The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM) is pleased to recognize Dr. Dennis Makau as the recipient of the Boehringer Ingelheim Graduate Advisor of the Year Award. This…
Makau Named Boehringer Ingelheim Graduate Advisor of the Year
Sultana Receives 2026 Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence
Hameeda Sultana, Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, has received the 2026 Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence. The award…
CDC Issues Advisory Over Rising Human Rabies Exposures
Recent Rabies Exposures Highlight Importance of Animal Vaccination and Wildlife Awareness KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Alert Network Health Advisory…
Gameday Traffic for Emergencies Coming to UT Veterinary Medical Center
Gameday emergencies: Please call 865-974-8387 to notify our client service representatives before arriving. Prior to and during games, traffic flow is toward the university, so expect traffic congestion. On game…
UT Veterinarian Brings Equine Expertise to State Advisory Commission
Governor Bill Lee has appointed Dr. Carla Sommardahl, head of the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, to the Tennessee Equine…
Okafor elected president-elect of ACVPM Epidemiology Specialty
University of Tennessee Veterinary Public Health faculty will help lead a national specialty in Veterinary Epidemiology before assuming the presidency in 2027. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Knoxville, Tenn. — Chika C.…
UT College of Veterinary Medicine Names New Department Head
Alumna Angela Rollins to lead Small Animal Clinical Sciences Angela Witzel Rollins, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Nutrition), has been named head of the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the…
Coley Veterinary Services Joins UT Farm Animal Services–Coley Unit
Transition supports food-animal veterinary care in East Tennessee and expands training opportunities for future veterinarians KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Access to veterinary care in some rural areas of Tennessee has become…
A Cure for Lu
by Elizabeth Davis Lu seemed subdued, quiet, not like his normally outgoing self. People around him grew concerned. He began dragging one foot and then the other, developing sores on…
Stopping Ticks in Their Tracks
UT Researchers Discover Protein That May Block Disease Transmission Few creatures inspire as much universal dislike as ticks. Though small, these parasites have an enormous impact on human and animal…
