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Dr. John Campbell receives Carl Block Award

December 10th, 2007

WCVM researcher Dr. John Campbell is the 2007 recipient of the Canadian Animal Health Coalition’s prestigious Carl Block Award in honour of his research contributions to Canada’s cattle industry. The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association nominated Campbell for his “. . . tireless dedication to producers. His research efforts, approach, honesty, sincerity and respect of farmers and ranchers have helped to …

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Dr. Janet Hill and PhD student Atul Desai

Dr. Janet Hill: SHRF Top Researcher Award

Dr. Janet Hill of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine was among the Top Researcher Award recipients at the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation’s annual Santé! Awards Dinner on December 6. Hill, an assistant professor in the College’s Department of Veterinary Microbiology, was the recipient of SHRF’s Top New Investigator Establishment Grant (Biomedical) for her research efforts. Hill is the third …

December 07th, 2007 Full story »

Dr. Otto Radostits

WCVM pioneer earns Saskatchewan honour

The late Dr. Otto Radostits, one of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s founding faculty members, is among five 2008 inductees to the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame. The first clinician hired at WCVM in September 1964, Radostits went on to play an integral, pioneer role in establishing and developing the new veterinary college on the University of Saskatchewan campus. …

November 21st, 2007 Full story »

U of S librarian Jill Crawley-Low with pieces of the historically-rich Rosen Collection of Veterinary History

Libraries honour rare veterinary collection

A rare collection of veterinary books, materials and artifacts at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine Library is featured in a special book and on a web site commemorating the Association of Research Libraries’ 75th anniversary. Celebrating Research, which profiles selected rare and special collections available for use in major research libraries across North America, includes the …

November 08th, 2007 Full story »

Dr. Jane Alcorn

WCVM grad receives U of S research award

For the second time this year, a graduate of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine has received the University of Saskatchewan’s Distinguished Researcher Award. The latest recipient is Dr. Jane Alcorn, an associate professor of pharmacy in the U of S College of Pharmacy and Nutrition who received the honour at the U of S Fall Convocation on October 27. …

October 29th, 2007 Full story »