News Stories
Discovering Opportunities
There are two laboratories at Texas A&M University that tout the name “Threadgill.” But, while they may share a name, each lab is devoted to its own unique niche of research. Dr. Debbie Threadgill, an assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (VTPB), investigates bacterial-induced diseases, […]
Texas A&M Veterinary Hospital Saves Pregnant Golden Retriever, 13 Puppies
When Angela Brenengen’s 5-year-old Golden Retriever Bree Anna Rose stopped eating for a day or two, it was easy to attribute it to Bree’s pregnancy; after all, this was Bree’s third litter of puppies, and it is common for dogs to forsake food in the days leading up to delivery. But what they thought was […]
Recruiting for the Future
Veterinarians from the farthest corners of Texas, some driving four to five hours, traveled to the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) on Nov. 18 to meet, network with, and, hopefully, recruit students at the Veterinary Job & Externship Fair. Here at home, more than 200 eager first- through fourth-year veterinary […]
Texas A&M’s CET, PCVE Collaborate To Create Primary Care Educational Resources
Veterinary students across the country will have the opportunity to learn more about preventive care through modules created by the Center for Educational Technologies (CET) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) beginning this fall. Working with the Primary Care Veterinary Educators (PCVE) and Partners for Healthy Pets (PHP), the […]
Rusyn Selected to Lead Committee Examining EPA Program
Dr. Ivan Rusyn, a professor of toxicology in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), will chair a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Workshop Committee that will support changes being implemented to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System […]
Doctoral Student Earns Merit Award for Innovative Abstract
Raine Lunde-Young, a second-year doctoral student in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences‘ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology (VTPP), has been selected to receive the Kenneth Warren Merit Award for her late-breaking and novel abstract entitled “Prenatal alcohol exposure produces sex-dependent patterns of gene disruption and molecular pathways in […]
Practicing in Rural Areas
For these fourth-year veterinary students in the food-animal medicine track, practicing in rural areas is all part of the plan. Lauren Thompson Texas A&M fourth-year veterinary student Lauren Thompson showed livestock from the age of 8 in her hometown of Grandview, Texas, and knew she wanted to become a veterinarian when she got her first […]
Researchers Observe Striking Differences Between Brains of Wild, Domesticated Rabbits
The most characteristic feature of domestic animals is their tame behavior. Using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the team—led by Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) professor Leif Andersson—has found that domesticated rabbits’ amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex, those regions of the brain involved in fear processing, have been particularly effected. […]
Rare Procedure Saves Dachshund
For Klause — a 2-year-old red dachshund with an infectious personality—the road to recovery seemed out of sight after a mauling by an unknown animal left him almost unrecognizable. But thanks to the work of a team of doctors at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH), Klause has returned home and is expected […]
Heading West–Food-animal production tour introduces students to West Texas
Summers are crucial for students, as evidenced by the internship, externship, technical, and professional development opportunities that fill students’ email inboxes and job boards in the months leading up to spring semester final exams. Summer opportunities sometimes help students discover particular challenges of a specific field of work, while leading others to their dream job. […]
