News Briefs
Texas A&M Seeks Healthy Dogs for Second Phase of ‘Aging Project’ Trial
Veterinarians from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) are seeking middle-aged, healthy dogs of any breed, or combination of breeds, to participate in a clinical trial as part of the Dog Aging Project’s second phase. The growing focus of the aging research at Texas A&M—led by Dr. Kate Creevy, an […]
Family of Late Aggie Donates Tree to CVM
For Michael Barnett, a member of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie class of ’81, Texas A&M University was a second home. It was here that he watched his sister become a veterinarian, discovered his passion for landscaping, met his wife of 34 years, and sent his two daughters to college. When Michael passed away in 2015, […]
Lamb Receives IABC Chair’s Award
Jennie Lamb, a graphic designer for the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Communications office and president of the Brazos Valley IABC chapter, has been recognized with the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) 2018 Chair’s Award. Lamb was honored with the award for her tireless work on behalf of the […]
Center for Educational Technologies Trains CVM Faculty on Teaching Tools
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) faculty learned about StepStone, an eLearning authoring tool created by the Center for Educational Technologies (CET), during two Lunch & Learn sessions on May 8 and May 22. StepStone allows educators to create online learning modules accessible from any internet-enabled device. Dr. Jordan Tayce, an […]
Texas A&M Graduate Student Earns NIEHS Superfund Externship Award
Krisa Camargo, a graduate research assistant in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Veterinary Integrative Biosciences department and a pre-doctoral trainee with the Texas A&M University Superfund Research Center, has been recognized with a 2018 KC Donnelly Externship Award. Granted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ Superfund Research […]
PEER Presents at Six College Station Area Schools
Fellows from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) PEER program gave six presentations at six different schools in various cities surrounding the College Station area during the week of May 21. While presenting on a variety of topics to audiences reach approximately 515 students from third through 12th grade, the […]
Committee Led by Rusyn Reviews Army Medical Protocols
Last fall, Ivan Rusyn, a professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), was asked by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to chair an ad hoc committee to review a report on how the Army approaches the medical cases of veterans who were […]
Students Head ‘West’ For Production Tour, Internships, Research
Twelve students from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) have headed to the Panhandle this summer as part of the college’s collaboration with West Texas A&M University. Through the Food Animal and Rural Practice Summer Internship Program, second-year veterinary students Jess Lawton and Kate Jimerson and third-year veterinary students Elizabeth […]
Small Animal Hospital Receives Donated Aquarium
A new aquarium in the lobby of the Small Animal Hospital, at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH), has been donated in memory of Madlin Stevenson. Stevenson—an animal lover, artist, philanthropist, historian, and world traveler, with a generous, gentle soul, quick wit, and boundless energy—is the namesake and a major original supporter of […]
CE Partners with TEVA to Offer Online Courses
The Texas A&M Continuing Education (CE) office has partnered with the Texas Equine Veterinary Association (TEVA) to offer interactive online continuing education starting in 2018. For the web-based courses, participants who register online are introduced to a case, either through TEVA’s Remuda publication or the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) […]
