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Incentivizing Critical Thinking

Charlie Powell, Senior Public Information Officer, WSU College of Veterinary Medicine, January 1, 2012

One of the summer jobs I held to fund my college education was as a frame welder and sub-floor builder at a mobile home plant. My crew was composed of jail birds that got out on 8-hour work release each day before going back the Grey Bar Hotel at night.

Think Public Safety Trumps Employment Law?

Charlie Powell, Senior Public Information Officer, WSU College of Veterinary Medicine, November 9, 2011

Think public safety trumps employment law? Maybe… or not.

This fall, a young, female college student was murdered two blocks from my home. The victim was shot eleven times and the perpetrator was allegedly both her former lover and the professor for one of her classes. He later took his own life in a local hotel.

Practical Jokes for Your Clinic's Halloween

Charlie Powell, Senior Public Information Officer, WSU College of Veterinary Medicine, October 31, 2011

Okay, this post is totally non-academic or editorial, unless you consider good humor to be a key to a long and healthful life.

Is Boycotting Worth It?

Charlie Powell, Senior Public Information Officer, WSU College of Veterinary Medicine, October 7, 2011

You know a list of people we’d like to prevent from harming our interests. Most people find comfort in, “simple” lists. Unfortunately, life is not so simple.

Advice for Veterinary Device Entrepreneurs

Charlie Powell, Senior Public Information Officer, WSU College of Veterinary Medicine, September 16, 2011

10 Things You Need To Know

Because Veterinarians Are Money Grubbers—Right?

Charlie Powell, Senior Public Information Officer, WSU College of Veterinary Medicine , September 1, 2011

How often are YOU accused of being greedy?

Check the Numbers

Charlie Powell, Senior Public Information Officer, WSU College of Veterinary Medicine , August 19, 2011

Did you know about these expenses that veterinary school graduates usually face?

Refusal of Care Form

Charlie Powell, Senior Public Information Officer, WSU College of Veterinary Medicine , July 25, 2011

In human medicine, a patient can leave a medical facility of their own free will regardless of their condition, unless cognition is severely impaired.

Is It Cruel To Not Vaccinate an Animal?

Charlie Powell, Senior Information Officer, WSU College of Veterinary Medicine, July 5, 2011

The dilemma is this; some people for a variety of reasons choose not to vaccinate children or pets.

Veterinarians and World Hunger

Charlie Powell, Senior Information Officer, WSU College of Veterinary Medicine, June 27, 2011

Veterinarians are often tied intimately to food safety and production as well they should be. So how do you feel when you hear an American agricultural producer or politician offer the bumper sticker cliché, “We feed the world”?