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New Texas A&M VERO Faculty Member Brings Passion For Rural Medicine, Mentoring Students

Dr. Audra Jones, a clinical assistant professor and experienced rural veterinary practitioner, has joined the faculty at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) campus in Canyon. For her new position in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Jones will play a vital role […]

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Texas A&M Veterinarians Help Tiny Kitten Get Her Voice Back

Veterinary experts used an advanced surgery and collaborative care to restore a young cat’s jaw function and quality of life. From the moment her stray family was found, Skittles, a 6-month-old tabby, was no ordinary kitten. Unlike her siblings, she was noticeably smaller and struggled to eat because of what appeared to be a serious […]

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$1.6M NIH Grant Supports Texas A&M Research To Improve Fracture Healing For People With Obesity

More than 100 million people in the United States have obesity, a condition linked with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, strokes, and nerve damage. Among the states with the most obesity cases, Texas ranks No. 10. With prevalence of the disease expected to rise by 2050 — when one-third of children and adolescents are expected to be […]

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Texas A&M Researchers Study Diet’s Impact On Salmonella Prevalence In Cattle

Salmonella is one of the leading causes of foodborne illnesses in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and can spread to people from a variety of foods, including beef. Understanding how and why cattle become infected with Salmonella is an important part of fighting this major public health concern. […]

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Aspiring Aggie Supports Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team

For Kamryn Balfour, an 11-year-old from Houston, the recent flooding in Central Texas hits close to home. During the floods, Kamryn was at a summer camp 19 miles away from Camp Mystic, where several young girls lost their lives.  Wanting to support those impacted by the flood — and as a Texas A&M fan and compassionate […]

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Donor Honors Aggie Son With Gift Benefitting Texas A&M’s Clark Hospital

Priscilla “Prissy” Abshier Sliva knows that a love for animals can be a force for good. After losing her son — who was a devoted dog lover and lifelong Texas A&M fan — she adopted his mission of “giving back to make a difference.” “My son always hoped to make a difference in whatever he […]

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Texas A&M Donors Honor Aggie Veterinarian With Comfort Room In New Hospital

Houstonians Rob and MaryEllen Kimbrough are dedicating a comfort room in Texas A&M University’s Linda & Dennis Clark ’68 Small Animal Teaching Hospital in honor of their longtime veterinarian, Dr. Sam Miller ’91, and the compassionate care he showed to the couple’s beloved Labrador retrievers throughout their lives. The Sam G. Miller, DVM ’91 Comfort Room […]

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VERO Faculty Member Appointed Interim Associate Dean For Canyon Campus

Dr. Michael Kleinhenz, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Large Animal Clinical Sciences, has been appointed interim associate dean for administration at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) campus in Canyon. Kleinhenz, who joined the VERO faculty in 2023, will serve […]

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Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team Completes Mission In Central Texas Deployment

The Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) has returned home to Bryan-College Station following a 23-day deployment caring for search and rescue dogs working along the Guadalupe River. During this time, the working dogs succeeded in locating all but two of the 160 people initially declared missing. Over the course of the deployment — which […]

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Augusts Support Future Of Feline Medicine At Clark Hospital

Dr. John R. August, the Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University, and wife Janet are leading by example and supporting the future of feline medicine through a donation to the Linda & Dennis Clark ’68 Small Animal Teaching Hospital. A cat lover through-and-through, Dr. John R. August dedicated his career […]

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