#LandGrantLoyal Day- the @UTIAg inaugural 24-hour day of impact. UTCVM is raising funds for three projects today, including an ultrasound unit for our clinical students to use to gain hands-on experience on technology they will use in private practice. giveutia.tennessee.edu/schools/Univer…
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Happy Halloween! Remember candy treats are for the 2-legged ones. Don’t fall for the cuteness.
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CVM has expanded its partnership with the @TNAquarium. The Aquarium has announced a comprehensive veterinary program featuring a new $5 million animal hospital. The partnership expands opportunities for CVM students and faculty. tnaqua.org/news/aquarium-…
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This is National Veterinary Technician Week. This year’s theme, “Credentialed Veterinary Technicians: Endless Compassion, Expert Care; Celebrating the Soul of Veterinary Medicine,” perfectly reflects our remarkable technicians who serve our college. tnlearn.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/veter…
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Wedgewood Pharmacy LLC ("Wedgewood") is recalling certain compounded veterinary medications. Products involved are intended for companion, equine, exotic, zoo, wildlife, and aquatic animals. They are not intended for use in food-producing animals. fda.gov/safety/recalls…
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Congratulations to Girish Neelakanta on being appointed as a standing member to a @NIH review study section! At UTCVM, the Neelakanta Lab works on tick-borne infectious diseases such as human anaplasmosis, Lyme disease, relapsing fever, and Rickettsiosis. vetmed.tennessee.edu/professor-giri…
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Sometimes, the best reminder of why you do what you do has four legs and a wagging tail. #VeterinaryMedicine #VolVet wbir.com/article/news/l…
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"Built for what's next." Congratulations on the national recognition! news.utk.edu/2026/10/01/uts…
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Congratulations, Reza Seddighi, on being named a Founding Fellow in Veterinary Pain Management. Dr. Seddighi says pain management has always been one of the most meaningful aspects of his work as a veterinarian. #ACVAA vetmed.tennessee.edu/veterinary-fac…
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A few facts about our dean. He's a national figure in antimicrobial resistance fight AND starts his VERY early mornings milking dairy goats in the barn on their "older than the state of Tennessee" farm. tnledger.com/Knoxville/edit…
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Part of giving back is caring about people. Thank you, Dee and Jimmy Haslam, for impacting our future!
Leadership and giving back go hand in hand—and few embody it like UT alumni Dee and Jimmy Haslam. In my latest On Leadership episode, we discuss their careers, partnership, and how to make a meaningful impact. Watch the full interview here: bit.ly/4A4mm8K
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Smokey’s starting line-up. During yesterday’s game, he had a cooling blanket, water, and ice readily available. His team scanned his microchip to monitor body temperature, brought him into his VIP space to cool off as needed, & removed his vest after the first of MANY touchdowns.
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The best boy ever! Today Show with “The Making of a Mascot.” fb.watch/JscPxjh3l2/?mi…
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SO excited about the season. Thank you to everyone who has helped Smokey XII get ready for this season. He’s been to @Vol_Hoops @OneKnoxSC and @smokiesbaseball games & more. One “can i pet him?” at a time makes Smokey XII everyone’s dog! today.com/video/inside-t…
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VOLunteers make a difference! Congratulations to our large animal department head on being appointed to the Tennessee Equine Health Advisory Commission. vetmed.tennessee.edu/ut-veterinaria…
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Layka was a beautiful, fierce, and loyal warrior who will always have a special place in our hearts. She certainly kept our doctors on their toes!
Layka, a Belgian Malinois, took four rounds from an AK-47 fired at point blank range while protecting her US Army Ranger handler in Afghanistan.
Even with those devastating wounds, she attacked the shooter, subdued him, and saved Staff Sergeant Julian McDonald along with the her.
That 2013 mission was a direct action special operations raid in which Layka entered a building thought to be empty. It wasn’t. In the darkness, she discovered a man lying motionless in a corner that everyone believed was already dead. She engaged. He was very much alive, and he unleashed six to eight rounds from an AK-47, four of which struck her, shredding her tricep and completely destroying the ball-and-socket joint of her shoulder. She still brought him down.
McDonald dragged her out of the building and drew on his training as a physician’s assistant to give her immediate first aid, buying the critical time she needed to reach a field hospital. Surgeons kept her alive but could not save the leg. It was amputated in the first of several operations, one in theater, and another in Germany.
Medically retired that August, Layka had a determined advocate in McDonald, who refused to let her spend retirement anywhere but with him. He fought to adopt her despite warnings that a dog shaped by war might struggle in a home full of children. The day she arrived, she settled in front of his one year old son and calmly let the toddler climb all over her.
In 2014 Layka appeared on the cover of National Geographic, becoming one of the most recognized war dogs in American history. She spent the rest of her life as a cherished family pet and died at thirteen, given a final tribute by the veterinarians and handlers who had cared for her.
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Congratulations to Dr. Joe Smith on receiving a UTIA community service award. utianews.tennessee.edu/2026-william-t…
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Congratulations to Emily Messer on receiving a UTIA outstanding a service award. utianews.tennessee.edu/2026-e-j-chapm…
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