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Texas A&M University Research Aims To Improve Lyme Disease Diagnostics
Lyme disease, the fastest growing vector-borne illness in the U.S., according to the Bay Area Lyme Foundation, is challenging to diagnose and can only be treated in the early stages of infection. Once the infection spreads to the nervous and muscular systems, it is both harder to detect and less susceptible to antibiotics. Research by […]
Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine Program Receives Full Re-Accreditation By AVMA Council On Education
The Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has again received full accreditation for the next seven years by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education (COE). Dr. John R. August, the Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine, announced the accreditation to the school on Dec. 20. The […]
Texas A&M Veterinarians Save Schnauzer With Extreme Urinary Blockage
The last thing anyone wants to deal with during the holidays is a medical emergency, but when Max, a 7-year-old Schnauzer, began to have difficulty urinating on Thanksgiving day, his family began an almost week-long journey to get him the care he needed. They soon learned that Max had a serious blockage in his urinary […]
Cohen Named Glenn Blodgett Equine Chair At Texas A&M
Dr. Noah Cohen, a Texas A&M University Distinguished Professor of equine internal medicine, has been selected to hold the Glenn Blodgett Equine Chair at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS). Cohen has spent more than three decades conducting research, teaching students, and treating patients as a faculty member in the […]
Texas A&M Cardiology Team Performs Lifesaving Surgery For Puppy
Irene Gamboa has loved dogs for as long as she can remember, so much so that her social media friends are almost exclusively dogs and puppies. Yet she didn’t have a dog of her own until fate intervened. What started as a Target run to visit her son who works at the big-box store in […]
Miller Begins Appointment As Stevenson Center Director, Continues Center’s Legacy
Dr. Sam Miller ‘91 begins his workday living an Aggie dream. As he passes through the front door of his office, Reveille IX greets him with an air of excitement fit for a retired queen of Aggieland. In September, Miller assumed the role of director of the Stevenson Companion Animal Life-Care Center, a facility on […]
Crouch Returns To VMBS As Assistant Dean For Admissions, Director For DEI
Dr. Elizabeth Crouch has been named the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) assistant dean for professional program admissions, a new position created to support enrollment for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program. Crouch now also serves as the VMBS’ director for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), a position that […]
Texas A&M Student Surgical Program Provides Kitten With Lifesaving Eye Surgery
Life as a stray kitten is hard, and Gwennie knows this better than most. In her first eight weeks of life, the calico domestic shorthair had already caught a virus that damaged her eyes and left her essentially blind. Fortunately, Gwennie was not on the streets for long and, once rescued, her owner and her […]
VMBS Launches Underserved Communities Internship To Expand Access To Veterinary Medicine
One out of every four American households with pets experiences barriers to veterinary care, according to a report by the Access to Veterinary Care Coalition. The Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) seeks to change that through a variety of outreach initiatives, including a new internship program focused on reaching underserved […]
Texas A&M Superfund Center Receives NIH Funding Renewal To Continue Research on Climate Change, Health
The Texas A&M University Superfund Research Center, housed within the School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), has received a five-year renewal of its funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Since its launch in 2017, the Superfund Center has focused on understanding […]
