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Exploring Opportunities in the Texas Panhandle
Growing up in Jamaica, Orville Tucker was surrounded by neighbors whose farms included goats, cows, chickens, dogs, and cats. A boyhood spent in close proximity to a wide variety of animals inspired Tucker’s decision to become a veterinarian. “I always wanted to help animals since I was 12 years old,” he said. “I figured that […]
Eight Texas A&M Veterinary Students Wrap Summer Internships In West Texas
Growing up in Houston, Asucena Ochoa ’17 had few opportunities outside of her high school agriculture classes to be around livestock. Now thanks to the innovative Veterinary Education, Research and Outreach (VERO) program, a partnership between Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) and West Texas A&M University (WTAMU), Ochoa and […]
Honoring Michelle
Inspired by her late daughter-in-law’s lifetime of generosity, Linda Holsey has endowed the Michelle Lynn Holsey Scholarship in Biomedical Sciences to provide financial assistance to a student who plans to pursue a medical degree. When Michelle Lynn Holsey was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer in 2003, she told her family that she wouldn’t let the […]
CVM Experts To Train M.D. Anderson Histotechnology Students Through New Internship Program
Next summer, students participating in the histotechnology program at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center’s School of Health Professions will have the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) gaining hands-on experience and learning from experts in the CVM’s Histology Service Laboratory. As […]
A Brighter Future for Sadie
Wearing her Doggles sunglasses, Sadie projects a jet pilot’s intensity as she plays outdoors at her Brenham home. More importantly, the eyewear is a critical part of a treatment plan prescribed by Texas A&M University’s Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital to protect the German Shepherd’s eyesight from further damage caused by pannus. This chronic inflammatory condition, […]
The Magic of Horses
Texas A&M’s Equine Therapy Program is changing the lives of veterans and people with disabilities. Story by Jeannie Ralston, Spirit Magazine, Texas A&M Foundation The Courtney Cares program makes all the difference for 9-year-old Wyatt Branum (pictured to the right), who was born with Down Syndrome. In four years of riding, he’s made tremendous progress mentally and […]
Dedicated to Giving
The conference room in the CVM’s VIDI Building that was designated in honor of Cathy and Patrick Breen carries forward a family tradition of philanthropy and the hope that those who utilize the room will one day also follow their lead. Story by Megan Myers Dr. Patrick “Doc” Breen and his wife Cathy have devoted their lives […]
A Vision of the Future
By incorporating technology into his clinical, research, and teaching efforts, Dr. Cristobal Navas works to expand both future and current veterinarians’ understanding of issues related to equine internal medicine and education. Story by Dr. Megan Palsa Dr. Cristobal Navas is a clinical assistant professor in equine internal medicine and ultrasound at the Texas A&M University Large Animal […]
CVM Collaborates on ‘One Health’ Disease Outbreak Simulation Course
Texas A&M University, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB), and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley recently collaborated on a three-week summer disease outbreak simulation course to provide students with a “One Health” view of vector-borne diseases. At Texas A&M, the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), the Bush […]
Chiu Appointed to National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors
Dr. Weihsueh Chiu, a professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), was appointed to the National Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors this spring. This federal board serves as an advisory committee to the NTP and evaluates the scientific merit of NTP intramural and […]
