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Veterinary Student Explores Career Options with VERO Tour
Jacob Willingham’s early years were spent at county fairs and major livestock shows across Texas. The Milano native started showing pigs and eventually bought a handful of sows so he could raise his own pigs. Soon, he was showing heifers and even today continues to raise cattle to sell to family friends. Not surprisingly, Willingham’s […]
Texas A&M Large Animal Surgeons Save Camel With Dislocated Hip
When Sybil the camel arrived at the Texas A&M Large Animal Hospital with a serious hip injury, very few believed that a successful surgery would be possible. Luckily, thanks to the faith of her owners and skill of her surgical team, Sybil has become one of the first camels to fully recover from a dislocated […]
Texas A&M, Uppsala Study Uncovers How Herring Adapted To Baltic Sea Light Environment
The evolutionary process that occurs when a species colonizes a new environment provides an opportunity to explore the mechanisms underlying genetic adaptation, which is essential knowledge for understanding evolution and the maintenance of biodiversity. An international team of scientists led by researchers from Texas A&M University and Uppsala University reports that a single amino acid […]
VERO Internship Introduces Student to Dairy Cattle Medicine
Asucena Ochoa’s first experiences with cattle were during her Houston high school’s agriculture classes. Now, however, after participating in Texas A&M University’s innovative Veterinary Education, Research and Outreach (VERO) Food Animal & Rural Practice Summer Internship Program, Ochoa is considering pursuing a career working in food animal production or in a rural practice that serves […]
McAllen Biomedical Sciences Program Experiences Student, Faculty Growth
Responding to regional industry needs, community planning, and student interest in the Rio Grande Valley, the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) extended its biomedical sciences (BIMS) program to the Texas A&M Higher Education Center at McAllen last fall. Now celebrating its first full year of operations, the program is experiencing […]
Texas A&M Superfund Center Partners with National Taiwan University
A memorandum of understanding between Texas A&M University and National Taiwan University will strengthen collaborations in the areas of disaster research and preparedness and provide both institutions with the opportunity to study disaster response on a global scale. Dr. Ivan Rusyn, director of the Texas A&M Superfund Research Center and University Professor at the College […]
West Texas ‘Tour’ Reaches Milestone, Introduces 100th Student To New Avenues For Veterinary Practice
As a young boy growing up in Milano, Jacob Willingham started showing pigs at county fairs. He soon was raising his own and widening his agricultural interests to include showing heifers. So, it’s not surprising that Willingham, now a third-year veterinary student at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), is […]
Teller Elected as AVMA Board of Directors Vice Chair
Dr. Lori Teller, a clinical associate professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), has been elected as vice chair of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Board of Directors. As the administrative body of the AVMA, the board of directors consists of 18 members who are responsible for supervising […]
Texas A&M Study Finds New Pathway For Potential Glioblastoma Treatment
A team led by Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) researcher Stephen Safe has discovered a new pathway that may help suppress the development of glioblastoma tumors. The Texas A&M team’s research on the AH receptor, which controls expression of a diverse set of genes, essentially contradicts what was previously […]
Ranger’s Road to Recovery
Ranger has seen a lot of change in his short life. The 2-year-old male German Shepherd was a “hand-me-down” dog passed among Texas A&M University students who cycled through a rental property. When the final Aggie could not take Ranger with him after graduation, the all-call went out in April to find Ranger a forever […]
