News Briefs
Ramadoss Featured In ‘Pedagogy Project’ for Teaching Practices
In his classroom, Dr. Jay Ramadoss, assistant professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology department (VTPP), employs a number of strategies to keep his students engaged. “Students learn to apply concepts in real-life scenarios,” Ramadoss said. “We use a balance between instructional and active learning, […]
CVM Honors Faculty, Students at Annual Convocation
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) recognized its faculty and students with 68 awards and more than $41,200 in prizes, not including in-kind awards of journal subscriptions and conference fees, on Friday, April 21. The CVM Honors and Awards Ceremony provides the college with an opportunity to reward and recognize […]
Veterinary Students Receive White Coats in Annual Ceremony
In the midst of family and friends, second-year veterinary students walked across the Rudder Auditorium stage on the Texas A&M University campus, where they were met by a mentor who was ready to arm each student with their white veterinarian’s coat, a symbol of reaching the halfway point of their educational careers. The annual White […]
Black Awarded for Commitment to Women’s Progress
Following her recognition as the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges’ (AAVMC) 2017 Patricia M. Lowrie Diversity Leader Scholarship recipient in March, Texas A&M veterinary student Erin Black has been honored with the Texas A&M University Women’s Resource Center’s 2017 Women’s Progress Student Award. Black received the award during the Accountability, Climate and Equity (ACE) […]
Hardegree Honored With LGBT+ Awareness Award
Austin Hardegree, a fourth-year veterinary student in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), has been recognized for his contributions in supporting and ensuring inclusivity in academia with one of the Broad Spectrum Veterinary Student Association’s (BSVSA) 2017 LGBT+ Veterinary Awareness Awards. Hardegree is among the six vet med students, faculty […]
BIMS Students Inducted into Maroon Coats Program
Two students from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences are among the 20 selected to serve in the latest cohort of the Texas A&M Foundation’s Maroon Coats ambassador program. Junior biomedical sciences majors Ryan Bindel, from Mansfield, and Elizabeth Nevins, from Plano, were welcomed into the 10th class of Maroon Coats […]
Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Uses the SynDaver Surgical Canine–A Futuristic Model–for Training Veterinary Students
COLLEGE STATION, Texas-–The College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) at Texas A&M; University will soon be using the SynDaver Surgical Canine, as a component of its surgical training program. Students from the doctor of veterinary medicine program in the CVM will begin using the Surgical Canine during the 2017-18 school year. The SynDaver […]
Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Participates in Aggies Invent
As veterinary care evolves and pet owners look for more personalized, convenient, and affordable resources to ensure their companions are happy and healthy, students focused on veterinary care are “stepping up.” Six teams of students representing veterinary medicine, agriculture, and engineering met over a weekend in early April to participate in “Aggies Invent” – an […]
Texas A&M Professor Andersson’s Study Has Significant Implications for Atlantic Herring
COLLEGE STATION, TX- A study published in PNAS, led by Leif Andersson, professor at Uppsala University, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and Texas A&M; University, has significant implications for how climate change may affect the reproduction of herring and other marine fishes. Scientists in Sweden and Canada have studied the genetic basis of reproduction […]
Texas A&M Professor Leads Study on Domestic Animals as Models for Evolutionary Processes
COLLEGE STATION, TX-In a new study published in PLoS Genetics, an international team of researchers report that two independent mutations are required to explain the development of the sex-linked barring pattern in chickens. Both mutations affect the function of CDKN2A, a tumor suppressor gene associated with melanoma in humans. Leif Andersson, Uppsala University, Swedish University […]
