Professors Lynette and Benjamin Hart recently provided new insight into the unique sex lives of giraffes, their reproductive behavior, and how their anatomy supports that behavior in the journal Animals. The study—published close to Valentine’s Day—garnered attention from media outlets worldwide including Gizmodo, Yahoo News, Science Alert, and La Nación.

For former professional ice hockey player Ali Pankowski, skills learned on the ice— teamwork, quick thinking, and adaptability—are instrumental to her success as a veterinary student and entrepreneur.

The School of Veterinary Medicine was established in 1948, but as you’ll read in our main feature, it was years prior when the ideas and hard work began. From their initial concept, it took several decades for the school’s founders and supporters to see their dreams of a veterinary school in California become reality.