July 30, 2009
COLLEGE STATION, TX - Steven Brinsko, DVM,
Associate Professor and Chief of Theriogenology in the Department
of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the Texas A&M College of
Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, has been named the
2009 vice president of the American College of Theriogenologists
(ACT).
Brinsko will begin his four-year term as the ACT ... (Read More)
June 26, 2009
COLLEGE STATION, TX - Scientists working at the
Schubot Exotic Bird
Health Center at Texas A&M's College of Veterinary Medicine
have finally visualizedthe Avian Borna Virus, the cause of
Proventricular Dilatation Disease in parrots. Using advanced
electron microscopy, a team of scientists at the Schubot Center led
by Dr Ian Tizard, have succeeded in photogra... (Read More)
February 21, 2009
COLLEGE STATION, TX - In a recent landmark
report, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) made
significant recommendations to the state legislature which address
the shortage of food and fiber (large animal) veterinarians, as
well as the need to address recruitment of students from
underrepresented groups - a nationwide problem.
The THECB conduc... (Read More)
February 14, 2009
COLLEGE STATION, TX - With viewers around the
nation watching on live television, a humble Sussex spaniel called
"Stump" took the honor of "Top Dog" at the annual Westminster
Kennel Club dog show. Of course, some of his biggest fans are from
the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine &
Biomedical Sciences, and they cheer him on for a very dif... (Read More)
January 06, 2009
On January 6, 2009, the Texas A&M University College of
Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences lost one of our own
with the passing of Dr. Joe Templeton.
A native of Dublin, Texas, Dr. Templeton dedicated the last 33
years of his life to the CVM. During his tenure at Texas A&M,
Dr. Templeton worked in the veterinary pathobiology department with
... (Read More)
December 12, 2008
During a telephonic meeting Thursday, The Texas A&M
University System Board of Regents approved the appointment of Dr.
Eleanor M. Green recommended by Texas A&M University President
Elsa Murano with concurrence from A&M System Chancellor Michael
D. McKinney, following an extensive national search. Green was
named dean of the College of Veterinary Medi... (Read More)