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Newcomer Puts Nearly Two Decades Of Dairy Management Experience To Work For VERO, Texas Panhandle
Large animal medicine is not a path for the faint of heart, requiring long days outside, a healthy respect for the physical power of livestock, a delicate understanding of rural communities, and, oftentimes, a strong stomach. Luckily, Dr. Benjamin Newcomer, a clinical associate professor with the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ […]
From Africa To Texas: A Holistic View Of Wildlife Conservation
“Nothing prepared me for the first time we were riding in the back of a truck and they pulled up in a field and said, ‘All right, the animal is down; go in and get it,’” said Emma Haschke, reflecting on her study abroad trip to Africa. “We would just hop off of the truck […]
CVMBS Researchers Develop State-Level COVID-19 Response Model
A team of researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) and the Texas A&M School of Public Health (SPH) has developed a model that predicts at a state-level the non-pharmaceutical intervention needs of states to mitigate risk and contain COVID-19 as they reopen. This transmission dynamic model—which evaluates the […]
CVMBS Student Named Among Four Prestigious USDA Fellowship Recipients
Colette Nickodem, a second-year Ph.D. student in biomedical sciences at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS), is a recipient of the first United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Graduate Student Food Safety Fellowship. The fellowship, established […]
Biomedical Sciences Program In McAllen Prepares For Continued Growth
The students wear maroon, say ‘Howdy,’ watch the Aggie football games, and even leave pennies on a campus landmark for good luck. So, in some ways, the biomedical sciences (BIMS) students at the Texas A&M Higher Education Center in McAllen aren’t all that different from the ones in College Station. After all, one of the […]
Texas A&M Lion Genetics Study Uncovers Major Consequences Of Habitat Fragmentation
Over the course of only a century, humanity has made an observable impact on the genetic diversity of the lion population. That’s the conclusion of a recently published study in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution by Drs. Caitlin Curry and James Derr, from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS). […]
VET Returns Home From Month-Long California Deployment
The Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) and agents from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension returned home on Saturday after a month-long deployment to Butte County, California, where the team cared for more than 500 animals displaced by the ongoing wildfires. The animals were spread across three shelter locations, each with a variety of medical […]
Texas A&M Students Participate In 2020 Veterinary Entrepreneurship Academy
While many students are drawn to veterinary medicine because of their love for animals, those who take the time to explore the field are often impressed by the expanding world of veterinary entrepreneurship. The Veterinary Entrepreneurship Academy (VEA) was designed to expose students to those opportunities through a 10-week summer program that combines virtual classroom […]
CVMBS Professors Named EDGES Fellows For High-Impact Contributions
Drs. Gregory Johnson and William Murphy, both professors in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS), have been named Chancellor Enhancing Development and Generating Excellence in Scholarship (EDGES) Fellows by The Texas A&M University System. Launched in 2019, EDGES Fellowships were developed with […]
Two VERO Faculty Hires Expand Texas A&M’s Veterinary Missions In Texas Panhandle
CANYON, Oct. 5, 2020 — The Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) program, a partnership between the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) and West Texas A&M University (WT), has hired two new faculty to bring their extensive experience in the field and in the classroom to the students, veterinarians, livestock […]
