News Stories
CVM Doctoral Programs Strive To Enhance Diversity In Biomedical Sciences
Two graduate programs housed within the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) will take part in the new campus-wide Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) to increase recruitment and retention of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) students from underrepresented populations. The initiative, created to enhance diversity in biomedical sciences, is supported by […]
A Heart of Gold
Since making her first contribution to the Small Animal Hospital in honor of an Aggie veterinarian, Janel Griffey has decided to help other pets receive the same quality of care her dogs have received by establishing Emma’s Fund. Janel Griffey is not an Aggie, but Texas A&M has her heart. Her connection to the university […]
CVM Faculty Members Awarded Inaugural Provost Academic Professional Track Teaching Excellence Awards
The Texas A&M Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) awarded two Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) faculty members with the inaugural Provost Academic Professional Track Teaching Excellence Awards. Dr. Virginia Fajt, clinical professor, and Dr. Shannon Washburn, clinical associate professor, both from the CVM’s Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology (VTPP), were […]
Texas A&M Says Goodbye to CC, World’s First Cloned Cat
CC, the world’s first cloned cat, has passed away at the age of 18, after being diagnosed with kidney failure. CC, short for Copy Cat, passed away on March 3 in College Station, the same place where her life began as a result of groundbreaking cloning work done by Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine […]
A Canine Connection
Through her Dogs Helping Dogs laboratory, Dr. Unity Jeffery studies common canine diseases to improve veterinary care in the future. If you ask for Dr. Jeffery at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), you’ll need to be more specific. Dr. Nick Jeffery and Dr. Unity Jeffery are a husband-and-wife team […]
Texas A&M Foundation Honors Presnal with Partner in Philanthropy Award
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS—The Texas A&M Foundation has selected Dr. Henry L. “Sonny” Presnal ’57, longtime director of the Stevenson Companion Animal Life-Care Center in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), as a recipient of its 2020 Partner in Philanthropy Award. Presnal received the award for his lifelong devotion to Texas […]
Learning in the Lab
The Texas A&M Gastrointestinal Laboratory has provided veterinary student Marshal Covin with opportunities to explore and expand upon his classroom studies. Marshal Covin, a second-year veterinary student at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), never expected a simple “howdy” to lead to countless opportunities for advancing his veterinary career. But […]
Texas A&M To Host Fourth Annual Veterinary Innovation Summit
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) and the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) invite members of the veterinary medicine community and emerging technology enthusiasts, alike, to the fourth annual Veterinary Innovation Summit (VIS), April 3-5 in College Station. VIS offers attendees a range of breakout workshops and TED-style presentations during which […]
CVM Researcher Recognized on National List of Inspiring Black Scientists
Dr. Yava Jones-Hall, an associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (VTPB) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), is leading in the field of veterinary medicine as the only veterinarian selected for CrossTalk’s list of 100 inspiring black scientists in America. CrossTalk is the official blog of Cell […]
Lynx Finds Fur-ever Home at Texas A&M Wildlife Center
As the newest exotic animal resident of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Winnie Carter Wildlife Center, Kisa the lynx has found the purr-fect place to call home. The 11-year-old Eurasian lynx came to Texas A&M’s Wildlife Center in February from a conservation breeding facility in Arkansas. Because Kisa (киса, […]
