News Briefs
Indianapolis Conferences Offer Something for Everyone
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences professionals from a variety of backgrounds converged at Indianapolis for the Association of Veterinary Advancement Professionals (AVAP) and American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) conferences. Development officers Chasity Carrigan, Bubba Woytek, Eliana Brown, Linzy Woolf, and Monika Blackwell and CVM executive director of communications, media, and public relations Megan […]
Aggies Grow Personally, Professionally during Veterinary Leadership Experience
This summer, five Aggie Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students, Veterinary Leadership Institute (VLI) board members Karen Cornell and Kenita Rogers, and faculty representative Kristin Chaney attended the Veterinary Leadership Experience (VLE), a week-long intensive leadership training program that encourages participants to “think outside the box” for personal and professional growth. Below students share some of […]
Texas A&M Professor Explores Why Peruvian Parrots Eat Clay
For more than 16 years, researchers and volunteers have been observing wildlife along the clay cliffs of Southeastern Peru’s Tambopata River. They’ve gathered data every day, logging more than 20,000 hours and building one of the most extensive datasets on tropical parrots in the world. In a new paper published in Ibis, Elizabeth Hobson, a […]
Texas A&M Professor Works with NIH-Supported Scientists to Elicit Broadly Neutralizing HIV Antibodies
A team of scientists including Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) associate professor of immunology Dr. Michael Criscitiello have achieved a significant step forward in HIV research, eliciting broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) to the virus by immunizing calves. The National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported scientists reported the findings in a paper […]
Health Occupations Professionals Visit CVM For Expanded Tour
Twenty-one health science educators received a glimpse into the world of veterinary medicine when they visited the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) on July 24. Members of the Texas Health Occupations Association (THOA), in College Station for the Texas Health Science Teachers Conference, toured the CVM’s Veterinary & Biomedical Education […]
BIMS Board Launches Mentor Panel
Members of the Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) Advisory Board met and talked with Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and BIMS undergraduate students on July 14, during a trial run of a new mentor panel. BIMS Board members represent careers across the One Health field, such as veterinarians, […]
Dean of Faculties Offers Mentorship Workshop for VTPP
The Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology (VTPP) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) held a workshop on July 21 to discuss situational mentoring within the workplace. The workshop was organized by Dr. Jay Ramadoss, assistant professor in VTPP, and Dr. Larry Suva, VTPP department head, and was part […]
Report By Texas A&M Professor, National Academies Committee Offers Strategy for Evaluating Adverse Effects from Low Doses of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
Three members of the National Academies Committee on Endocrine-Related Low-Dose Toxicity recently gave briefings to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the staff from the U.S. House Science Committee to share their findings from a new report that proposes a strategy the EPA should use to evaluate the evidence of adverse human health effects from low doses […]
PEER Fellows Spread STEM Inspiration Throughout San Antonio, Brazos Valley
PEER summer veterinary student fellows Lynanne Graf and Jessica Haynes shared their passion for STEM with youth groups of all ages, minority statuses, and would-be first-generation college students, while honing their own communication skills and furthering their educational experiences in veterinary medicine, during a recent trip to San Antonio. At the San Antonio Humane Society, […]
Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame Honors West Texas A&M University’s Dr. Dee Griffin
Dr. Dee Griffin, DVM and director of the West Texas A&M University Texas Veterinary Medical Center (TVMC), was selected as this year’s honoree at the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame and as the recipient of this year’s Industry Leadership Award, presented to a veterinarian for decades of passionate service to the beef industry. “Dr. Griffin […]
