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Biomedical Science and Cisco Junior College Partnership

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

West Nile Encephalitis

College Station, TX – Texans living near water are accustomed to annual warnings about St. Louis encephalitis. Now, they are warned of a new virus sure to make its way into the state. West Nile encephalitis, first detected in New York in the fall of 1999, has recently spread from the east coast to Louisiana […]

Stevenson Companion Animal Life-Care Center Expansion

College Station, TX – The pets and student residents who live at The Stevenson Companion Animal Life-Care Center will soon have more room for stretching their 106 legs. The center, at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, will break ground on a new addition in the summer of 2002 to make room for […]

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 […]