News Stories
Texas A&M PEER Program Receives $1.26 Million Grant To Support Rural STEM Education
Dr. Larry Johnson, a professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS) and principal investigator for the PEER Program, has received a five-year, $1.26 million Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) grant from the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes […]
Texas A&M Professor Receives $2 Million NIH Grant To Study Exercise Effects On Heart Disease
According to the American Heart Association, coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women in the United States, with projected annual costs of more than $100 billion in health care expenses and lost productivity. Dr. Cristine Heaps, an associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology (VTPP) […]
A Shaker Full of Love
Michelle and Pete Gerukos’ dog Shaker was one in a million. Always the happy-go-lucky, funny guy, the Golden Retriever lived like the entire world was his playground and, in the meantime, completely changed the way the Gerukoses lived their lives and beheld each day…with light hearts and TONS of laughter. Shaker embraced life full-on and […]
Honoring TJ with a Gift of Compassion
Compassion translates in many different ways. For Patricia Gilmore-Hunter and her husband, Bobby, compassion means giving. After the tragic death of their beloved Border Collie, T.J., Patricia decided to establish the T.J. Hunter Oncology Endowment at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) to promote cancer research and treatment for dogs. […]
Live from New York!
Have you ever met a couple and you knew that being friends with them would be the “coolest” thing? Well, then, meet the Drs. Levine — Gwen and Jon. Oh, and let’s not forget their gregarious son, George! Named after his grandfather and as spirited, smart, and funny as his parents, George adds another dimension […]
Texas A&M Receives Funding
West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) and the Texas A&M Veterinary Education, Research & Outreach (VERO) Center received a four-year, $243,500 grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). Project director Dee Griffin, DVM, and co-director Dan Posey, DVM, both Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences faculty, relocated to WTAMU […]
The Road More Traveled
Their professional paths may have diverged, but the mutual support Drs. Morgan Scott and Cheryl Herman have for their unique interests and ambitions make them ideally suited for their work…and for each other. Few couples within the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) have more differing professional interests than Dr. Cheryl Herman and […]
Former Texas A&M Mascot Reveille VIII Dies At Age 12
COLLEGE STATION, June 25, 2018 – Former Texas A&M University mascot and “First Lady of Aggieland” Reveille VIII, who served from August 2008 until her retirement to Texas A&M’s Stevenson Companion Animal Life-Care Center in May 2015, passed away Monday, June 25. She was 12 years old. Veterinarians and student caretakers at the Stevenson Center […]
Researching Parasites and Living Symbiotically
Almost any scientist who doubles as a parent knows that sometimes laboratory work takes a back seat to your kiddos in the car seat. For couples who both work in research, one person tends to sacrifice more, resulting in a sort of parasitism of one career by the other. However, for Drs. Haili Zhang, an […]
Lab Partners
As a married couple, Drs. Larry Suva and Dana Gaddy share a laid-back, joking rapport that is highlighted by a mutual respect for one another. But when it comes to their joint research efforts, the two are serious about solving the health problems that have hit“closer to the bone.” Long before Drs. Larry Suva and […]
