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Dr. James Arnold Henderson, 1912-2008

December 23rd, 2008

Dr. James (Jim) Arnold Henderson, a longtime veterinarian and veterinary educator in Canada and the United States, recently passed away in Victoria, B.C., at the age of 96. During the early 1960s, Henderson had a profound impact on the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s future when he was asked to chair the “Deciding Committee on the Location of a Veterinary …

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janet hill and atul desai

Hill among CFI research grant recipients

Dr. Janet Hill of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) is one of eight University of Saskatchewan researchers whose projects will receive support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The CFI Leaders Opportunity Fund awarded a total of $661,310 to U of S researchers. Notably, eight of the nine U of S applicants were successful. Hill, an assistant …

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Dr. Bonnie Chaban

Chaban: SHRF Top Researcher Fellow

Dr. Bonnie Chaban of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) was one of five Saskatchewan researchers to be recognized by the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) during the provincial organization’s annual Santé Awards Dinner on December 10, 2008. Chaban, a postdoctoral fellow in WCVM’s Department of Veterinary Microbiology, was named the Top Research Fellow (Biomedical) at the evening event. …

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