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Program looks to boost rural veterinarians

by Wally Northway Published: February 15,2010

Tags: animal sciences, student loans, USDA, veterinarians

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has taken the first step toward implementing a plan to address veterinary shortages throughout rural America by repaying the student loans of qualified veterinarians in return for their services in areas suffering from a lack of veterinarians. USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) administers the [...] [...]

MSU program looks to boost diversity

by Wally Northway Published: February 9,2010

Tags: biological sciences, diversity, education, higher education, minorities, Mississippi State University, public universitites, veterinarians

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University (MSU) is working to reach underserved communities through a new mentoring program that encourages minority students to pursue veterinary medicine and graduate degrees in the biological sciences. MSU received a grant from the National Science Foundation to collaborate with three of the state’s historically black institutions of higher learning — Alcorn [...] [...]

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