August 09, 2005
COLLEGE STATION - August 9, 2005- A new and improved Small
Animal Zoological Medicine Service, under the direction of Dr.
David Phalen and Dr. Jean Paré, is now available at the Small
Animal Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical
Sciences at Texas A&M University.
The service offers comprehensive care to a wide range of exotic
animal specie... (Read More)
August 02, 2005
COLLEGE STATION - August 2, 2005 - Dr. Leon Russell, a professor
at Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences, became the first American elected president of
the World Veterinary Association (WVA) during the 28th World
Veterinary Congress held in Minneapolis, MN, July 16-20.
Over the next three years, Russell, whose candi... (Read More)
July 22, 2005
COLLEGE STATION, July 22, 2005 - Breakages in chromosomes in
mammalian evolution have occurred at preferred rather than random
sites as long thought, and many of the sites are involved in human
cancers, an international team of 25 scientists has discovered.
The researchers, reporting in the July 22 issue of the journal
Science, also found that chromosomal evolu... (Read More)
July 11, 2005
COLLEGE STATION - Small animals are benefiting greatly from a
new, state-of-the-art imaging system, helical CT, which allows
radiologists at Texas A&M University 's College of Veterinary
Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to obtain detailed wafer-thin
cross-sections of internal anatomy without the need for surgery.
With helical CT or "helical CAT scan," x-ray t... (Read More)
May 12, 2005
Thursday, May 12, 2005 - COLLEGE STATION - The world of
veterinary medicine is changing faster than at any time in its
history, Bonnie Beaver, professor of veterinary medicine and
current president of the American Veterinary Medical Association,
said Thursday during commencement ceremonies at Texas A&M
University.
Beaver, addressing the 123 graduates who r... (Read More)
May 03, 2005
May 3, 2005 - At age 57, Pat Ryan says she is
dog-gone tired.
When she receives her degree next week (Thursday, May 12) from
Texas A&M University 's College of Veterinary Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences, the Houston native will become the oldest
person ever in Texas to graduate with a veterinary medicine
degree.
It's also taken her 10 years to do it, w... (Read More)