AVMA News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Kenneth Adler, PhD, professor of cell biology at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, and Masanobu Yamamoto, adjunct professor in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, will be inducted as fellows of the National Academy of (..)

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AVMA News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is awarding Dr. Hans Coetzee the 2025 NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

News Conservation Red Knots research' One scientists posits that harvesting of horseshoe crabs (their eggs are a preferred Red Knot food source) at a crucial refueling stop on the birds’ migration could be part of the problem. Let’s hope the netted birds provide more information that points researchers to solutions.

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AVMA News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Mars announced October 16 that Nefertiti “Nef” Greene, current president of Mars Science & Diagnostics, will move to the role of global president for Mars Veterinary Health in December. Katie Devine will fill Greene’s former position.

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AVMA News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health is meant to expand the center’s efforts to “advance science into policy and action.” Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health at the university’s College of Veterinary Medicine. The gift to endow and name the Cornell K.

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AVMA News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Borkowski will serve as the new CEO of AAALAC International, a nonprofit that promotes the humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation and assessment programs. Starting in October, Dr. Gary L.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Or the trailer for the new Frozen short. Or even the welcome news the Obama has vetoed the Keystone pipeline. Well, it turns out that the science behind this little meme is very relevant to the harder-working birder: it has to to with how our eyes and brain automatically compensate for differing levels of sunlight and shadow.

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AVMA News

JANUARY 7, 2024

His presentation, “The Science of Inspiring Learning and Change,” focused on how leaders’ levels of emotional intelligence can allow them to create and nurture significant resonant relationships and help their teams be open to new ideas, be more effective, motivate others and innovate.

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AVMA News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The presentation reviewed how essential human connection is to effective leadership and the science of high-quality coaching practices.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2014

Why else would they build their nest, which already contains two eggs, on the fire escape of the college’s science center? Which is what makes the Ravencam so special, according to Professor Nicholas Rodenhouse, who teaches environmental science and biological sciences. News Common Raven nesting birds webcam Wellesley'

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AVMA News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The Fall 2024 AVMA Animal Welfare Assessment Contest, also known as AWJAC, recently brought together hundreds of competitors from across North America and Europe to apply science-based methods and ethical standards to assess the welfare of animals in a variety of settings.

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AVMA News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration plans to end routine updates on the investigation of case reports of nonhereditary canine dilated cardiomyopathy and of certain dog foods and ingredients.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

With climate change appearing to expand the skeeters’ range, according to recent research in Science Advances , the birds have fewer safe places to hide. In particular, the honeycreepers of Kaua’i are at risk of being wiped out , due to disease-spreading mosquitoes.

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AUGUST 22, 2014

This week in birding news has it all covered. To wit: As if beach-nesting birds don’t have enough problems , along comes a new scourge: nudists. Brings a new meaning to the term “shake your tail feathers” ! In still more food news, pollen traces indicate where birds migrating to Britain make pit stops. Er, sort of.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

The species was in the news because some scientists had finally managed (or bothered – it’s much the same thing) to locate the population high in the mountains of the Solomon Islands, and catch and photograph one. If you want to know why most scientists support collecting this piece in Science explains it better than I can.

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MARCH 21, 2014

First up is a paper appearing in the new issue of the journal Science. Not to be outdone, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a report linking phytoplankton, krill, Southern Ocean seabirds, and–believe it or not–climate change. It’s a headline-writer’s dream!

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The latest edition of Science News delves into the work of scientists studying this problem. News bird collisions glass skyscraper' An “invisible” building sounds infinitely more dangerous; let’s hope the architects have a plan to stave off bird fatalities.

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AVMA News

JULY 26, 2023

He stepped down in September 2022 as dean of Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) College of Veterinary Medicine after 15 years. This year’s AVMA Meritorious Service Award recipient is Dr. Phillip D.

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JULY 21, 2014

If there is one silver lining to all of this gloomy news, it’s that the efforts of birders truly make a difference in helping to advance science. “Given the increasing prominence of such phenomena, citizen science projects such as FeederWatch and eBird are likely to play an even greater role in the future!

