News Briefs
Levine Addresses Patient Care, Clinical Trials, Education at Nov. 17 College Hour
The Small Animal Clinical Sciences Department (VSCS) within the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) is continually seeking new ways to improve upon its teaching, research, and client services programs. VSCS professor, Helen McWhorter Chair, and department head Jonathan Levine provided an update on what’s happening in the department and how it aims […]
Parker Shares Thoughts on Bio-Preparedness with U.S. House Committee
Gerald Parker, associate dean for Global One Health in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), travelled to Washington, D.C., on Nov. 7 to testify before members of the U.S. House of Representatives, offering his insights on the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T). During the hearing […]
Veterinary Entrepreneurship Academy Wraps First Year with Nationwide Participation
One of the ways the world of veterinary medicine is changing is through an increased focus on the veterinarian as an entrepreneur. Thirteen veterinary students from seven universities across North America were given the opportunity to intern with companies that are taking innovative approaches to their work in the veterinary and pet industries as part […]
Three CVM Faculty Earn Professor Emeritus Title
Three Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) have been awarded the honor of carrying the title of Professor Emeritus by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. Les Dees, Friedhelm Schroeder, and Michael Willard were granted the designation during the regents’ October meeting. “You can be proud of your long […]
Contest Winners Get Halloween Treat
Screams of laughter filled the Veterinary & Biomedical Education Complex as swarms of three-person teams rushed through the complex’s halls and over to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospitals as Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) students, faculty, and staff competed for prizes during the annual Halloween Meet-N-Treat Scavenger Hunt. Winners of […]
Equine Short Course Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Legends Auction
The 2017 Legends Equine Reproduction Short Course was held at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) on Oct. 21-22. The seminar included lectures, lunch, and dinner on Saturday, and wet labs on Sunday morning. The event was hosted by Stallion Reproductive Studies and the Equine Embryo Lab at the CVM […]
CVM Pays Tribute to Departed 3VM Jacob Cahoon
Tears were shed and laughs were shared as the Texas A&M Veterinary Class of 2019 joined with College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences administrators, faculty, staff, and other students to remember and celebrate the life of third-year veterinary student Jacob Michael Cahoon, who died on Oct. 20. CVM executive associate dean Kenita Rogers and […]
Eckman Named Chief Medical Officer for Small Animal Hospital
Stacy Eckman, a clinical associate professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), has been appointed the first chief medical officer for the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (VSCS). The CMO position was created to help lead, encourage, and implement innovations and process improvements in the hospital for constant […]
TAMU Celebrates Launch of Superfund Research Center
The College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) celebrated the scientists from across the Texas A&M University campus, and the nation, who will be working over the next five years to understand and mitigate the health and environmental consequences of exposure to hazardous chemical mixtures during a Superfund Launch Ceremony on Oct. 17. TAMU […]
TAMU CVM Recognized for Diversity with 2017 HEED Award
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) has been selected as one of 24 university colleges to receive a 2017 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. The HEED Award is the only national recognition honoring U.S. medical, dental, pharmacy, osteopathic, nursing, and allied […]
