News Briefs
VET Answers the Call to Help with Early Morning Accident
In the wee hours of the morning on July 26, Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) director Dr. Wesley Bissett received a phone call asking for the VET’s assistance with an accident on Highway 21 involving 73 calves. When Bissett and Texas A&M VET safety officer Norberto Espitia arrived on the scene, they were met […]
Superfund Event to Encourage Aggies to ‘Plan Ahead, Be Prepared’
In honor of Disaster Preparedness Month in September, the Texas A&M Superfund Research Center‘s “Plan Ahead, Be Prepared” event will bring together members of the emergency response community to share with students, faculty, and staff valuable tips on planning ahead. “Plan Ahead Be Prepared” will be held on Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 […]
IFT Program to Host Annual Symposium Focusing on Air Pollution, Health
Three experts on air pollution and health will join the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) Interdisciplinary Faculty of Toxicology (IFT) Training Program on Aug. 28 for a discussion on the state of regulatory science in air pollution. The IFT’s 2018 Regulatory Science Symposium will welcome Texas A&M’s Natalie Johnson, University […]
Book Offering ‘Better Grades, Less Effort’ Released in Paperback
Texas A&M senior professor of neuroscience William R. Klemm recently released a paperback edition of his e-book, “Better Grades, Less Effort.” “Better Grades, Less Effort” presents 20 learning and memory tips, as well as an explanation of why and how they work. The tips are clustered into four groups: general principles; classroom and study environment; […]
Texas A&M Veterinary Hospital Saves Pregnant Golden Retriever, 13 Puppies
When Angela Brenengen’s 5-year-old Golden Retriever Bree Anna Rose stopped eating for a day or two, it was easy to attribute it to Bree’s pregnancy; after all, this was Bree’s third litter of puppies, and it is common for dogs to forsake food in the days leading up to delivery. But what they thought was […]
Family Establishes Endowment for Late Son, Budding Veterinarian
Sebastian Jon Weiskopf had a contagious smile that not only put people at ease, and attracted people to him, but revealed his confidence, strong sense of self, and humility. One of the things that always brought that smile to Weiskopf’s face was animals. From the time he was 2 years old, Weiskopf had many pets […]
CVM Student in West Texas Offers Helping Hand during Disaster
After a thunderstorm with high winds, and possibly even a tornado, hit Deer Creek Calf Ranch late in the afternoon on June 22, an estimated 12,000 calf hutches were lost at the Dalhart, Texas, farm. So when Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) alumnus Dr. Joe Hillhouse and his intern Elizabeth […]
PEER Educators Reach 700 Students During June Presentations
Veterinary students in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) PEER program traveled throughout the Bryan/College Station and Houston areas during the month of June to give presentations to approximately 700 students. PEER fellows Erin Eads and Melodie Raese spent the first two Saturdays of June at the Animal Days events […]
Reps from Tennessee University Discuss Collaboration Opportunities with CVM
Two representatives from Lincoln Memorial University (LMU), a private liberal arts college in Harrogate, Tennessee, were given a grand Aggie welcome to the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) during a two-day visit June 29-30. Drs. Pete DeBusk, chairman of the LMU board of trustees, and Jason Johnson, vice president and […]
Texas A&M’s CET, PCVE Collaborate To Create Primary Care Educational Resources
Veterinary students across the country will have the opportunity to learn more about preventive care through modules created by the Center for Educational Technologies (CET) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) beginning this fall. Working with the Primary Care Veterinary Educators (PCVE) and Partners for Healthy Pets (PHP), the […]
