April 04, 2006
COLLEGE STATION, April 4, 2006 - Parents who have a child who
loves animals or ever wondered what a veterinarian does - and
everyone else - are invited to attend Texas A&M University's
College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 13th
Annual Open House on Saturday, April 8, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m.
This free event is designed to educate the ... (Read More)
April 03, 2006
COLLEGE STATION, April 3, 2006 - Dr. Katrin Hinrichs, professor
of veterinary physiology and pharmacology in Texas A&M
University's College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical
Sciences, has been named the first Patsy Link Chair in Mare
Reproductive Studies following an international search. The chair
is part of an endowment established in 1995 by Texan H.... (Read More)
March 22, 2006
COLLEGE STATION, March 22, 2006 - Researchers at Texas A&M
University have successfully "knocked down" the expression of
possible disease causing genes in a cloned goat fetus, perhaps
paving the way for breeding disease resistance in other animals,
even those genes that might cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy
(BSE), commonly known as Mad Cow Disease.
... (Read More)
March 07, 2006
COLLEGE STATION, March 7, 2006 - You may not be familiar with
the name of Sonja Lee, but perhaps you should be. She is a small
part of Texas history.
Lee became the first woman ever in Texas to get a doctor of
veterinary medicine degree from Texas A&M University, earning
her diploma in 1966. And because Texas A&M has the state's only
veterinary college... (Read More)
March 03, 2006
COLLEGE STATION - March 3, 2006 - As the lifespan of pets
continues to increase, the field of dentistry is becoming one of
the fastest growing service areas within veterinary medicine, says
Dr. J.R. "Bert" Dodd, clinical associate professor and veterinary
dentist at the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical
Sciences at Texas A&M University.
The S... (Read More)
February 27, 2006
COLLEGE STATION, February 27, 2006 - From its humble beginnings
in animal stalls and few professors to today's state-of-the-art
facilities that produce research that affects the world, Texas
A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine &
Biomedical Sciences turns 90 this year amid a world that is far
different than its founders envisioned in 1916.
T... (Read More)