News Stories
Bidding Opens for Texas A&M CVM’s First Ever Legends Premier Stallion Season Auction
COLLEGE STATION, TX – The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences has announced that bidder registration is now open for the first ever Legends Premier Stallion Season Auction at the Legends Auction website. This online auction of stallion seasons will directly benefit the continued research into improving the reproductive performance of the […]
Don’t Forget Your Four-Legged Friends
COLLEGE STATION, TX -As Hurricane Ike sets its eye on the Texas Coast, thousands of coastal residents are going to be mandated to evacuate their homes. Fortunately for them, new mandates allow them to bring their pets. In the aftermath of Katrina, it was discovered that many of those who suffered the greatest losses were […]
Extensive American Bison DNA Collection to be Archived
Few wildlife species stir our emotions and reach the iconic status of the American bison, and for generations this species has symbolized the strength and sprit of the American west. From its rapid demise over 100 years ago when animal numbers fell from millions to just a few hundred survivors, to the spectacular recovery that […]
Cassandra Scott Memorial Scholarship established
On July 27, 2008, the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences lost one of our own when Cassandra Scott was killed in a car accident. Scott was committed to her veterinary medical education and was very active in many organizations within the college. She was passionate about orthopedics, her friends, and […]
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Renews Agreement with Austin Community College
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Administrators from Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences renewed a “2 + 2” articulation agreement with Austin Community College, providing a pathway for students in Central Texas to make their way to Texas A&M University. “We are proud to partner with other educational institutions in our state […]
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Forms Agreement with Midland College
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Administrators from Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences entered into a “2 + 2” articulation agreement with Midland College, paving the way for students in West Texas to make their way to Texas A&M University. “We are proud to partner with other educational institutions in our state […]
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine Mourns Loss of Cardiovascular Pioneer
COLLEGE STATION, TX – There has been no bigger contributor to the battle against heart disease than Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, cardiovascular surgeon and medical pioneer. Although upon his death Friday evening he will no longer be found in the surgical suites of the Texas Medical Center, his name and his passion for saving lives […]
Dr. Kent Carter inducted into International Equine Veterinarians Hall of Fame
COLLEGE STATION, TX – G. Kent Carter, DVM, MS, was recently inducted into the International Equine Veterinarians Hall of Fame as the 2008 college and industry veterinarian, as well as the International Horseshoeing Hall Of Fame. Dr. Carter is a Diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine, […]
Crouch Named Director of Texas A&M Biomedical Sciences Program
It’s the largest undergraduate degree-granting program at one of Texas’ largest universities, and now the Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) program at Texas A&M University will be led by a woman for the first time in it’s 30-year history. Dr. Elizabeth Merriam Crouch has been promoted to be the fourth Director of Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M. […]
Dr. Dickson D. Varner Honored as the Frank J. Milne Lecturer
COLLEGE STATION, TX -Dr. Dickson Varner DVM, MS, DACT, was honored by being selected as the presenter of the 2007 Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture at the 53rd Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners in Orlando, Fla. on December 3, 2007. The Frank J. Milne State-of the-Art Lecture showcases and honors a […]
