February 26, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, TX - Dr. Larry Johnson, professor of veterinary
integrative biosciences at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary
Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, has been appointed the new
Executive Director of the Texas A&M Chapter of Sigma Xi.
Dr. Johnson began his membership with Sigma Xi while he was a
faculty member at the University of Texas Sou... (Read More)
February 26, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, TX - Dr. Peter Rakestraw, clinical professor at
Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine &
Biomedical Sciences, has been named to the 2010-2011 Board of
Directors of the Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA).
The Board of Directors serves as the legislative arm of TVMA.
All board members are volunteer leaders chosen eac... (Read More)
February 26, 2010
The earthquake in Haiti has pushed this most impoverished
country in the Western hemisphere into the spotlight and in doing
so, has drawn attention to the Cinderella diseases of the world:
neglected tropical diseases or NTDs.
Described as such by the World Health Organization (WHO) because
they persist "exclusively in the poorest and most marginalized
communit... (Read More)
February 08, 2010
On January 9th and 10th the George R. Brown Convention Center in
Houston Texas hosted the Houston Cat Club's 58th Annual Charity Cat
Show. Dr. John August, along with student members of the Texas
A&M University Student Chapter of the American Association of
Feline Practitioners, proudly participated in the event.
"The Houston Cat Club Annual Show is the fir... (Read More)
January 22, 2010
Farm animals are more than a means of livelihood: They can serve
as models for understanding how infectious diseases are transmitted
in human populations.
This novel idea was presented in a paper published last month in
the journal Nature Reviews Microbiology.
Dr. Renata Ivanek, assistant professor of epidemiology at the
Texas A&M University College of V... (Read More)
January 15, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, TX - John Scroggs, a long-time staff member at
Texas A&M University and a native of Corpus Christi has assumed
the position of Chief of Staff at the Texas A&M College of
Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences.
"I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Scroggs to this
important position on the administrative team," said Dr.... (Read More)