News Stories
Texas A&M Dean To Serve On Task Force Studying Use Of Antibiotics In Production Agriculture
COLLEGE STATION, TX, Nov. 7, 2014 – Eleanor M. Green, The Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University has been appointed to a national task force that will advise the federal government on the use of antibiotics in production agriculture. Jointly announced by the […]
After Texas A&M Veterinarians Assist In Monitoring Bentley, He Returns Home
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – After 21 days in quarantine for possible exposure to the Ebola virus, Bentley, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel belonging to Texas nurse, Nina Pham, has returned home to his owner. Pham, who herself was successfully treated for Ebola after contracting the virus while caring for a patient in a Dallas area […]
Researchers at Texas A&M Plan Interdisciplinary Chagas Disease Research Program
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – A Texas A&M University team of researchers plans to approach research on Chagas disease from an ecological perspective. They will look at how environmental factors, such as climate and land cover, and socioeconomic factors, such as housing conditions, affect the distribution of the disease. As the disease is primarily transmitted by […]
Revolutionary Technology Key to One Health Grand Challenge Project Aimed at Changing Lives Around the World
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – As an established leader in electron beam technology, Dr. Suresh Pillai, director of the National Center for Electron Beam Research within the Texas A&M College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (COALS) Department of Poultry Science, along with an interdisciplinary team of investigators were recently awarded funding through the competitive One Health […]
Han Leads Research Initiative Selected for One Health Grand Challenge
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – A research initiative lead by Dr. Arum Han from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University is one of the four university-wide initiatives selected for the One Health Grand Challenge. The One Health Grand Challenge was offered as an opportunity for the Texas A&M schools and colleges […]
Obesity and Stress Research Addressed in One Health Grand Challenge Project
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Enhancing the health and well-being of animals and humans through the alleviation of chronic illnesses and conditions is the goal of an innovative project recently awarded funding through the competitive One Health Grand Challenge proposal process. The project’s team will approach this objective by addressing the adverse physical, societal, and economic […]
Two Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Faculty Recognized for Teaching Excellence
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Two outstanding faculty members at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), Dr. Jeffrey Musser, clinical associate professor in veterinary pathobiology and Dr. James Barr, assistant professor in small animal emergency and critical care, were recognized with the prestigious Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Award for […]
Students Present at the AABP Conference
The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Student Quiz Bowl team from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) won the national Quiz Bowl competition for the second year in a row at the 47th Annual AABP Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 18-20. Entitled “Reconnect, Retool, Reclaim,” the conference […]
Reveille VIII To Retire at the Stevenson Center
Reveille VIII, the First Lady of Texas A&M and a special member of the Aggie family, will retire in style on campus at the Stevenson Companion Animal Life-Care Center. The Stevenson Center provides personalized, lifelong care for animals in a home-like environment. It is a special place and will be a wonderful home for Reveille […]
Andy Maccabe of AAVMC Visits the CVM
The executive director of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC), Andrew Maccabe, DVM, M.P.H., J.D., visited our college during the second week of September and spent time with numerous college students, staff, faculty, and administrators. He spent time discussing the One Health Initiative, opportunities to advance veterinary medical education, the challenges we face […]
