News

Dr. Koenraad Van Doorslaer Receives Mentoring Award

Dr. Koenraad Van Doorslaer was awarded the 2022 Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award. This award is presented by the UArizona Postdoctoral Affairs and recognizes a faculty member who provides exceptional mentoring to postdoctoral scholars.

2021 Global Symposium on Racing a Resounding Success

The Race Track Industry Program (RTIP) hosted the 47th Annual Global Symposium on Racing at Loews Ventana Canyon from December 5 – December 7, 2021. The event, which had to be cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, is a principal funding source for the RTIP. Given its importance to both the racing industry and to the RTIP, incoming Program Chair, Robert Hartman, saw this event as critical for successfully kickstarting his tenure as the leader of this storied program.

Bend the Curve Hand Sanitizer Distribution

Dr. Betsy Greene coordinated and delivered multiple cases of hand sanitizer from the ACBS “Bend the Curve” project to Native American communities across Arizona. The “Bend the Curve” project produced hand sanitizer for Arizona health care workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic when hand sanitizer was scarce to impossible to obtain.

Broadening the Freshman Experience - ACBS 102 Lab

This Fall semester, the teaching team for the animal sciences introductory course redesigned the lab experience to broaden the freshman experience for incoming ACBS students.

“Team Steklis” Receives the 2021 Cox Faculty Teaching Award

Congratulations to Netzin and Dieter Steklis on this well deserved award!

ACBS Spring 2021 Outstanding Seniors

Congratulations to our Outstanding Seniors!

Megan Cordery, Animal Science; Justin Billy, Microbiology; and Reily Scheppers, Veterinary Science.

Welcome New ACBS Faculty and Staff Members

Meet our new faculty and staff!

Antarctic Study Focuses on Climate-driven Change

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Satyendra Pothula, was awarded the Antarctic Service Medal.

Summer 2021 ACBS Newsletter

The next issue of the ACBS newsletter is now available. Check out the highlights and full pdf for the latest on ACBS research, teaching, and extension.

Welcome to our new Livestock Extension Specialist!

The University of Arizona School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences would like to welcome Dr. Joslyn Beard as our new Livestock Extension Specialist joining the team on May 3, 2021. We are excited to have her working with Arizona livestock producers and look forward to collaborating with her on state-wide projects.