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Seven Steps Forward

Medical expertise and an owner’s unwavering support defy medical textbooks and capture hearts worldwide.

Knowledge

Equine Field Services from the UTCVM helping after the hurricane.

After The Storm

In September 2024, Hurricane Helene tore through Southern Appalachia, turning green pastures into fields of debris and washing away barns that had stood for generations.

Small dark horse being held while getting acupuncture.

Animal Acupuncture

From cats and dogs to penguins and llamas, treating animals with acupuncture has become mainstream in veterinary medicine

Syndaver dog model laying on a table in a clinic.

Crafting Confidence

Preparing Practice-Ready Veterinarians

Conner Boley, Class of 2026 performing surgery.

From Scalpel to Saddle

A Day in the Life of a Clinical Student

Talisha Moore, assistant professor of veterinary neurology is in the center of Mission Unstoppable seventh-season episode airing on CBS.

Mission Unstoppable

Veterinary Neurologist on National Television

Dr Ursini and team evaluating Seven walking in his braces.

Seven Steps Forward

Medical expertise and an owner’s unwavering support defy medical textbooks and capture hearts worldwide.

Compassion

Celebration of life with owners and pets

Against All Odds 

The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine’s (UTCVM) Small Animal Intensive Care Unit cares for the most critically ill or injured patients in the hospital.

Baker a cancer survivor visiting UTCVM

No Dog Battles Alone

Early detection can lead to better outcomes

Veterinary Obesity Center support team poses outside UTCVM building.

Specialized Care, Extraordinary Results

Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Obesity Center, remarkable transformations happen through dedication, expert care, and sometimes unexpected partnerships.

Students working with other community members helping homeless with pet care.

Student Outreach – The VPHO Program

Every month, a handful of veterinarians, students, and other volunteers set out to a spot in Knoxville to meet with the people who can’t afford care for the pets they love.

Black and white Kitty in a hammock in a cage.

The Crisis in Animal Shelters

A Pandemic-era Reckoning

Discovery

Alexa Gladwell, Class of 2027 holds a vial of blood and Daniel Tallent class of 2027 in front of a pen of goats.

Cultivating Future Innovators

UTCVM’s 2025 Veterinary Summer Scholar Research Program

Chiara Hampton examining Wilma a Vietnamese potbellied pig that was treated at UTCVM Large Animal Hospital.

If a Cow Saved a Pig

Can One species help another in a crisis?

Dr Rajeev in a lab and Dr Lear in a field with a black and white cow.

Innovation in Action – Animal and Public Health

UTCVM researchers are making an impact through focused, forward-thinking investigations.

Dr Plummer sitting in the open area of the new ANR building.

UTCVM: Leading the Way for Tennessee

Colleges and universities must go beyond traditional roles to foster environments that promote continuous growth, innovation, and collaboration.

Girish Neelakanta and Hameeda Sultana, professors and vector borne disease researchers in a laboratory.

Vector-borne research

An Update on the “Anaplasma phagocytophilum modulate tick gene expression for its survival and transmission from the vector host”

Picture of Class of 2025 in front of the Alumni Memorial Hall.

Always a VOLVet – UTCVM Distinguished Alumni

In 1994, the UTCVM Distinguished Alumni Awards were created to recognize some of the outstanding graduates of the college.

Family

Steve Adair working with a horse in the water treadmill

Adair Endowment

A Tribute to Professor Emeritus Steve Adair

Two students looking through a scope in a class room.

Want to Support UTCVM? 

Donors choose amount, gift type, payment period, and frequency.

Awards – Faculty Performance Award and Achievement Award

Pierre-Yves Mulon and Bryce Burton receive awards.

Emily King in her office examining a brown and white dog.

Bleeding Orange – Emily King

How Emily King Inspires a New Generation of Veterinarians

Puppy hugs during a heath check and vaccine appointment with our CAIT team.

UTCVM: Through the Lens

A Visual Celebration of our People, Animals, and Purpose that Inspire

More from this issue

Dean Plummer in the courtyard outside of building ANR.

From the Dean, September 2025

UTCVM is unique among veterinary colleges as the only one housed within an Institute of Agriculture

Professor Emeritus Dennis Geiser, leads horse into UTCVM.

Faculty Spotlight – Dennis Geiser

Q&A With Professor Emeritus Dennis Geiser