News Stories

ASPCA Awards Grant in Support of Brazos Feral Cat Allies To Texas Agricultural Experiment Station/College of Veterinary Medicine

College Station, Texas – In support of the Brazos Feral Cat Allies (BFCA), the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station (TAES) and the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University have been awarded a Partners in Caring grant by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital works […]

Wiseman-Lewie-Worth Chair in Cardiology

College Station, TX – Dr. H. Richard Adams, Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, is pleased to announce that Dr. Glen A. Laine has been appointed the first Wiseman – Lewie – Worth Chair in Cardiology. Laine holds professorships at both the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University and […]

Dr. E. Dean Gage Appointed to Charles H. and Mildred Kruse Bridges Endowed Chair in Veterinary Medical Education

College Station, TX – Dr. H. Richard Adams, Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, is pleased to announce that Dr. E. Dean Gage has been appointed to the Charles H. and Mildred Kruse Bridges Endowed Chair in Veterinary Medical Education. The chair is believed to be the first chair in North […]

Biomedical Science and Tyler Junior College Partnership

College Station, Texas – The Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Tyler Junior College of Tyler, Texas have signed an agreement to facilitate the admission and academic transfer of students from Tyler Junior College into the Biomedical Science Program at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. As Tyler Junior College students progress […]

Aggie PACT to Bring More Science Teachers to Texas Schools

College Station, TX – The College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University celebrated the official kick-off of the Aggie Program of Accelerated Certification for Teaching (PACT) with a luncheon, hosted by the College’s Department of Biomedical Science, the College of Science, the College of Education and the College of Agriculture and Life Science’s Department of […]

Tom & Joan Read Chair in Veterinary Surgery

Dr. H. Richard Adams, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University, is pleased to announce that Dr. Theresa W. Fossum has been appointed the first Tom and Joan Read Chair in Veterinary Surgery. Described as “driven” by her colleagues, and “compassionate” by the clients who entrust their animals to her care, […]

Associate Director of Biomedical Science Program Retires After 32 Years with College of Veterinary Medicine

After 32 years with the College of Veterinary Medicine, Associate Director of Biomedical Science, Mr. Lyndon Kurtz, was honored by friends and colleagues at a retirement reception held at the college on February 5, 2002. Kurtz served as an administrative assistant in the dean’s office from 1969 to 1979 and then as Assistant to the […]

Doctors Perform First Successful Heart Bypass at the College of Veterinary Medicine

College Station – In a collaborative effort, veterinarians and human health professionals worked together to perform the first successful heart bypass surgery at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University. On Saturday, October 20, Dr. Theresa W. Fossum, Professor of Surgery and Endowed Chair and Dr. David Nelson, Clinical Assistant Professor from the College […]

First Academic Institution to Clone Three Species

COLLEGE STATION – Researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University have cloned a litter of pigs, becoming the first academic institution in the world to have cloned three different animal species. Texas A&M researchers have successfully cloned cattle, goats and most recently pigs and are aggressively working to clone dogs, cats, […]

ECR Grant Funding

The College of Veterinary Medicine awarded the Educational and Communications Resources (ECR) department a $367,000 grant for technological advancements throughout the college. “The funds will help us to deal with the frequent bottleneck experienced with increased traffic,” said Dr. Jim Snell, information systems manager. In previous years, the ECR used cabling that allowed 72 computers […]