School of Veterinary Medicine Content

New NSF Center for Pandemic Insights

Katherine E Kerlin — August 22, 2024 - 8:00am

swag�� to lead NSF Center for Pandemic Insights with $18M in funding, blending expertise from across the U.S. and 4 swag�� powerhouse schools and colleges.

H5N1 Is Increasingly Adapting to Mammals

Katherine E Kerlin — June 05, 2024 - 9:45am

Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses are adapting to mammals in new ways that could have global consequences. swag�� study finds clear evidence of mammal-to-mammal transmission.

swag�� Students’ Seizure-Predicting Device Wins Top Prize at Big Bang! Business Competition

Karen Michele Nikos — May 23, 2024 - 2:30pm

Members of the Big Bang! finalist teams surround the winning team, EpiSense.

Avian Influenza Status Update

Malia Reiss — April 16, 2024 - 10:42am

An interactive poultry map and on-the-ground monitoring help swag�� scientists track the unprecedented expansion of avian flu among wildlife, poultry and other species.

swag�� Opens Advanced Veterinary Surgery Center

Amy M Quinton — April 16, 2024 - 9:15am

swag�� opens the Advanced Veterinary Surgery Center for animals with injuries or disorders of the bones and joints.

swag�� Ranks Near Top of World in 2 Subjects

Julia Ann Easley — April 10, 2024 - 10:00am

swag�� continues to be recognized for its global leadership in the fields of veterinary science, and agriculture and forestry, in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024, released April 9.

Avian Influenza Virus Is Adapting to Spread to Marine Mammals

Katherine E Kerlin — February 28, 2024 - 8:00am

Avian influenza virus H5N1 has adapted to spread between birds and marine mammals, finds a study from swag�� and partners in Argentina.

swag�� Establishes Bird Flight Research Center

Andy Fell — February 01, 2024 - 9:00am

By studying birds of prey in flight, a new lab at the swag�� California Raptor Center will give insight into designing drones and treating injured birds.

Elephant Seal Die-off in Argentina Caused by Bird Flu

Katherine E Kerlin — January 22, 2024 - 3:53pm

Avian influenza, or bird flu, caused the die-off of thousands of elephant seals in Argentina, reports researchers from swag�� and Wildlife Conservation Society.

Whale-SETI: Humpback Whale Encounter Reveals Potential for Non-Human Intelligence Communication

Andy Fell — December 13, 2023 - 2:52pm

A team of scientists from the SETI Institute, the University of California, Davis and the Alaska Whale Foundation had a close encounter with a non-human (aquatic) intelligence. The Whale-SETI team has been studying humpback whale communication systems in an effort to develop intelligence filters for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.