News Briefs
Staff Recognized during Annual Awards Ceremony
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) thanked its staff members during the Staff Awards Ceremony on Aug. 18 for the work they do in serving on the front line through customer service, with the faculty, and behind the scenes in a plethora of ways to make the college what it […]
Grad Students Take Oath During Second Annual Ceremony
Master’s and doctoral students in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) reaffirmed their commitment to their work and their promise to uphold the highest professional standards during the second annual Graduate Student Oath Ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 24. During the event, held at The Stella Hotel in Bryan, students received […]
CVM Welcomes Class of 2021
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) held its orientation program for the incoming class of 2021 on Aug. 16. Students were welcomed to participate in three days of scheduled activities and events to help acclimate them to life at the CVM, including meetings with their mentors, introduction to the faculty, […]
First TAMU Bench to Shop Experiential Training Course Travels to U.S., Africa
A team of Texas A&M University faculty and staff accompanied eight next-generation trainees through the U.S. and Africa in June and July for an innovative international training course that is part of the Scientific Business Development & Management Program’s “Bench to Shop” program. The experiential training course embarked at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary […]
Texas A&M Professor Garry Adams Receives AVMA Award
Dr. L. Garry Adams, a senior professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (VTPB), was honored with the American Veterinary Medical Association’s AVMA Award during the annual conference in Indianapolis. Adams was recognized on July 22 for his contributions to organized veterinary medicine via collaboration. […]
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 […]
