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VMBS Professor Receives National Award From The Toxicology Forum
Dr. Ivan Rusyn, a University Professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology (VTPP), has received the 2025 Philippe Shubik Distinguished Scientist Award from The Toxicology Forum. The Toxicology Forum was created to bring together scientists from the many sectors concerned about human […]
New Externship Introduces Texas A&M Veterinary Students To Rural Life
A new preclinical externship allows veterinary students to experience rural life and explore career possibilities in small towns across the Lone Star State. Imagine you’re at a Friday night high school football game. Like everybody else in your small town, you’re here to support the home team. At the gate, you greet a veterinary client […]
Texas A&M Veterinary Students Earn $75,000 Coyote Rock Ranch Scholarships
Two fourth-year veterinary students at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have been selected as 2024 recipients of the $75,000 Coyote Rock Ranch Scholarship from the Foundation for the Horse. Future equine practitioners Fred Holcomb and Alexandra (Bettencourt) Wethington received their scholarships on Dec. 8 during the American Association of Equine […]
Texas A&M Leads The Nation In Veterinary Licensing Pass Rates For Second Consecutive Year
For the second consecutive year, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences have carried on the legacy of Aggie veterinary excellence by achieving the highest pass rate in the United States on the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE). Like their colleagues in the DVM […]
Texas A&M Former Students Supporting A New Chapter In VMBS Veterinary Education
Judy D. ‘78 and Tim R. ‘74, ‘77 Turner employ hard work and the Aggie core values daily as they carry on their family’s ranching tradition on a 16,000-acre ranch west of San Angelo, property originally deeded to the Turner family in 1877 — just 34 years after Texas was founded. Honoring their western heritage […]
Texas A&M Veterinarians Collaborate With Rescue To Help Small Dogs
By collaborating with a dog rescue called the Pom Squad, Texas A&M’s veterinary cardiologists are providing new heart disease treatment options for dogs that are too small for traditional methods and tools. Treating heart conditions in small dog breeds — whose hearts can be as small as a person’s thumb — is a challenge that […]
Texas A&M Veterinarians Recognized For Excellence At Annual AAEP Conference
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) equine specialists Drs. Noah Cohen and Rebecca Legere were recognized for outstanding accomplishments at the 2024 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) conference in Orlando. Cohen, a University Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor, and Dr. Glen Blodgett Chair of Equine Studies in the VMBS’ Department of […]
VMBS Equine Specialist Leads The Way In Innovative Teaching, Patient Care
Veterinarian Dr. Kati Glass is revolutionizing equine medicine at Texas A&M through her endeavors in veterinary education and innovation. Only seven years into her career as a faculty member at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), Dr. Kati Glass ’09, ’12 has established herself as an international leader in equine […]
Graduate Student Earns First Doctorate in VMBS, WT Collaboration
The first West Texas A&M University (WT) student to complete his dissertation work with the Texas A&M Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) program is graduating with a doctorate this weekend. Daniel Young, a Pendleton, Indiana, native, officially will be granted his Ph.D. in agriculture after successfully defending a dissertation that involved work in both […]
Texas A&M’s VERO Campus Welcomes Anatomic Pathologist To Faculty
Dr. Kendall Langsten, an anatomic pathologist, is the newest faculty addition to the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) program in Canyon, Texas. As a clinical assistant professor in the VMBS’ Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Langsten will play a key role in introducing VERO’s 2+2 […]