News Briefs
Celebrating Dr. Charles W. “Doc” Graham, ’53
Dr. Charles W. Graham ’53 was selected as one of 12 recipients of the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a former student of Texas A&M University. Since the inception of the award in 1962, only 261 of Texas A&M’s 440,000 former students have been recognized with the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Awarded […]
CLEO “the cat” Merritt Exam Room Established
When Bonnie and Joe Merritt of Argyle, Texas adopted a small white kitten, neither of them could have imagined how much the soft ball of fur would impact their lives. The white kitten, named CLEO, would be a family companion for 17 years. Additionally, CLEO would play a part in introducing the Merritts to the […]
Texas A&M Professor a Lead Investigator in the Largest Prospective Veterinary Cardiology Study Carried Out to Date
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Mitral valve disease (MVD) accounts for approximately 75 percent of all canine heart disease. However, a recent global clinical trial led by a Texas A&M University veterinarian was published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Sept 2016) and shows that early treatment can slow progression of the disease, prolonging overall […]
Dean Eleanor M. Green’s Thoughts on the Future of Veterinary Medicine
At College Hour on Sept. 23, I presented “The Future…” and addressed some of the current challenges and opportunities our profession will face in the future. Our future, as veterinarians, relies on relevance and resilience. Increases in global population, consumption of animal protein, prevalence of zoonotic diseases, and changes in ecosystems means that veterinarians will […]
Suicide Prevention Training
Texas A&M faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) suicide prevention trainings on Oct. 17 and Nov. 15. At these two-hour trainings, participants can become QPR certified. Trainees will learn how to recognize someone at risk for suicide, what to do and say in this situation, and where and how […]
Texas A&M Students Honored at American Association of Bovine Practitioner Conference
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Cade Luckett, a third-year veterinary student at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), was recently honored with the Amstutz Scholarship from the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP). This is just one of several recognitions of CVM students at the AABP conference in Charlotte, North Carolina […]
Another Year for the State Employee Charitable Campaign at the CVM
This year the CVM participated in the SECC by selling donated food items every Friday. The fundraiser was sponsored by the dean’s office and all proceeds benefited the Aggieland Humane Society, Voices for Children, and Habitat for Humanity. The State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC) was created by legislation in 1993. The first campaign was run […]
2016 Sex Symposium
The Texas A&M Institute for Genome Sciences and Society will hold its second annual symposium, “Sex in the Post-Genome Era,” Oct. 20-21, 2016. A keynote address by Dr. Sarah Richardson, associate professor at Harvard University, will be held on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 pm at Rudder Theater. The “Sex in the Post-Genome Era” symposium is free […]
BIMS Board Meeting and Etiquette Dinner
On Sept. 29, 2016, 56 people attended the BIMS Board etiquette dinner at Christopher’s World Grille. Attendees learned proper manners and social skills at the dinner table that could also be translated into the professional business environment. Randi Mays-Knapp, a social skill, etiquette, and leadership coach, was the guest speaker of the evening. The following […]
EOD Certificates Awarded
Four staff members at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences received certificates from the Texas A&M Employee and Organizational Development (EOD) following completion of certificate programs in Fundamentals of Office Administration, Microsoft Office Essentials, Constructive Communication in the Workplace, and Graphics and Illustration. The honorees are: Diana Cover Fundamentals of Office Administration […]