The "Continuum" sculpture depicts the
history of the human-animal bond

Unveiled by the School of Veterinary Medicine in 2000, "Continuum" features seven distinct pieces, including a variety of life-sized animals and humans. One of the most striking elements is a cave wall 16-feet wide and nine-feet tall. The cave scene depicts prehistoric animal drawings, with the animal shapes cut out in cookie-cutter fashion. Three of the figures — a horse, a pig and a cat — show, in relief, their skeletal, circulatory and nervous systems, respectively. A female veterinary professional is depicted holding a stethoscope up to a calf. A male figure dressed in a lab coat eyes a rack of test tubes. Leading the procession is a boy running with his dog.

Purdue researchers combat
deadly diseases in pigs

Roman Pogranichniy, a Purdue veterinary virologist and researcher for the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, is trying to discover why a worldwide group of viruses, called porcine circoviruses, suddenly began causing disease more than 20 years after it was identified in North America. He also wants to determine why during the past 10 years the virus has mutated to become more deadly.

New technology could prevent fractures