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New head of vet sciences, associate dean of UNL-ISU program hirNebraska The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's new joint veterinary medical program with Iowa State University has taken a key step forward with the hiring of a new administrator for UNL's share of the initiative. Dr. David K. Hardin will head UNL's Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences and serve as associate dean of the ISU-UNL joint program, pending approval of the program by the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, which is expected to act June 1. Hardin currently is the head of the Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine in Mississippi State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. Hardin's dual role is key to the UNL-ISU program's success, said John Owens, University of Nebraska vice president and vice chancellor of the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. "This cooperative venture between UNL and ISU is unique and requires the creation of some new and unique relationships," Owens said. "We're seeking to build an academic structure that provides clear communication and strong collaboration." "Dr. Hardin's experience will serve UNL well in helping to make this arrangement with ISU one of the most focused and relevant veterinary medical programs in the country," Owens added. The joint program, which is scheduled to begin in fall, 2007, will feature UNL's expertise in veterinary medicine and animal science and brings together two states with some of the largest concentrations of livestock in the world, Owens noted. Owens added that the UNL-ISU program will build on Nebraska's already strong reputation for veterinary medical education. "UNL's Great Plains Veterinary Education Center and USDA's Meat Animal Research Center, both at Clay Center, are key partners in our efforts," he said. Hardin's background also includes 12 years as director of veterinary medical extension and continuing education at the University of Missouri's College of Veterinary Medicine. "I am tremendously excited to have this opportunity to join the faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and be a part of the new ISU-UNL Cooperative Veterinary Program. Building on the strengths of the two institutions creates unique opportunities for collaboration that will not only strengthen veterinary medical education, but enhance collaborative research, diagnostics and extension/outreach in service to the citizens of Nebraska, Iowa and the nation." Hardin received his bachelor's degree in agriculture in 1974, his doctorate in veterinary medicine in 1977 and his residence certificate in theriogenology in 1983, all from the University of Missouri. Hardin will assume the job this summer. One of his first duties will be to appoint a transition team to help implement the new UNL-ISU agreement. UNL's Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences is part of the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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