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Texas A&M University Welcomes Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick to the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Lieutenant Governor of Texas Dan Patrick visited the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) on Feb. 15. The CVM was honored to host Lieutenant Governor Patrick’s first tour of the CVM’s facilities, share with him the many ways the world-renowned veterinary college serves Texas and impacts Texans, […]
Texas A&M Faculty and Researchers Develop Chagas Case Study Learning Module
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Faculty and researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) have turned the recent increase in Chagas disease cases in Texas into a learning opportunity by developing an online case study learning module. The case study was one of only 15 selected for webpublication by the […]
Texas A&M Veterinarian Varner Honored With David E. Bartlett Lifetime Achievement Award
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Dr. Dickson Varner, professor and Pin Oak Stud Chair of Stallion Reproductive Studies in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) at Texas A&M University, has been named the recipient of the David E. Bartlett Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society […]
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Assesses Visually Impaired Steer
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, February 15, 2016 – The Texas A&M; University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) recently initiated evaluation and assessment of the eyesight of a visually impaired steer donated to Texas A&M; University by the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. The steer, which had been recently exhibited in the Stock […]
Texas A&M Professor Leads Team Awarded $1 Million Food Safety Grant from USDA
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The USDA recently announced 35 Food Safety Grants, one of which was awarded to a team led by Texas A&M professor Dr. H. Morgan Scott, from the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), based on its research on antimicrobial resistance. The grant funding […]
Texas A&M Professor Awarded the Prestigious Nilsson-Ehle Gold Medal
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Dr. Leif Andersson, professor in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and at Uppsala University in Sweden, received the Royal Swedish Academy of Forestry and Agriculture’s Nilsson-Ehle Gold Medal for his research in animal genetics. Named after the pioneering geneticist […]
Texas A&M Researchers Discover How Hexavalent Chromium Impacts Early Ovarian Development
Hexavalent chromium (CrVI), a toxic form of the heavy metal chromium, is widely used in more than 50 industries such as welding and painting. Due to increased usage and improper disposal, CrVI contaminates the environment, including drinking water. New research from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) indicates that, despite […]
Texas A&M Alumnus Receives First Mark L. Morris J. Investigator Award
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Dr. Kathryn Meurs, an alumnus of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), was awarded the Morris Animal Foundation’s Mark L. Morris Jr. Investigator Award. Meurs received the award based on her work in the genetics of cardiac disease in companion animals. As a leader in the […]
Texas A&M System to Extend Reach of Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Culminating a seven-year plan, The Texas A&M University System today announced partnerships to expand veterinary education, research and undergraduate outreach into several regions of the state through four A&M System universities. The system partnerships are between the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) and West Texas […]
Texas A&M-led Research Shows How Hybridization Shaped Feline Evolution
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Research scientists at Texas A&M University and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil have moved a step closer to understanding the rich evolutionary history of the cat family. In a paper, featured on the cover of Genome Research, the researchers constructed extensive family trees of the 38 […]
