August 01, 2003
The College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University
has announced the implementation and first student enrollments in
two exciting new educational programs as initiatives in the new
Program for Executive Leadership in Veterinary Medical Education,
which was established in 2002. The Veterinary Medical Scientist
Training Program is a combined DVM/PhD deg... (Read More)
July 01, 2003
Journeying into the heart of West Africa, a team of second-year
veterinary students from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas
A&M University are helping to launch the Ghana Animal Welfare
Society (GHAWS) this summer in Accra, the capital city of
Ghana.
For six weeks, four students will assist local veterinarians in
setting up guidelines and standards ... (Read More)
June 01, 2003
"Community, Identity, Stability," describe the Brave New World
conceived by Aldous Huxley in 1932; today we stand on the brink of
a brave new world characterized by the possibilities contained
inside a double helix.
Recent technological advances in human and animal genetics have
lead to sequencing the human genome, mapping the severe acute
respiratory syndrome... (Read More)
May 30, 2003
Texas poultry produces are keeping a close watch on the spread
of Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) as it continues to devastate
parts of California and Nevada. "As one of the top poultry
producing states, Texas adheres to strict biosecurity measures as
the threat of END approaches our boarders," says Dr. John
El-Attrache, Assistant Professor in the College of Veter... (Read More)
May 13, 2003
College Station, Texas - The Texas A&M University College of
Veterinary Medicine and McLennan Community College (MCC) of Waco,
Texas have signed an agreement to facilitate the admission and
academic transfer of students from McLennan Community College into
the undergraduate Biomedical Science Program at Texas A&M
University's College of Veterinary Medicin... (Read More)
January 01, 2003
The Biomedical Science Program (BIMS) at the College of
Veterinary Medicine (CVM), and The College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences at Texas A&M University signed the first guaranteed
acceptance agreement between an undergraduate and graduate program
within the University.
The Pilot 4+2 Agreement between Biomedical Science and the
Professional Program in B... (Read More)