Faculty and Staff
Former WCVM dean receives U of C honour
May 11th, 2012
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Dr. N. Ole Nielsen, former dean of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), received the Order of the University of Calgary on May 10 during the university’s spring convocation. Nielsen was honoured for his service to the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine as an invaluable and enthusiastic contributor who used his extensive knowledge and diplomacy to engage …
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Dr. Robert Rausch: eminent parasitologist
Former WCVM professor Dr. Robert Rausch was awarded the Eminent Parasitologist Lectureship by the American Society of Parasitologists (ASP) — recognition that he received in June 2011 during the organization’s annual meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. The society’s award honours an individual of eminence and international visibility for a significant contribution to parasitology over a substantial period of time. Alaska was …
January 17th, 2012 Full story »
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The art of collaborative research
Years of dealing with complicated, multifactorial diseases such as endotoxemia in horses has taught the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s Dr. Baljit Singh that the best approach to finding solutions is multidisciplinary teamwork. “If you’re going to develop new ideas or find new treatments, it’s going to be through collaboration with people who are away from your field,” says Singh, …
December 11th, 2011 Full story »
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Misra receives U of S provost’s award
When Dr. Vikram Misra was asked to describe his teaching philosophy, the Western College of Veterinary Medicine professor had no idea what to write. “I thought for a while, and realized that I enjoy teaching because I’m horribly lazy. The most efficient way I can keep up with the literature in my field or find out about new, exciting things …
April 12th, 2011 Full story »
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Dr. Trisha Dowling named Teaching Scholar
For the second year in a row, WCVM professor Dr. Trisha Dowling has been named a Teaching Scholar of the Centre for Discovery in Learning by the University of Saskatchewan’s Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness (GMCTE). Dowling, a faculty member in the WCVM’s Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, has received a $2,000 grant to carry out a project designed …
March 21st, 2011 Full story »
