News Briefs
Dr. Dan Posey recruits at WTAMU
Many faculty, graduate students, and students took part in the 2016 Texas FFA/CFFA Conventions from Sunday, July 10th through Thursday, July 14th. This year’s convention was held in Dallas, Texas and was another huge success for West Texas A&M University (WTAMU)! Our WTAMU recruitment booth was filled with prospective students almost non-stop from the time the […]
Texas A&M Institute for Advanced Studies Faculty Fellow Awarded Governor’s University Research Initiative Grant
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Dr. Leif Andersson, former Texas A&M Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) Faculty Fellow and professor at Uppsala University in Sweden was one of five faculty members at Texas A&M University to be awarded a Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI) Grant. As part of the grant, Andersson was awarded $1,568,000 to support […]
One Health and CVM Represented at Veterinary Biologics Course
Dr. Rosina “Tammi” Krecek, interim assistant dean of One Health, and Dr. Angela Arenas, assistant professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVMBS) Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (VTPB), participated in the Veterinary Biologics Training Program in Ames, Iowa, from May 16-20, 2016. This annual training is organized by the Institute […]
VET Team Responds in Times of Disaster
The beginning of June brought devastating floods and tornados to Texas. In crises like this, the Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) is trained to efficiently respond to the needs of animals in disasters. Members of the VET were deployed to Brazoria County in southeastern […]
PEER Veterinary Students Educate K-12 Students During Summer 2016
The CVM PEER program at Texas A&M University provides veterinary students with the opportunity to share their knowledge about One Health and veterinary medicine with K-12 students and teachers throughout Texas. PEER’s teleconferences by veterinary students, veterinarians, and scientists and PEER’s middle school classroom curricula are used throughout the US. The PEER Veterinary Student Fellows this summer are Aurash Behroozi […]
U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Celebrates 100th Anniversary
On June 3, 2016, the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps celebrated its 100th anniversary with multiple activities that took place in San Antonio, Texas, the home of ArmyMedicine. The highlights of the event included an anniversary banquet on June 2 with the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) President Joseph Kinnarney as guest speaker. The unveiling of […]
New Program Manager, Maria Macik
Maria Macik, the newest member of the Professional Programs Office, will be taking on the role of program manager. Macik has a strong passion for education and expertise in various areas, such as faculty development, student learning, reflection, and curriculum redesign. Macik received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology in 2009 and her master’s […]
Veterinary Educator Collaborative Meeting 2016
A group of educators from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) attended the Veterinary Educator Collaborative meeting in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The meeting took place at the University of Calgary June 20-21. The CVM was well represented with 13 faculty members present. Faculty members who attended the Veterinary Educator Collaborative […]
Texas A&M Researchers Examine How Video Games Can Improve Bird Health
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Playing video games has been a favorite pastime of young and old alike, and now the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) is investigating the benefits of video games on an unconventional gamer-birds. Researchers at the CVM’s Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center are in the process of […]
UC Davis Honors Logan with a 2016 Alumni Achievement Award
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Dr. Linda Logan, professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology and director of International Programs at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, was recently honored by the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine with a 2016 Alumni Achievement Award for her outstanding leadership and contributions to the […]
