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Leading Veterinary Medicine, Addressing Societal Needs.
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Global learning starts with you. The UC Davis Office for Global Programs crowdfunding campaign is LIVE! Help expand access to meaningful, hands-on global experiences for veterinary students at UC Davis. www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/crowdfundGlo...
Globally Engaged Learning at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Join us this month and support Globally Engaged Learning at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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From fires to floods, today’s reality is no longer IF a disaster will strike, but WHEN. While emergencies are unpredictable, your response doesn’t have to be. Learn how preparation can help keep your animals safe before, during, and after an emergency. magazine.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news-article...
Before Disaster Strikes
From fires to floods, today’s reality is no longer if a disaster will strike, but when.
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January 31, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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We’re proud to see UC Davis featured on CNBC Squawk Box following the historic $120 million gift from the Weill Family Foundation—the largest ever to veterinary medicine worldwide. www.cnbc.com/video/2026/0...
Sandy Weill on $120M gift to UC Davis veterinary school: It makes so much sense to work with animals
Sanford Weill, The Weill Family Foundation chairman and CEO and former Citigroup chairman and CEO, Gary May, UC Davis chancellor, and Mark Stetter, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine dean and prof...
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January 29, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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Please join me in celebrating a milestone $120 million donation from philanthropists Joan and Sanford I. Weill through the Weill Family Foundation, to the UC Davis Weill School of Veterinary Medicine! 🙌🏾

Watch this full interview to learn more about the gift!

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A Milestone Gift Supporting Veterinary Medicine
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January 28, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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UC Davis Receives $120M Gift, Largest Ever to Veterinary Medicine: Commitment From the Weill Family Foundation Will Modernize Facilities, Advance Animal and Human Health @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davi...
UC Davis Receives $120M Gift, Largest Ever to Veterinary Medicine
UC Davis Receives $120M Gift, Largest Ever to Veterinary Medicine from philanthropists Joan and Sanford I. Weill.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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UC Davis has received a $120M gift—the largest ever made to veterinary medicine—from Joan and Sanford I. Weill. Our school is now the UC Davis Weill School of Veterinary Medicine, launching a bold new era with truly limitless impact for animal and human health. www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davi...
UC Davis Receives $120M Gift, Largest Ever to Veterinary Medicine
UC Davis Receives $120M Gift, Largest Ever to Veterinary Medicine from philanthropists Joan and Sanford I. Weill.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Kitten’s brain surgery at UC Davis could transform care for human patients @ucdavishealth.bsky.social @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlin...
Kitten’s brain surgery at UC Davis could transform care for human patients
A tiny kitten and a big breakthrough. UC Davis surgeons teamed up across human and animal health to save Viggo — and open doors for future treatments.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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Cat Disease Challenges What Scientists Thought About Coronaviruses: Viruses May Hide and Persist in Immune Cells
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Cat Disease Challenges What Scientists Thought About Coronaviruses
A UC Davis study shows a deadly cat coronavirus infects multiple immune cells, helping explain persistent inflammation and long COVID–like illness.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine is recruiting an Associate Dean for Professional Education to join the school’s senior leadership team. Please share this opportunity with qualified candidates and professional networks!

Apply by Feb 16 for full consideration: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07428
Associate Dean for Professional Education
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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January 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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Op-ed: California faces a critical shortage of rural veterinarians, writes Chancellor Gary May. UC Davis can help address it @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...
How UC Davis can solve rural California’s veterinary shortage issue | Opinion
“UC Davis actively recruits rural and first-generation veterinary students, allowing them to return to their communities to practice.”
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November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Did you know that 6 inches of moving water can topple an adult & as little as 12 inches can sweep a vehicle off the road?
This pamphlet from @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social describes actions equine owners can take to prepare, respond, & recover from flooding events.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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The New World screwworm hasn’t reached the U.S., but cases are moving north in Mexico. Experts are sharing science-based guidance to help producers stay vigilant and prepared. www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/crucial...
Crucial Resources on Devastating New World Screwworm Parasite
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January 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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As 2025 wraps up, we’re looking back on a year of innovation, impact, and momentum at #UCDavisVetMed — from groundbreaking research to expanded patient care and global engagement.

