News Stories
Two Texas A&M Veterinary Faculty Recognized for Teaching Excellence
COLLEGE STATION, Texas-The Texas A&M Association of Former Students (AFS) recently honored two outstanding Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) faculty members in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (VSCS). Dr. Audrey Cook, associate professor, and Dr. Ashley Saunders, associate professor, received AFS College-Level Teaching Awards during a department meeting […]
Aggie Veterinarians Serving Texans Every Day
Early Years Dr. Dana Johnson developed a fascination with animals during visits to her grandmother’s small farm, while growing up in Lubbock, Texas. “I loved collecting eggs and just being around animals. [My grandmother] was the same way and said that if she had lived in a different time, she would want to be a […]
Hinrichs Named Texas A&M University System Regents Professor
COLLEGE STATION, TX – In November, the Board of Regents for the Texas A&M University System designated 12 faculty members as Regents Professors. Dr. Katrin Hinrichs, professor and Patsy Link Chair in Mare Reproductive Studies, in the Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, was […]
Paying it Forward: Dr. Orlando Garza ’79, DVM ’82
One of Dr. Orlando Garza’s greatest career rewards is knowing how far he’s come: he started his practice in 1986 when he converted an empty laundromat into a veterinary clinic. His one employee at the time worked as both secretary and veterinary assistant-and both Garza and his employee cleaned the kennels. Garza recently opened a […]
Smith Receives American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostics’ Richard Walker Bacteriology Award
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Courtney Smith, a first-year veterinary student and Ph.D. student in veterinary pathobiology at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) was recently awarded the Richard Walker Bacteriology award. The award acknowledges the best student presentation at the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostics (AAVLD) annual meeting held […]
Texas A&M Global Partnership Receives Award to Create Novel Curriculum for “Bench-to-Shop” Training
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M AgriLife Research announced that the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) and the Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases (IIAD), a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Center of Excellence, have been awarded a $1.2 million contract (under contract number D15PC00280) by the DHS […]
Peace of Mind For Pet Owners
Texas A&M; Supporters Found Love, Compassion at Stevenson Center Although it’s never pleasant to make final arrangements for the end of one’s life, perhaps the toughest aspect of such planning is realizing there will be those left behind that still require care. Wills are made, endowments are established, guardians are appointed-but what if those who […]
Associate Dean Keeps an Eye on the Future
Kenita Rogers calls herself a “West Virginian through and through.” She was born in Huntington and grew up in Milton, West Virginia, spending many days volunteering in the local community with her mother. Her mother’s passion to give back and assist those less fortunate provided a solid foundation for Rogers’ future goals. She has passed […]
Texas A&M Researchers and International Collaboration Identify a ‘Supergene’ Underlying Genetic Differences in Testosterone Levels and Sexual Behavior in Male Ruff
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The ruff is a Eurasian shorebird that has a spectacular “lekking” behavior where highly ornamented males gather in a single location and compete for females. Now two groups, one led by researchers at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) and Uppsala University, report that males […]
Working to Create Healthier Environments
No one knows for sure, but experts estimate there are between a couple of thousand and a couple of tens of thousands of commodity chemicals in the environment. These chemicals satisfy global markets. They are mass produced to manufacture a myriad of end-use products, such as clothes, laundry detergents, and plastics. Commodity chemicals are ubiquitous […]
