December 22, 2003
COLLEGE STATION - In what is believed to be the first success of
its kind, researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine at
Texas A&M University have cloned a white-tailed deer. A fawn,
named "Dewey," after Duane Kraemer, one of the researchers, was
born to "Sweet Pea" a surrogate mother, on May 23, 2003.
The fawn is believed to be t... (Read More)
September 19, 2003
Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine will
be a partner with the University of Texas Medical Branch in
Galveston for biodefense research, part of the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) effort to combat a possible bioterrorism
attack.
The NIH recently announced the creation of eight Regional
Centers of Excellence (RCE) for bioterrorism rese... (Read More)
August 01, 2003
The College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University
has announced the implementation and first student enrollments in
two exciting new educational programs as initiatives in the new
Program for Executive Leadership in Veterinary Medical Education,
which was established in 2002. The Veterinary Medical Scientist
Training Program is a combined DVM/PhD deg... (Read More)
July 01, 2003
Journeying into the heart of West Africa, a team of second-year
veterinary students from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas
A&M University are helping to launch the Ghana Animal Welfare
Society (GHAWS) this summer in Accra, the capital city of
Ghana.
For six weeks, four students will assist local veterinarians in
setting up guidelines and standards ... (Read More)
June 01, 2003
"Community, Identity, Stability," describe the Brave New World
conceived by Aldous Huxley in 1932; today we stand on the brink of
a brave new world characterized by the possibilities contained
inside a double helix.
Recent technological advances in human and animal genetics have
lead to sequencing the human genome, mapping the severe acute
respiratory syndrome... (Read More)
May 30, 2003
Texas poultry produces are keeping a close watch on the spread
of Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) as it continues to devastate
parts of California and Nevada. "As one of the top poultry
producing states, Texas adheres to strict biosecurity measures as
the threat of END approaches our boarders," says Dr. John
El-Attrache, Assistant Professor in the College of Veter... (Read More)