🔗 Read our Year in Review: www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/2025-ad...
2025 Year in Review: Advancing Veterinary Medicine Without Limits
As 2025 comes to a close, we reflect with pride on a year defined by momentum, innovation, and meaningful impact. From transformative facilities and groundbreaking research to global engagement and st...
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December 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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The sudden decimation of the world's largest seal species by bird flu has sent shockwaves through ecosystems. "No other species can replace elephant seals in the ocean," says Dr. Marcela Uhart, director of the Latin America Program at #UCDavisVetMed's Wildlife Health Center.
'It was a horrible scene to witness': How bird flu has decimated elephant seal populations
The sudden decimation by bird flu of the world's largest seal species has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, and the ecosystems shaped by these majestic animals.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Livestock producers invited to New World #Screwworm Information Webinar 6pm Wednesday, Nov 19
Speakers @ucanr.edu, @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social, @ucriverside.bsky.social

Register by 1pm Nov 18 bit.ly/screwworm2025
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October 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Nearly 250 alumni and friends joined us for our annual Alumni Reunion Weekend! From the Halloween “dogstume” contest to lectures, tours, and awards—it was a weekend full of joy, pride, and connection.
Celebrating our Alumni – 2025 Alumni Weekend
This past weekend, the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine hosted its annual Alumni Weekend, which welcomed nearly 250 alumni and friends back to campus. Over the course of three days, classes cele...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Michael D. Lairmore, who served as dean of the UC Davis Veterinary Medicine from 2011 to 2021, is one of only a handful of veterinarians elected to the National Academy of Medicine. He has helped redefine the scope and impact of veterinary medicine. Read more: https://ucdav.is/3WUSZTS
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October 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is almost 100% deadly in cats. But thanks to federally funded research, cats like Lychee can get a second chance at life. Even better yet, the treatment for FIP could one day help humans suffering from long COVID. #FromLabsToLives #SpeakUp4Science
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Lychee had feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) which is a deadly disease caused by feline coronavirus. Thanks to federally funded research, @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social is working on a cure and Lychee was successfully treated. Read more: ucdav.is/FromLabs2Lives
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October 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Video: From Labs to Lives: Real Research. Real People. Real Impact. youtu.be/Bvl5okSBc9M?...
From Labs to Lives: Real Research. Real People. Real Impact.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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UC Davis receives federal grant to support research for medical and veterinary residents @ucdavishealth.bsky.social @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlin...
UC Davis receives federal grant to support research for medical and veterinary residents
UC Davis has received the nation’s first federal R38 grant to boost training for residents in both internal medicine and veterinary medicine.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Feline infectious peritonitis, caused by a coronavirus, is nearly 100% fatal for cats. Through a federally funded trial, #UCDavisVetMed identified a treatment that could one day also help humans suffering from long COVID. www.ucdavis.edu/research/labs-to-lives

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October 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Cooper, a four-year-old boxer mix, nearly died of Valley Fever. Unfold podcast meets the UC Davis scientists finding that dogs might be the key to understanding this spreading fungal infection @unfoldpodcast.bsky.social @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/podcast...
Just One Spore, Part 2
Dogs can also get valley fever. Hear not only about one dog's fight for survival, but how dogs may hold the key to predicting valley fever's spread.
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October 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Equatorial Guinea recently announced Vision 2030, a plan to eliminate malaria from the central African country. The plan includes UC Malaria Initiative researchers who aim to use gene drives to eliminate malaria-carrying mosquitoes @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/blog/uc-mala...
UC Malaria Initiative Expands Acivities to Equatorial Guinea
The University of California Malaria Initiative, which includes researchers at UC Davis, will partner in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea’s Vision 2030 strategy to eliminate malaria from the Central ...
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October 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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#UCDavisVetMed student Briana Guerra has been awarded the inaugural Westie Foundation of America/Austin Veterinary Scholarship. Briana is passionate about expanding veterinary care for bilingual and underserved communities, and this support helps make that future possible.
First Scholarship Awarded in New Veterinary Scholarship Program
The following news was released September 30, 2025 by the Westie Foundation of AmericaSupport for promising veterinarians in training has never been more important than today. The Westie Foundation of...
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October 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Valley fever is caused by a fungus that thrives in the soil of California’s Central Valley. Disturbing the soil can release its spores where they can be inhaled in the air. The more exposure, the the higher the risk. Ag and construction workers are especially susceptible. ucdav.is/4gFmtyn
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September 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM