Behind every white coat is a story, and the people who shaped it. Today, 112 members of the Class of 2027 were cloaked by the parents, mentors, friends and faculty who got them this far. A 26 year tradition at the CVM, and one we’ll never get tired of. 🤍🐺❤️ #WhiteCoatCeremony

🎉 The #NCStateVetMed community gathered Thursday to celebrate students for their outstanding achievements over the past year — whether the most proficient student in primary care or the Mat Gerard Award for Excellence in Equine Dentistry winner.

Dr. Greg Lewbart, professor of Aquatic Animal Medicine, was master of ceremonies at the Annual Awards Dinner, held at Talley Student Center.

❤️ Dr. Devorah Stowe❤️ was honored with the Zoetis Distinguished Teaching Award as voted on by students. ❤️Fourth year Meg Mulder❤️received the Sarah Watson Brown Award from her fellow students. ❤️Rachel Stern❤️ won the Phyllis Edwards Service Award given to a CVM staff member who has supported students in an exemplary fashion.

Find more winners and photos at the link in our profile! #vetschool #thrivingcommunity #studentawards #amazingfaculty

When your solar panel sheep need checkups, who you gonna call? 🐑

For SAS, a world leader in data analytics software born at NC State and headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, the answer was the mobile ruminant team at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine. 💪

This week, Dr. Danielle Mzyk, Dr. Siena Mitman and several veterinary students paid a visit to the SAS campus, which includes a solar farm because the company is committed to showing the world that successful businesses and earth friendliness can exist together. 🌎 #EarthDay

The South African sheep arrived in Cary when the company wanted a creative way to maintain the land under the solar panels without disturbing the technology.

The sheep, all female, are always eager to make the grass and clover disappear, and we`re always happy to help keep animals healthy.

#impactfulpartnerships #ruminantteam #sas #solarfarms #earthday

✅ Ability to communicate the thinking behind research projects.
✅ Present data they’ve collected.
✅ Draw conclusions from their findings.
✅ Understand how their work has real-world applications.

That was the criteria for competition at the CVM`s first Undergraduate Research Symposium where 19 @ncstate undergraduate students presented the research they have been working on in the labs of Centennial Biomedical Campus faculty members.

Creating opportunities to expand student horizons in research is an important mission of the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Find a list of winners and more about the event at the link in our profile.

#studentresearch #thrivingcommunity #researchsymposium

Less debt for veterinary students means a wider choice among careers, so donors who so generously create scholarships don`t change just the lives of students but also the world. When pay doesn`t have to be their top concern, new veterinarians can choose lower-paying but critical public-service jobs.

That was the message at our recent Annual Scholarship Dinner, which brought together donors and the very grateful students they`ve helped over the past year to celebrate expanded horizons.

At the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, 191 veterinary students received $1.8 million in scholarships for the 2025-26 school year. About 20% of NC State veterinary students graduate with no debt, with the average debt across the United States being about $175,000 per student.

“A scholarship is like a sigh of relief," student speaker Aaron Tang said. "It is a dream supported, hope renewed and purpose rekindled. For me and many of my peers, it is proof that our dreams can go beyond our circumstances.”

Read more about the evening and find a link to a photo gallery at the link in our profile.

#scholarships #studentscholarships #vetschool #generousdonors

And the 👉🏽 most prestigious teaching award 👈🏽 in the entire UNC System goes to ...

Dr. Katie Sheats! 🥳 🎉👏🏼 Join us in congratulating our professor of equine primary care and associate dean and director of professional education and admissions for being recognized as the best of the best in educating our veterinary students.

Sheats, a native North Carolinian, is a Wolfpacker wonder, having received her bachelor’s and DVM and completed an equine internal medicine residency training and Ph.D. in comparative biomedical sciences all at NC State.

"My life has been changed by all that I have learned from NC State over the years," Sheats says. "I feel honored and privileged to lead the educational mission here at the CVM, which I consider home.”

Read more about Sheats and her teaching expertise at the 🔗 link in our profile. #outstandingteacher #lifechangers #vetmed

Congratulations to Dr. Duncan Lascelles, who has received the 2026 AAVMC Excellence in Research Award for his revolutionary work in advancing our understanding of pain.

Lascelles, professor of Translational Research in Pain and Surgery, and his team study the underlying neurobiology of pain and also develop methods to measure it and control it in companion animals. The work also could lead to developing better analgesics for people`s pain.

"Pain kills," Lascelles says. "It kills who we are as individuals, and, in companion animals, pain has the same effect. Pain that is not managed in companion animals disrupts that beautiful and wonderful human animal bond."

Find out more about his work and the award at the link in our profile.

#painresearch #AAVMC #researchpioneer #ncstatevetmed

"This gift will change everything."

`The 🎁`: an endowment from Amos Cader to create the Vladimir Cader Feline Health Research Distinguished Chair at @NCState .

The `🌎`: research into feline cardiac diseases, including the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that took Cader`s beloved cat away from him.

In a ceremony last week, Dr. Joshua Stern, our associate dean of research and graduate studies, became the first recipient of the chair — a position that will live on and fund feline research forever, thanks to Cader`s generosity.

Get all of the details of this amazing gift that could turbo-charge feline health at the link in our profile. #generosity #felinehealth #felineresearch #ncstatevetmed #HCM #distinguishedchair

The fourth annual Feline Health Symposium is underway at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, presented in partnership with the EveryCat Health Foundation. Today’s sessions are packed with insights on feline healthy aging, from nutritional needs in senior cats to chronic kidney disease, anesthesia and pain management. Two tracks, one goal: better health for every cat. 🐾
#FelineHealthSymposium #FelineHealth