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VMBS Researcher Elected To National Academy Of Sciences
Dr. William Murphy’s groundbreaking research on mammalian evolution and cat genomics earns one of science’s highest honors. A professor in the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Dr. William Murphy — the James E. Womack University Professor of Genetics in the […]
Rising Mercury Levels May Contribute To Declining Steller Sea Lion Populations; International Research Team Investigates
A team of researchers from Texas A&M University and beyond has made a surprising discovery about rising mercury levels in Steller sea lion pups that may have detrimental effects on the endangered species. The team’s decade-long effort to study mercury in Steller sea lions in the Aleutian Islands — the strip of islands stretching between […]
Betting On Parlay: Puppy Overcomes Tetanus With Help From Texas A&M Veterinarians
Parlay, a black Labrador retriever, was named after a gambling term that refers to a series of bets. When the little lab was diagnosed with tetanus — a serious disease of the nervous system caused by a toxin-producing bacteria — his name took on a new meaning as his veterinary team at the Texas A&M […]
Texas A&M VET Part Of Team Honored For Service To Border Community
The Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) was part of a collaborative effort by Texas A&M University to support border health that has received the 2024 Excellence in Interprofessional Education Collaboration Award. Awarded by the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Foundation for the Advancement of Public Health and the Interprofessional Education Collaborative, the […]
Texas A&M Avian Health Center Receives Donation Supporting Nutrition Research
The Texas A&M Schubot Center for Avian Health has received a $250,000 donation from Harrison’s Bird Foods to advance avian health research, with a focus on nutrition, and allow the center to hire a postdoctoral researcher to help lead projects. The new research to be conducted by the Schubot Center will determine how different diets […]
How Important Is Breed To Your Dog’s Health? New Dog Aging Project Study Offers Surprising Findings
Some of the most common reasons owners take their dogs to the vet have little or nothing to do with breed. Many people assume that purebred dogs are more prone to disease than mixed-breed dogs, but a new study by the Dog Aging Project and led by researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary […]
Texas A&M Student Ready To Embrace The Full Spectrum Of Animal Care
Over the course of four years as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) student at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), Amiri Fowler Cadena has been guided by a thirst for knowledge and desire to discover opportunities within the field of veterinary medicine. While her veterinary journey has included ups […]
Texas A&M Graduates Support Future Aggie Veterinarians, Entrepreneurs
Pam ‘75 and Larry ‘73 Little have funded some of the largest scholarships in the history of both the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and Mays Business School with a $4 million donation made through the Texas A&M Foundation (TAMF). The scholarships will support both future Aggie veterinarians and future […]
VMBS Researcher Noah Cohen Awarded 2023 American Association For The Advancement Of Science Fellowship
Dr. Noah Cohen — Texas A&M University Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor of Large Animal Internal Medicine, and Dr. Glen Blodgett Chair of Equine Studies in the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) — is one of 502 individuals elected to the 2023 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science […]
The Violinist Veterinarian: Texas A&M Veterinary Student Combines Passions For Music, Animals
Between music and medicine, violinist and Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) fourth-year veterinary student Doug Ferry has always done more than just measure up. While growing up on a ranch in the small town of Corinne, Utah, Ferry and his six siblings were expected to learn a musical instrument. It […]
