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CVM To Hold Virtual Graduation For Veterinary Class Of 2020
Students in Texas A&M’s Veterinary Class of 2020 represent a couple of milestones for the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM). Not only will the students slated to graduate May 6 be the 100th class of Aggie veterinarians, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they will earn the distinction of being the first […]
The Sky’s The Limit
Jillian Villalva has always been fascinated with birds. “As a kid, my parents would lose me when we were walking places because I would see some bird and want to follow it to figure out what it was doing,” said the fourth-year veterinary student. Growing up in Portland, Oregon, the force that drew her to […]
Taking The Bull By The Horns
Unlike with many of his peers, veterinary medicine wasn’t Timothy Turner’s first career choice. “I wanted to be an astronaut first, but when I was 10, I was fishing with my grandpa, and we found a big piece of metal in Lake Nacogdoches,” he said. “We started asking around to find out what it could […]
Texas A&M VMTH Curbside Admission, Discharge Update
In an effort to better serve patients, the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) has adjusted its curbside admissions process for its Small and Large Animal Hospitals, effective April 20. Small Animal Curbside admission and discharge processes continue at the Small Animal Hospital (SAH); however, clients […]
DVM Class Of 2020 President Reflects On Leadership Role At CVM
Taylor Adams, the president of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Class of 2020, is interested in the behind-the-scenes work that leadership requires. Adams had a great impact within the CVM, where the Dallas native endeavored to include as many different students and backgrounds as […]
CVM Researcher Fights Antibiotic Resistance, Improves Foal Health
Dr. Noah Cohen, the Patsy Link Chair in Equine Research at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), has identified an alternative treatment for foal pneumonia that avoids the use of often over-prescribed antibiotics. In research funded by the Morris Animal Foundation, Cohen and collaborators found that gallium maltolate (GaM), a […]
Texas A&M CVM’s 2+2 Veterinary Program Receives AVMA Approval
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) completed a pivotal step in the development of its 2+2 veterinary program on April 13, when the college received official program approval from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education (COE). With this approval, the CVM has permission to implement the 2+2 […]
CVM Study Reveals Potential Health Benefits Of Coconut Oil
Many so-called “super-food” fads come and go before the scientific community has a chance to study them, but new research suggests that one recent trend—coconut oil—may mitigate the features of metabolic syndrome. Dr. Annie Newell-Fugate, an assistant professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Physiology and […]
Texas A&M CVM Pioneers Use Of Telemedicine To Prioritize Safety, First-Rate Care
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated social distancing measures have severely disrupted the way people are living on a global scale. But as a leader in innovation and veterinary telemedicine, the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) is uniquely situated to continue providing unparalleled care to its […]
VMTH Offers Little ‘Birdie’ Second Chance At A New Life
In the months following the death of Dr. Erin Wood’s beloved 16-year-old cat Lita, Wood found comfort in the song “Blackbird” by The Beatles. “I love that song, and I felt so broken after Lita died; the song lyrics—especially the line ‘Take these broken wings and learn to fly’—had been running through my head,” said […]
