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The ACBS Newsletter is published three times a year for alumni and friends of the University of Arizona School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences.

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Volume 11 Issue 1 Spring 2025

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Highlights from this issue

• Wildcat Winners: University of Arizona’s Inaugural Meat Judging Team Makes Impressive Debut
• A lasting legacy: Ronald Paque Scholarships in Microbiology/Immunology
• RTIP Alum Todd Pletcher Receives 2025 Alumni of the Year Award
• Horse Symposium Offers Expert Insights and Hands-On Learning
• ACBS Post Doc Awarded BIO5 Fellowship

Past Issues

Volume 10 Issue 3 Fall 2024

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Highlights from this issue

• University and regional excellence in advising awards for Jasmine Acosta, ACBS academic advisor
• Elizabeth Howard awarded USDA and NIFA Predoctoral Fellowship
• The feathered frontier: Interning as chicken docents
• Making a difference for Navajo Nation livestock/horse ranchers
• New course for animal science majors: animal ethology and welfare science

Volume 10 Issue 2 Summer 2024

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Volume 10 Issue 1 Spring 2024

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Volume 9 Issue 3 Fall 2023

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Highlights from this issue

• ACBS Creates Food Safety Undergraduate Certificate Program to Address Growing Need for Food Safety Professionals
• 2023 UArizona Women of Impact - Gayatri Vedantam
• ‘Brain and Barn’ Experiences for ACBS160 Students
• 2023 KEYS Research Internship
• Meet Assistant Professor Dr. Lili Salvador

Volume 9 Issue 2 Summer 2023

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Highlights from this issue

• Dr. Betsy Greene Receives 2023 CALS Outstanding Achiever Award
• Aquaculture Lab Testing a Photocatalyst for Use as a Tool for Removal of Pathogens
• 2023 Gila County Ag Daze
• Battle of the Brats

Volume 9 Issue 1 Spring 2023

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Highlights from this issue

• Renovating the Food Products and Safety Laboratory & Hiring of new FPSL Manager
• Dr. D. Scott Merrell Appointed ACBS Director
• ACBS Farm has a Successful Calving Season
• Recent ACBS Grant Funding Highlights
• Inaugural 4-H in Space Project

Volume 8 Issue 3 Fall 2022

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Highlights from this issue

• International Horse Clinician Helps Tribal Ranchers
• 2022 UArizona Food Safety Conference
• Tyson Foods Research and Development Internship
• Recent ACBS Grant Funding Highlights
• 2022 Global Symposium on Racing to Welcome Back RTIP Alumni - see for registration details

Volume 8 Issue 2 Summer 2022

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Highlights from this issue

• Calving Management Course Provides Cattle Handling Experience
• Recent ACBS Grant Funding Highlights
• Animal Encounters Connect Students to Animals
• Microbiology Alumnae Finds Career in Food Safety

Volume 8 Issue 1 Spring 2022

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Highlights from this issue

• 2021 Global Symposium on Racing
• ACBS's Equine Emphasis: Transitioning to an Improved Program
• 2021 ACBS Fall Outstanding Seniors
• Applied Animal Behavior Students Visit Community Partners
• Dr. Koenraad Van Doorslaer Receives Mentoring Award

Volume 7 Issue 3 Fall 2021

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Highlights from this issue

• A Promising New Pathway to Treating Type 2 Diabetes
• Broadening the Freshman Experience - ACBS 102 Lab
• Bend the Curve Hand Sanitizer Distribution
• Dr. Sadhana Ravishankar Named TLA Inventor of the Year

Volume 7 Issue 2 Summer 2021

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Highlights from this issue

• “Team Steklis” Receives the 2021 Cox Faculty Teaching Award
• Antarctic Study Focuses on Climate-driven Change
• Welcome New ACBS Faculty and Staff Members
• Spring 2021 Outstanding Seniors

Volume 7 Issue 1 Spring 2021

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Highlights from this issue

• Virtual 2020 Food Safety Conference
• Making a Hands-on Course Virtual
• Welcome New ACBS Faculty and Staff Members
• Fall 2020 Outstanding Seniors