40th anniversary celebrations for veterinary graduates
04 Jul 2008
It was the year when Prime Minister Harold Holt went missing while swimming at Portsea on 17 December; indigenous Australians obtained the right to vote in a national referendum; the Beatles released their top-selling single ‘All You Need Is love’, and a historical occasion for the University of Melbourne, which saw 38 Veterinary Science students graduate after the reopening of the Veterinary School in 1963 – it was 1967.
Read the rest of this story: "40th anniversary celebrations for veterinary graduates"Associate Professor receives award for excellence in poultry disease research
05 Jul 2008
Dr Amir Noormohammadi, a senior lecturer in poultry diseases in the Faculty of Veterinary Science, has been awarded the Houghton Lecture Award for major contributions in poultry disease research by a scientist under the age of 45.
Read the rest of this story: "Associate Professor receives award for excellence in poultry disease research"Veterinary lecturer scoops top award
05 Jul 2008
Dr James Gilkerson, a senior lecturer in veterinary microbiology and head of the Equine Infectious Disease Laboratory at the Faculty of Veterinary Science has been awarded the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) President award.
Read the rest of this story: "Veterinary lecturer scoops top award"Australia's first university educated female veterinarian honoured
05 Jul 2008
Margaret Keats MBE, BVSc, Australia’s first-ever woman to officially graduate with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree from the University of Melbourne in 1923, has been honoured by the Victorian community by having her name added to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.
Read the rest of this story: "Australia's first university educated female veterinarian honoured"Scholarship to enhance PhD Student's knowledge of muscular dystrophy
05 Jul 2008
A second-year PhD student from the Faculty of Veterinary Science has been awarded a prestigious $5,000 travelling scholarship, which will enable him to expand his knowledge of a group of genetic muscle diseases that cause progressive muscle weakness – muscular dystrophies (MDs).
Read the rest of this story: "Scholarship to enhance PhD Student's knowledge of muscular dystrophy"New rural scholarship will help vet students fulfil their dreams
05 Jul 2008
Four students from the Faculty of Veterinary Science are the recipients of a new rural scholarship, which has been established to assist students from regional and remote areas of Australia.
Read the rest of this story: "New rural scholarship will help vet students fulfil their dreams"Practitioner in residence program announcement
05 Jul 2008
The idea of the Practitioner in Residence (PIR) arose from the Melbourne University Veterinary Society (MUVS) in 1989 to promote interaction between the Veterinary Profession, the University and its students. Principal sponsors of the program are the Melbourne Metropolitan Practitioners Branch, Animal Emergency Centre, Melbourne Veterinary Referral Centre, Australian Small Animal Veterinary Association and MUVS.
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05 Jul 2008
Read the rest of this story: "Upcoming events and reunions"Student tackles half ironman for international animal charity
05 Jul 2008
A third-year veterinary student is set to undertake a gruelling 1.9km swim, a 90km bike ride and a half marathon, in an attempt to raise much needed funds for one of India’s largest animal charities.
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