Texas A&M veterinary student awarded Marshall Scholarship

Second-year DVM student Ashton Richardson was named a recipient of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, one of only 40 students in the United States selected for this honor. The scholarship will provide him with two fully funded years of study in any field and at any university in the United Kingdom.

Murphy collaborates on work that reveals clues to cat domestication

Dr. William Murphy, along with postdoctoral research associate Gang Li and graduate student Brian W. Davis, recently collaborated on a work led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine that studied the cat genome.

Antibiotics in production agriculture task force formed

Antibiotic resistance is a growing national concern with far reaching implications in human medicine, veterinary medicine, and food safety and security, so, I am honored to have the opportunity to serve on a national task force that will advise the federal government on the use of antibiotics in production agriculture.

CVM’s Mia Aguilar awarded Morris Animal Foundation Veterinary Student Scholarship

Texas A&M veterinary student Mia Aguilar was recently selected to receive a Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) Veterinary Student Scholar program award supporting her summer research project on Methods for Discovery and Validation of Kidney, Urinary, and Serum MicroRNAs as Biomarkers of Chronic Kidney Disease in Dogs.

Development Council meets

The college Development Council met this month at the equine complex, and I had the opportunity to share with them some of the exciting things happening at the CVM.

Aggie veterinarians recognized for their work with the beef industry

Recently, two alumni from the college, Dr. Don Williams ’51 and Dr. David Bechtol ’65, earned recognition for their leadership in support of the beef industry by the Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame.

20 CVM faculty, staff, and administrators attend mediation training

The college sponsored a cohort of 20 staff, faculty, and administrators to attend a 40-hour Basic Mediation Course facilitated by Dr. Nancy Watson. These leaders and future leaders learned how to better manage conflict and create a positive climate within the college.