News Stories
Fostering a Community of Hope
CVM veterinary students give back to the Bryan/College Station community by creating a programto help local domestic abuse victims—and their pets. Years of research has made it clear that there is a strong link between animal abuse and domestic violence. According to past research by faculty members of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine […]
A Hero’s Hero
When a Houston police dog named T-Rex was given an uncommon cancer diagnosis, CVM surgical oncologist Brandan Wustefeld-Janssens stepped in to save his life and get him back on his feet. Houston Police Department Officer Paul Foster has worked with his four-legged K9 partner, a Belgian Malinois named T-Rex, for four years. “We go out […]
Rusyn-Chaired Group Evaluates Human Carcinogenic Hazards For International Cancer Research Agency
Dr. Ivan Rusyn, Texas A&M University Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), has completed service as chair of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs working group on the Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans (Volume 125): “Some Industrial Chemical Intermediates and […]
Telling ‘Tails:’ Where Veterinary Medicine and Storytelling Meet
Amy Gulick, a third-year veterinary student in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), might spend her days learning about hard-science topics such as anatomy and biochemistry, but at heart she is a self-described storyteller. “To me, every disease has a story. It has a beginning, then it has a progression, […]
Rusyn Appointed to National Board on Environmental Studies, Toxicology
Dr. Ivan Rusyn, Texas A&M University Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), has been appointed to the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST) within the Division on Earth and Life Studies of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The mission of […]
Generosity and Gingersnaps
For years, Betsy Overholser has been treating VMTH personnel with homemade baked goods; now she’s treating the hospital and the students who learn there through planned gifts. Like the delicious gingersnaps she bakes, Betsy Overholser’s personality has some extra spice to it. The wonderful blend of spicy and sweet is so predominant in Overholser (and […]
The Magic Bullet
The Small Animal Hospital treats its share of special patients, but when oncologists treated an 8-year-old Australian Labradoodle named Bullet, they found a dog with its own healing touch. Like all Aggies, Bullet’s purpose has always been to live a life of selfless service. When owner Leslie Staven received the now 8-year-old Australian Labradoodle at […]
The Honor of Caring for ‘Miss Rev’
Some may see her as just a dog, but Texas A&M’s First Lady Reveille is so much more for Aggies—and for her Aggie veterinarian. Dr. Stacy Eckman stays busy teaching veterinary students and interns, while also performing everything from routine checkups to extraordinary life-saving measures for patients as a clinical associate professor and chief medical […]
Texas A&M, Washington Launch Historic Dog Aging Project
Across the country, about 10,000 dogs of all backgrounds will be studied to see how they age and of what makes for a long, healthy dog’s life. Everyone who loves a dog wants the animal, whether pet or work companion, to enjoy as many years as possible. Learning the whys behind the length and strength […]
New Study Shows Civil Unrest in Democratic Republic of Congo Worsening Ebola Outbreak
Civil unrest may have worsened the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a new study on which Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) researcher Dr. Martial Ndeffo is an author. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of […]
