USA - Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
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The Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine (ISUCVM) was the first public veterinary school in the United States
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Officially formed in 1879, Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine can trace its history back to the school's founding in 1858, when state legislator's specified that veterinary studies would be included in the subjects of instruction. Seniors of ISU's first graduating class in 1872, received instruction in veterinary science, but it wasn't until 1879 that degrees where offered in that subject. The ISU veterinary school was the first state veterinary college in the United States. Other private veterinary colleges all closed by the 1920s, leaving ISU as the oldest veterinary college still in operation in the United States.
Originally, the degree programs offered were only two year programs, but with expanded coursework, the program was extended to three years in 1887 and to four years by 1903 (making Iowa State the nation’s first four-year veterinary school).
In 1885, veterinary classes were held in the "Sanitary Building," which was located where the current ISU Memorial Union now stands. In 1893 the veterinary department was moved to the "Old Agricultural Hall" or "Botany Hall", today known as Catt Hall.
By 1912, overcrowding became an issue, with state appropriation, the "Vet Quadrangle" (currently known as Lagomarcino Hall) was built on the north side of campus. The Quadrangle consisted of four buildings connected by corridors arranged around the central courtyard. A fifth building was than constructed further north and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory was completed in 1956. (1)
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Current Research
The college's national rank in research funding has increased from 22nd to 9th in the last five years.
The Veterinary Summer Scholars Program offers unique research-related, mentor-supervised projects.
Drs. Kyoung-Jin Yoon, Bruce Janke, and Vicki Cooper identified new influenza strains in animal populations.
Dr. Patrick Halbur and collaborators discovered the first animal strain of hepatitis E virus. (2)