News Briefs
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 […]
Bench to Shop Students Complete Capstone Project
On May 23, three students — two dual MBA/MD students and one dual MBA/DVM student — presented their capstone project as part of Texas A&M One Health’s Department of Homeland Security program known as Bench to Shop. The project, developed by Drs. Angela Arenas, Tammi “Rosina” Krecek, and Heather Simmons, aims to train next-generation scientists […]
Texas A&M University Professor Michael Deveau Named Katherine and Rebecca Rochelle Chair in Oncology
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Dr. Michael Deveau, clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), has been named to the Katherine and Rebecca Rochelle Chair in Oncology in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (VSCS). “As an exceptional radiation oncologist and medical physicist Dr. Michael Deveau has […]
Steiner Appointed the Dr. Mark Morris Chair in Small Animal Gastroenterology and Nutrition
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Dr. Joerg Steiner, professor in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (VSCS) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), has recently been appointed as holder of the Dr. Mark Morris Chair in Small Animal Gastroenterology and Nutrition. Steiner is a board certified veterinary internist, who […]
Joel White Wins Student Employee of the Year, Others Recognized
Joel White, a student worker in the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital pharmacy, was named the Texas A&M Student Employee of the Year. He received this honor at Texas A&M Scholarships and Financial Aid’s 18th annual Student Employee of the Year Ceremony on April 13. In addition, White received the Class of 1956 Employee Endowed Scholarship, […]
Texas A&M One Health Initiative Contributes to the 50th Anniversary AAVMC Conference
Today, many leaders in science and medicine have adopted a One Health approach to global wellbeing. One of these leaders is the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC), which held its annual conference and celebrated its 50th Anniversary in Washington D.C., March 4-6, 2016. The Texas A&M One Health Initiative contributed three presentations at […]
