BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Lindsey Buracker '07, DVM '13 volunteers twice a year to provide veterinary care in what is essentially a veterinary desert. Navajo Nation spans some 27,000 square miles and contains over 500,000 cats and dogs and only three veterinarians. During these trips, Buracker finds a lot of hard work and a lot of fulfillment. "It fills my bucket," said Buracker, an alumna of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicin more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 16 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army issued the following news: Two members of the House Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee have been awarded the Association of the U.S. Army's 2024 Legislator of the Year award for their staunch and effective support of the Army and soldiers, veterans and their families. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, a Democrat from Maryland, and Republican Rep. Steve Womack from Arkansas were honored on Capitol more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Name: Ava Gardner College: Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Major: Public health Hometown: Richmond Gardner, a standout senior in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded the fall 2024 Phi Kappa Phi Medallion Award. Gardner, who began her academic journey at the University of Colorado Boulder before transferring to Virginia more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * CCP aims to co-create solutions to increase knowledge about salpingectomy, the removal of the fallopian tubes, which could reduce the risk of developing a deadly cancer. * * * By Stephanie Desmon There is no screening for ovarian cancer and, by the time it is identified, it can be hard to treat: those with the most common type of ovarian cancer (high grade serous ca more PR