News Briefs
Stevenson Center Featured in Woman’s Day Magazine
The work of the Stevenson Companion Animal Care Center at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and resident/student Lauren Schwerdfeger are featured in Women’s Day magazine. The one-page article, found in the current edition, explores the “Rowdy Roommates” of the Stevenson Center, detailing the nearly 600 pets—including six miniature donkeys and […]
Texas A&M Foundation Trustees Honor Outstanding Students
The Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees named Brenda Castillo as one of two recipients of its fifth Outstanding Student Award during a dinner on May 3 at the Sanders Corps of Cadets Center on the Texas A&M University campus. Castillo, a graduating senior who is the first in her family to attend college, was […]
CVM Looks to the Future with Veterinary Innovation Summit
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) and the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) welcomed game-changers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and visionaries to the Veterinary Innovation Summit on April 28-30. At the event, veterinary and non-veterinary entrepreneurs and health professionals shared fresh perspectives on the latest technologies, debated controversial issues, fostered new ideas, and […]
Renowned Pathobiologist Discusses Vaccinology, Malaria at CVM
When Dr. Manuel Elkin Patarroyo was a child, his family moved from a small village in Colombia to a city of more than 80,000. No longer able to run “wild” as he did in his village, Patarroyo was given a comic book on Louis Pasteur—the renowned French microbiologist and chemist known for his discoveries of […]
Texas A&M University Hosts Meeting to Discuss Veterinary Biobanking
COLLEGE STATION, TX-The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) hosted a workshop on April 9-11 to address the future of veterinary biobanking. The participants convened at the new Texas A&M Veterinary & Biomedical Education Complex (VBEC) to discuss lessons learned from building human and veterinary biobanks. “When Dr. Patty Olson called to […]
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 […]
