Virginia Tech: Roger Ramirez-Barrios Told the Class of 2026 They Were Like Parasites - It Was a Compliment
May 29, 2026
May 29, 2026
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 29 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Roger Ramirez-Barrios told the Class of 2026 they were like parasites. It was a compliment.
By Andrew Mann
Calling veterinary college graduates a bunch of parasites is not what the adoring parents, friends, and families were expecting.
But as Roger Ramirez-Barrios, clinical professor of veterinary parasitology, walked to the podium, he had a plan prepar . . .
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Roger Ramirez-Barrios told the Class of 2026 they were like parasites. It was a compliment.
By Andrew Mann
Calling veterinary college graduates a bunch of parasites is not what the adoring parents, friends, and families were expecting.
But as Roger Ramirez-Barrios, clinical professor of veterinary parasitology, walked to the podium, he had a plan prepar . . .