New Veterinary Building at West Texas A&M
CANYON, Texas – The Texas A&M University System Regents today announced plans for a $22.8 million building for veterinary education, research and workforce opportunities in the Panhandle as part of almost $90 million in new commitments to the state agriculture industry on the West Texas A&M University campus. In a special telephonic meeting Thursday morning, […]
Texas A&M to Host Second Veterinary Innovation Summit
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) and the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) will welcome game-changers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and visionaries to the second annual Veterinary Innovation Summit (VIS) April 6-8 in College Station. At this event, veterinary and non-veterinary entrepreneurs and health professionals will share fresh perspectives that will challenge the […]
CVM Dean Speaks About New Veterinary Education, Research & Outreach Center
Dr. Eleanor Green, the Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), spoke on Thursday about the significance of the new Veterinary Education, Research & Outreach Center (VERO) and what it means to establish a “superhighway” between Canyon and College Station. Below are her […]
Texas A&M equine expert elected president of American Quarter Horse Association
Texas A&M University professor Dr. Jim Heird, an internationally-renowned equine expert, is the new president of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) after five decades of dedication to the organization. The announcement Monday (March 5) came at the end of the AQHA’s four-day annual convention in Jacksonville, Florida where many of its more than 250,000 […]
Veterinary Hospital Team Saves Dog Bitten by Coral Snake
Coral snakes are among the Texas reptiles you may encounter in your back yard. While they are shy, non-confrontational creatures—which makes human encounters uncommon—when a coral snake’s “hand” is pushed, they may choose to strike, and although those bites are rare, they are also extremely deadly. That’s why doctors at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical […]
Stronger Together–Pets find comfort and care in the hands of veterinary technicians
Veterinary technician Abby Rafferty and Carl Though veterinarians play an important role in treating and caring for pets, they are not the only people involved in pet care. Veterinary technicians provide innovative technical support in patient health and recovery at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM). Some responsibilities of veterinary […]
Muscular Dystrophy Research
DMD is a devastating disease that affects both children and dogs. It is a genetic disease that affects boys, all of whom die early in life, living only into their twenties, but only after much suffering. Any parent with an affected child is acutely aware of how devastating this disease is, not only to the […]
CVM Researchers Develop Diagnostic Test for 11 Tick-Borne Diseases
The warmer weather can mean many things for pet owners in Texas. Chief among those should be ticks. The domestic Brown Dog, Lone Star, Gulf Coast, and other ticks are the cause of the thousands of tick-borne disease cases reported annually in the United States. Thanks to a diagnostic test created by researchers in the […]
BIMS Majors Give Back Through Service, Research
It is evident from their level of involvement on the Texas A&M campus that junior biomedical sciences (BIMS) majors Ryan Bindel and Elizabeth Nevins have “servant hearts.” Bindel is a member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets who will join the U.S. Navy after he graduates; he plans to become a physician in the […]
CVM Students Put ‘One Health’ Into Practice During Disaster Day
The gymnasium of the Central Baptist Church Family Life Center in Bryan is filled with more cots than the eye can absorb in a single glance. People wander aimlessly through the room, past emergency stations set up for triage or to dispense medicine, as students meet and attend to the needs of the injured or […]
