellence here:
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👏 👍🏽 👉🏿 The Foundation for The Horse has awarded Dr. Kimberly Hallowell, a Ph.D. student in our Comparative Biomedical Sciences Program, a Young Investigator Grant to support her research into the connections among steroid treatments, insulin increase and laminitis.
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When a woman named Angel says that the beautiful Christmas sweater she is wearing belonged to her late mother, questions arise. “She was fancy, and she had all of these Christmas sweaters. I just wear them at the holidays to keep her memory alive.” How many sweaters? 12
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Dr. Casey Theriot with short blonde hair and red glasses wears a white labcoat and pink gloves in her lab.

Dr. Casey Theriot with short blonde hair and red glasses wears a white labcoat and pink gloves in her lab.

An illustration of C. diff bacteria on a blue background.

Once a C. diff infection takes hold in the gut, the bacteria is challenging to dislodge. More antibiotics often mean more destruction of good bacteria, too. NC State microbiologist Casey Theriot and her colleagues have found a synthetic bile acid that could help. news.cvm.ncsu.edu/how-a-better...

Dr. Casey Theriot in white shirt and red V-neck sweater and red glasses stands in her lab.

Dr. Casey Theriot in white lab coat and red glasses stares into a microscope in the middle of lab equipment.

C. diff infection is challenging and often returns after treatment. With the help of Dr. Casey Theriot’s mouse model of the infection, scientists around the world are learning to fight it. They often seek out the @ncstate.bsky.social microbiologist for help. news.cvm.ncsu.edu/a-mouse-mode...