News Stories
Texas A&M CVM Food Animal Tour is a ‘Production’
In 2008, Dr. Virginia Fajt, clinical associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology (VTPP) in the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), came up with a brilliant idea. Collaborating with veterinary faculty Drs. Dan Posey, Jeff Musser, and Floren “Buddy” Faries, Fajt devised a concept that would […]
Texas A&M, MD Anderson Clinical Trial Helps Dogs, People
Look at Sadie Watson and you may not guess she has much in common with anyone at MD Anderson. After all, Sadie is a 9-year-old French bulldog and beloved family pet. But she’s also facing the same diagnosis as many patients in MD Anderson’s Brain and Spine Center: a brain tumor called a glioma. Sadie’s […]
Dr. Ashley Saunders Adds New Dimension to Cardiology Prep, Training
Anyone who has ever seen an ultrasound knows how difficult the images can be to interpret. Many soon-to-be parents have squinted at an ultrasound of their unborn child, asking the doctor, “What is it? That there?” This situation is also a reality for many veterinary students. When students learn to interpret images of an ultrasound […]
Texas A&M Veterinary Hospital Implements New Client-Communication App
For many, pets are significant members of the family, so when our furry friends are in need of serious medical attention, the treatment process can be stressful. Now, Texas A&M University’s Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) is working to make that process a bit “EASE-ier” with the introduction of a new mobile application that will […]
Dr. Sarah Hamer Protects Human, Animal Lives Through Kissing Bugs Project
Stumbling across an unidentified large black bug in your house may make you feel panicked or even curious. Should you smash it with a nearby shoe? Or scoop it up in a cup and release it outside? If that insect happens to be a kissing bug, you have another option-send it to Dr. Sarah Hamer […]
Texas A&M’s Andersson, Research Team Observe New Species Among Darwin’s Finches
A team of scientists including Texas A&M University and Uppsala University professor Leif Andersson has discovered the origin of a new species of finch living among Darwin’s finches in the Galápagos archipelago. Published on Thursday, Nov. 23, in the journal Science, their study reports that the new lineage was formed by the hybridization of two […]
Dr. Kate Creevy: Research, In Dog Years
Aging is a universal experience, shared by both humans and animals. But many mysteries still surround the aging process. Now, the collaborative Dog Aging Project between the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), the University of Washington, and other colleges and organizations is set to chip away at these mysteries to […]
Dr. Sonya Gordon: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
What is music to Dr. Sonya Gordon‘s ears? Hearing the “lub-dub, lub-dub” from a healthy canine heart. Through her research, Gordon tackles some of the important questions in veterinary cardiology, all so she and other veterinarians can hear the beating of their patients’ hearts for a longer time. Gordon’s work in the Department of Small […]
Innovation Summit: A Game Changer
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) and the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) welcomed game-changers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and visionaries to the Veterinary Innovation Summit (VIS) in late spring 2017. At the event, veterinary and non-veterinary entrepreneurs and health professionals shared fresh perspectives on the latest technologies, debated controversial issues, fostered […]
TAMU CVM Recognized for Diversity with 2017 HEED Award
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) has been selected as one of 24 university colleges to receive a 2017 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. The HEED Award is the only national recognition honoring U.S. medical, dental, pharmacy, osteopathic, nursing, and allied […]
