#University of Arizona

UA veterinary school gets AVMA approval

UA veterinary school gets AVMA approval

October 18, 2019

Students interested in veterinary medicine will now be able to study at the University of Arizona (UA).
UA applies to launch a veterinary program

UA applies to launch a veterinary program

April 15, 2019

Students interested in veterinary medicine may soon have the opportunity to study at the University of Arizona (UA). According to an online news report by the Arizona Republic, the university received support from the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR). Opening an accredited veterinary medicine program at the school has been a work in progress for many years, as the UA initially asked for approval from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council's on Education …
Dogs with bigger brains have higher cognitive capacities

Dogs with bigger brains have higher cognitive capacities

February 1, 2019

Larger-brain breeds have better short-term memory and self-control than smaller dogs, says a new study.
UA receives $1.5-million gift toward food safety education

UA receives $1.5-million gift toward food safety education

January 28, 2019

The University of Arizona (UA) School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences (ACBS) has received a $1.5-million gift to establish an endowed chair in food safety education.
UA researchers get $4.8 million to develop valley fever vaccine

UA researchers get $4.8 million to develop valley fever vaccine

September 6, 2017

The University of Arizona's (UA) efforts to prevent valley fever in dogs received a boost in the way of a $4.8 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health, providing the funding necessary to get the disease's delta-CPS1 vaccine to market, according to John Galgiani, MD, director of the UA Valley Fever Center for Excellence and principal investigator of the NIH grant. The …
University of Arizona appeal for COE accreditation denied

University of Arizona appeal for COE accreditation denied

May 1, 2017

Back in 2016, the University of Arizona sought accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association's Council on Education. However, the school fell short on five of 11 accreditations.
Texas Tech, UA plans uncertain

Texas Tech, UA plans uncertain

January 31, 2017

Texas Tech University has halted—at least temporarily—its proposal to establish a college of veterinary medicine. One year after unveiling an initiative to open a school in Amarillo, the Texas Tech University System in early December “placed the veterinary school on pause,” in the words of spokesman Brett Ashworth.
COE rejects Arizona vet school proposal

COE rejects Arizona vet school proposal

August 9, 2016

The University of Arizona’s plan to open the nation’s 31st veterinary school was dealt a severe setback when the Council on Education refused to issue a letter of reasonable assurance of accreditation, UA announced today.
Arizona postpones vet school launch to 2017

Arizona postpones vet school launch to 2017

May 31, 2016

The University of Arizona will delay the opening of its veterinary college until the fall of 2017, the interim dean announced today.
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