News Stories
Feeling the Heat
Dr. Deb Zoran uses her work with Texas A&M Task Force urban search and rescue dogs to study how different breeds have unique temperature ranges and how that impacts their ability to save lives. They are, perhaps, among the unsung heroes of the rescue world. The canine members of the Texas A&M Task Force (TX-TF) […]
Hamer Lab Researcher Receives Campus-Wide Mentoring Award
Alyssa Meyers, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research associate in the Sarah A. Hamer Laboratory at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), has been awarded the 2019 Ethel Ashworth-Tsutsui Memorial Award for Mentoring by the Texas A&M organization Women in Science and Engineering (WISE). This annual award recognizes women on campus who […]
Werner the Wonder Dog
Texas A&M University veterinarians collaborate to successfully operate on a “double doodle” with a rare tumor. When Andrea Streicher saw the photos of the curly-haired, golden puppies a friend had sent her, it was love at first sight. Her day had started off with a series of unfortunate events—including a flat tire—but there in front of […]
Texas A&M System Partnership Announces Update To Veterinary Program In Texas Panhandle
Additional funding will support the increased faculty needed for VERO’s 2+2 program CANYON, Jan. 28, 2020—Officials from The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) announced on Jan. 28 a $5 million commitment to the developing 2+2 veterinary program through the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Veterinary Education, Research & Outreach (VERO) […]
ImmersED
Faculty and staff at the Texas A&M Center for Educational Technologies work to enhance the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine curriculum through active-learning activities that draw from actual Small Animal Hospital cases. More than 140 Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students sit in groups in a […]
AAVMC Names Dean Eleanor Green Recipient of 2020 Billy E. Hooper Award
Washington, D.C., January 27, 2020 – The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) has named Dr. Eleanor Green, the Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University (TAMU), as the recipient of the 2020 AAVMC Billy E Hooper Award for Distinguished Service. The award is sponsored this year by the Stanton […]
CVM Global One Health Expert Discusses Coronavirus Outbreak
The spread of 2019-nCoV, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, from China to at least 11 countries, to date, including the United States, has led the disease and its growing impacts to become a trending topic in both the news and conversation. Dr. Gerald Parker, the associate dean for Global One Health at the Texas […]
Blazing New Trails
Dr. Lori Teller explores the endless applications of telemedicine in the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) as the first university-based veterinary telehealth expert. Dr. Lori Teller says telehealth—connecting veterinarians and clients electronically so that care can be provided without the time and expense of travel—is a game-changer, and Texas A&M once again is […]
Texas A&M Superfund Center to Host ‘Plan Ahead, Be Prepared’ Event
In conjunction with Texas A&M’s Disaster Week 2020, the Texas A&M Superfund Research Center will bring together members of the emergency response community to share with students, faculty, and staff valuable tips on planning ahead. “Plan Ahead Be Prepared” will be held on Feb. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kyle Field […]
An Unbreakable Bond
Dr. William McCain and Brenda Bridges are paying tribute to their beloved Jetty — and her teddy — with an endowed residency at the Texas A&M Small Animal Hospital. Jetty Bridges is a legacy. As a frequent visitor of the Texas A&M Small Animal Hospital (SAH), Jetty was known as the sweet black lab who […]
