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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 […]
Dr. Noah Cohen recognized with equine research award
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. Noah Cohen, Professor of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), has been recognized as the recipient of the 2008 Schering-Plough Animal Health Applied Equine Research Award at the 10th World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) congress in Moscow, Russia. Cohen received […]
New hope for breast cancer research from unlikely source
COLLEGE STATION, TX – There’s new hope for breast cancer research, and it’s coming from a very unlikely place. Researchers at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences recently published articles in the journals Molecular and Cellular Biology and Carcinogenesis which indicate that a protein long suspected to play a role […]
Davidson Brings Big Ideas to Large Animal Clinical Staff at Texas A&M CVM
COLLEGE STATION, TX – It’s been called the toughest job you will ever love, and yet in spite of the many rewards, there remains a national shortage of rural veterinarians. Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine Biomedical Sciences is committed to spreading the word to current and prospective veterinary medical students about the […]
Custom Saddle Auction Benefits Equine Reproduction
COLLEGE STATION, TX – No good deed goes unrecognized, and the veterinarians serving in the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences equine reproduction program have definitely found that to hold true. After helping one of his mares, Ralph Gray wanted to show his appreciation to the clinicians at the CVM in a […]
Scientists discover closest living relative to primates
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Researchers at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, in collaboration with scientists representing institutions around the world, have discovered the closest living relative to primates after completing a multispecies genomic comparison within the superordinal group Euarchonta, which includes Primates, Dermoptera (colugos) and Scandentia (treeshrews). Their findings were […]
Dr. Gerald Parker Addresses CVM Faculty/Staff
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Lessons lived and lessons learned. The disasters that struck the heart of this nation, the World Trade Center collapse and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, demonstrated the urgent need for a coordinated response to public health emergencies. As the world continues to shrink, this response must also include protection and prevention from […]
Dr. Garry Adams Named Associate Dean for Homeland Security
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. Garry Adams of the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) has been named to the National Research Council’s Biodefense Standing Committee for the Department of Defense. This committee is charged with overseeing the science performed on behalf of homeland security by analyzing and reviewing current, […]
A&M Toxicologist Serves on National Pet Food Commission
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Making sure pets are healthy and safe is an important part of the mission of Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, and leading experts in toxicology on faculty, it was no surprise that the college would be called upon to assist in the response to the pet […]
