February 01, 2002
College Station, TX - Texans living near water are accustomed to
annual warnings about St. Louis encephalitis. Now, they are warned
of a new virus sure to make its way into the state. West Nile
encephalitis, first detected in New York in the fall of 1999, has
recently spread from the east coast to Louisiana and Arkansas,
putting Texas veterinarians on alert for w... (Read More)
February 01, 2002
College Station, TX - The pets and student residents who live at
The Stevenson Companion Animal Life-Care Center will soon have more
room for stretching their 106 legs. The center, at the College of
Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, will break ground on
a new addition in the summer of 2002 to make room for ever more
furry, feathered, and scaled resid... (Read More)
February 01, 2002
College Station, Texas - In support of the Brazos Feral Cat
Allies (BFCA), the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station (TAES) and
the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University have
been awarded a Partners in Caring grant by the American Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). The Veterinary
Medical Teaching Hospital works with the... (Read More)
February 01, 2002
College Station, TX - Dr. H. Richard Adams, Dean of the College
of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, is pleased to
announce that Dr. Glen A. Laine has been appointed the first
Wiseman - Lewie - Worth Chair in Cardiology.
Laine holds professorships at both the College of Veterinary
Medicine at Texas A&M University and with the University of
Tex... (Read More)
February 01, 2002
College Station, TX - Dr. H. Richard Adams, Dean of the College
of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, is pleased to
announce that Dr. E. Dean Gage has been appointed to the Charles H.
and Mildred Kruse Bridges Endowed Chair in Veterinary Medical
Education. The chair is believed to be the first chair in
North America specifically devoted to advan... (Read More)
February 01, 2002
College Station, Texas - The Texas A&M University
College of Veterinary Medicine and Austin Community College of
Austin, Texas have signed an agreement to facilitate the admission
and academic transfer of students from Austin Community College
into the Biomedical Science Program at Texas A&M University's
College of Veterinary Medicine.
As ACC stud... (Read More)