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JANUARY 27, 2014

National Geographic offers a science-driven analysis of the incident , which is apparently just a case of predators being, well, predators. News doves hooded crow yellow-legged gull' To Christians, the birds represent peace, but to a gull and a crow, the birds represented lunch. Image by Gregorio Borgia/AP).

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MARCH 29, 2017

This line of thought was started in me today with the horrifying news about the Monroe Museum of Natural History’s ultimatum from the University of Louisiana. This isn’t just a case of some business orientated universities having contempt for the natural sciences (although no doubt that plays a part).

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AVMA News

JULY 27, 2023

This year’s recipients are the Texas VMA (TVMA), Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and the Meyerland Animal Clinic (MAC) in Houston. Lori Teller, 2022-23 AVMA president, gave three President’s Awards during the President’s Reception July 14 at AVMA Convention 2023 in Denver.

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Critter News

MARCH 28, 2010

I like this opinion piece from the Christian Science Monitor which calls for an "Endangered Species Hour." The Christian Science Monitor rightly points out that citizens and consumers need to get involved in endangered species protection, because at the CITES level, it's all about money and international politics.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Bill Richardson on Thursday the chimps will not be transferred to a San Antonio, Texas, facility until the National Academy of Sciences reviews policies on using chimpanzees in biomedical research. The Albuquerque Journal reported in a copyright story Friday that the National Institutes of Health informed Gov.

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APRIL 16, 2013

In other bird science news, we should be concerned about waterfowl in China. The new H7N9 bird flu is probably widespread in birds, because it seems to be poking itself into human populations one person at a time over a very large geographical area. ” A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

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JUNE 17, 2014

Verily, when it comes to news stories about evolution, mammals aren’t the only kind of animal that can be milked! So, you may have heard about this story several times because every time it gets reported it gets reported as though we didn’t see it coming from the last four times it got reported.

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Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 1, 2024

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APRIL 19, 2011

After all, if you, our regular readers, don’t know who is where what hope has a random new visitor of figuring it all out? Our Beat Writers and their schedule can be found right here but don’t go clicking through just yet – there is exciting news to share! He also blogs at Scienceblogs.com.

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MARCH 2, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Herpetology Vs. Ornithology Herpetology Vs. Ornithology By Corey • March 2, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share If you like science and comic strips you definitely want to read xkcd.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

” Ebola is in the news a lot at the moment. Aficionados of natural history writing should recognise the author as that of the Song of the Dodo , the popular science book about biogeography and conservation that to me rates as one the finest popular science books ever written.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Sometimes it’s hard to know what to think about science reporting on this vast Internet of ours. When you receive a link to an article in the Daily Mail , for instance, your thoughts do not immediately leap to “my god, a ground-breaking, perhaps even mind-blowing advance in the study of avian tool use!”

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

There is a virtual flock of new and interesting bird science news all of the sudden, including the rediscovery of an extinct Bahama Nuthatch. Science did not let us solidify that claim. Here’s a summary in Science. But here I want to note, and for now, dismiss, a find from Madagascar.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2014

First, and this is OLD news, dating to several years go. Museum of Natural Sciences and N.C. I have a larger post coming out next week as part of a special 10,000 Birds topical extravaganza, so for now just three little things. But did you know that there is a bat that specializes in eating birds that are migrating at night?

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Cognitive science offers proven techniques to help make presentations more persuasive, memorable and action-driven. The post The Science of Stunning: How to Create Presentations That Demand Attention appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management.

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JUNE 22, 2011

I stuffed it in my pocket and decided to take it to Richard Oehlenschlager at the Science Museum of Minnesota. He returned less than 30 minutes later with surprising news. But those feathers didn’t match and the beak looked too small. There was also a mammal jawbone in the pellet too. But the jawbone…that was from a bat!

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MAY 22, 2013

This just doesn’t seem like rocket science to me. This is wonderful news right? Our National Wildlife Refuges need our help to remain a viable entity promoting wildlife conservation. We have a simple solution to raise more money for the National Wildlife Refuge System. A lot more money! Let’s look at some facts.

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