Wednesday
Aug282013

Views of Luisiana

 

Entry, Creative Corner
Amy Ramos, Auburn University

Pelicans at the lake at the state capital, Baton Rouge

Muskrat at the lake a the state capital, Baton Rouge

Tuesday
Aug272013

Update on your SAVMA membership!

Exciting news- all members of the Student AVMA are now members of the AVMA's Political Action Committee (PAC). Why is this exciting?

AVMA PAC makes contributions to candidates on both sides of the aisle who understand and support the veterinary profession. Students are now able to become part of this process and can now legally donate to the PAC. Click here to learn more.

Saturday
Aug242013

Ithaca's Nightlife

Entry, Creative Corner
Grace Stearns, Cornell


Friday
Aug232013

Jungle Fever: The Summer I Spent Wrangling Coatis

Entry, Experiences
Lea Mehrkens, UC Davis

My field assistant in her make-shift mosquito netting

I spent the summer of 2011 in Monteverde, Costa Rica thanks to two research grants I received through UC Davis. I had lived there in 2007, when I studied abroad as an undergraduate, and had always wanted to return. I maintained contact with my professors in Costa Rica, and began brainstorming new research ideas after being accepted into veterinary school. It was with their help, along with my advisors in the Wildlife Health Center here at UCD, that I designed a research project investigating the prevalence of a zoonotic blood parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, in the white-nosed coati population of Monteverde.

My living experience this summer was something I’ll always remember. I stayed with a homestay family for two weeks and then was able to rent a “house” in the jungle from one of my professors.  I use the term “house” loosely, because she called it the “Casa de Higueron”, or house of the fig tree. The house was located underneath a giant fig tree, so when it rained or there was a breeze, stone-like figs pelted the tin roof, making it impossible to make phone calls, watch movies, or even talk to my research assistant. One of the many, many giant bugs around our houseWe also had several scorpions, tarantulas, wolf-spiders, cockroaches, and rats as roommates.  The fruit from this tree enticed countless butterflies and even some monkeys to pay us visits, so we couldn’t complain too much.

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Thursday
Aug222013

Texas A&M CVM Open House: Painting the Anatomy Horse

Entry, Creative Corner
Sarah Jarosinski, Texas A&M