WHAT: The University of New Hampshire and the state of New Hampshire will celebrate the opening of the new facility for the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (NHVDL) at a public open house
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WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  

WHERE: At the new facility near the Macfarlane Greenhouses at Main Street and North Drive.

BACKGROUND: The NHVDL is co-funded and co-managed by the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food and the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture. It has served the university and the state since 1970, working at the junction of animal health, public health, environmental health, and economic health. The lab provides accessible, timely and accurate diagnostic services for the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, &  Food, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, state and local law enforcement agencies, veterinarians, farmers, and other relevant state, regional, and federal agencies.

The project consists of a 6,500-square-foot facility that allows the NHVDL to more effectively provide essential diagnostic services to the state's agricultural, veterinary, wildlife, and public health communities and enrich their contributions to the academic opportunities for students in the university's biomedical sciences and pre-veterinary medicine programs. RSVP: Media planning to attend the open house should RSVP to Lori Wright at lori.wright@unh.edu. Parking is available near the new facility.  

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