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A&M Researcher Receives Grant from the American Heart Association
The human body has the amazing ability to respond to disease and trauma by growing new blood vessels that in turn supply injured or diseased tissues with increased amounts of oxygen and nutrients. In some cases, such as with cancer, malignant cells can actually “hijack” this process and force the growth of new blood vessels […]
Texas A&M Professor Delivers 2011 Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture to Equine Practitioners
Cohen, an expert in epidemiology and equine infectious disease, has presented numerous lectures nationally and internationally on applying principles of epidemiology, the branch of medical science concerned with the occurrence, transmission, and control of diseases, to specific areas of equine practice, including racing injuries, gastrointestinal disease, evidence-based medicine, and infectious disease. “When most practitioners think […]
Texas A&M and Iowa State Veterinary Medicine Have No “Beef” With Taking the Pigskin From the Gridiron to the Grill
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – In recognition of the final time that the Texas A&M Aggies and the Iowa State Cyclones will meet on the football field as conference rivals, Dean Eleanor Green, the Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, and Dr. Lisa […]
Researchers Greatly Improve Evolutionary Tree of Life for Mammals
International team, led by Texas A&M and UC Riverside, provides robust molecular phylogeny for mammalian families. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS -An international research team led by researchers at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) and University of California, Riverside (UCR) has released for the first time a large and robust […]
SCAVMA World Rabies Day Clinic and St. Francis Fest
The Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (CVM) is organizing a low cost vaccination clinic on Oct. 1, 2011 in honor of World Rabies Day. The event will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Saint Francis Church located […]
CVM’s SCAAFP Attends Annual Charity Cat Show
The Texas A&M veterinary students staffed a booth throughout the show where they answered questions about the college’s various programs in feline medicine and discussed careers in veterinary medicine with aspiring veterinarians and their parents. In addition to the veterinary student’s contribution, this year the department of small animal clinical sciences and the development office […]
Veterinary Emergency Team Responds to Injured Animals In Bastrop – Update
As more area becomes accessible to responders in Bastrop County, the number of animals arriving at the Veterinary Emergency Team triage center continues to increase. Beginning last night and continuing this morning, VET members are working to expand the size of their operational base to accommodate the animals that are brought in by animal control […]
*Update* Veterinary Emergency Team Responds to Injured Animals In Bastrop
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – After an initial assessment yesterday with Texas Animal Health Commission officials, members of the Veterinary Emergency Team returned to Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences to bring in additional personnel and equipment to respond to the urgent needs of animal injuries in the wake of the Bastrop wildfire. […]
Veterinary Emergency Team Deploys to Bastrop Wildfires
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – At the request of Texas Task Force-1 (TTF-1), a component of the Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) has deployed to the Bastrop wildfires Wednesday morning. Drs. Lisa Howe and Philippa Sprake; veterinary technicians Dana Whitaker, Karin Ponder and Lessa Block; […]
Janecka’s Efforts to Save the Ocelot Population in Texas
The ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), native to Texas, Mexico, Central America, and South America, is similar in appearance to a domestic cat, but slightly larger and with a beautiful coat comparable to that of the leopard or jaguar. During the 20th century, people precipitated the ocelot’s decline in Texas by colonizing and removing their dense thorn-shrub […]
