Congratulations, Class of 2019!

AVC’s Class of 2019 celebrated their entry into the profession of veterinary medicine on Friday, May 10. The graduates were presented with their doctor of veterinary medicine degrees at a UPEI Convocation ceremony in the afternoon—the first of three ceremonies held during that weekend. Later that day, they were presented with white lab coats, symbolizing their transition from students to veterinary professionals, at AVC’s 2019 White Coat Ceremony and Awards Presentation. The event included the presentation of student and faculty awards.

During the Convocation ceremony, The Honourable Antoinette Perry, Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, presented Dr. Brian Blanchard with the R.G. Thomson Academic Achievement Medal, given to the AVC graduate with the highest cumulative grade average over the four-year program in both pre-clinical and clinical disciplines. Dr. Dennis Makau, PhD, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, was awarded the Governor General’s Medal for graduate studies and the Faculty of Graduate Studies Award of Distinction.

Bald eagle flies again after long recovery from injury

After a ten-month recovery from injury, a bald eagle was released by the AVC Wildlife Service on May 17, 2019, at the Eagle’s View Golf Course in Murray River, PEI.

Are bats back for the summer? Call 1-833-434-BATS (2287)!

Spring is finally approaching, which means bats will soon emerge from their hibernacula and return to their summer roosting sites. People in Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) and Newfoundland and Labrador (N.L.) are encouraged to call the toll-free bat hotline — 1-833-434-BATS (2287) — to let researchers know that their bats are returning.

AVC faculty member awarded 2018 Atlantic Award of Excellence

Dr. Étienne Côté, professor of cardiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College, is the winner of the College’s 2018 Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care. Dr. Greg Keefe, dean of AVC, presented the award to Dr. Côté in front of a large crowd of AVC alumni and friends at the Atlantic Provinces Veterinary Conference in Halifax on April 13. 

AVC dean leads Deans Council—Agriculture, Food, and Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Greg Keefe, dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College, has been elected president of the Deans Council—Agriculture, Food, and Veterinary Medicine for a one-year term. He served as president-elect for the past year.