Posts Tagged Virginia Maryland College of Veterinarian Medicine

Very few veterinarians are Black. These students are trying to change that

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 13, 2023

Kia Williams and Taylor Emery are students at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg. They recently launched a local chapter of the National Association of Black Veterinarians (SNABV). Williams is the chapter’s President. (Credit: Roxy Todd / Radio IQ)

Nationally, only about three percent of all veterinarians are Black, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Students at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg are working to change those statistics, as Roxy Todd reports.

Animals, Racial Equality, Virginia Maryland College of Veterinarian Medicine

Update: Pets and COVID-19

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 9, 2020

Credit: Robbie Harris

There’s new evidence that cats can become infected with Coronavirus, but preliminary studies show they do not get sick with the disease, nor are they likely pass it on to people. Robbie Harris reports.

Cats, COVID-19, Pets, Virginia Maryland College of Veterinarian Medicine, Virginia Tech

Canine Brain Cancer Treatment May Help Humans

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 8, 2017

Bentley is a Boxer with brain cancer being treated at Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg. (Credit: Alyson Taylor)

A treatment being tested for brain cancer in dogs may one day help humans with the same disease. Clinical trials at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg are showing promising results and a new round of trials is set to start early next year. Robbie Harris reports.