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College of Veterinary Medicine to host annual science of vet med symposium

The College of Veterinary Medicine will host its annual Science of Veterinary Medicine Symposium on Oct. 10. Admission is free, and the event is open to the public.

The 2013 symposium will open at 10 a.m. with a brief welcome followed by a keynote address from Dr. Noah Cohen, a professor of equine internal medicine and director of the Equine Infectious Disease Laboratory at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

With the exception of the keynote address, all scheduled lectures will be held from 3:15-4:15 p.m.

Registration for the symposium will begin at 9:30 a.m. From late morning through early afternoon, UGA veterinary students, graduate students, interns, residents and faculty will present basic and clinical research conducted at the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine. At approximately 4:20 p.m., awards will be given for the best presentations.