News Stories
Texas A&M Post-doctoral Researcher Recognized as a Leader in the Field of Toxicological Research
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Society of Toxicology (SOT), the world’s largest and preeminent association representing the field of toxicology, recognized the field’s top researchers and scientists this week through the announcement of recipients of 2015 SOT Awards. The awards honor individuals who are advancing the field of toxicology. One of those honored is Dr. […]
Texas A&M CVM Alumni Recognized for Contributions to Beef Industry
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – It has been noted that Texas ranks first in the number of cattle raised in the state, and second in people. Nearly one-third of the nation’s beef supply makes its way through the feedlots in the Panhandle region of the state. The beef industry represents a significant portion of the state’s […]
Texas A&M University Veterinary Student Awarded Marshall Scholarship
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Ashton Richardson, a second-year veterinary medical student at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. He is one of only 40 students in the United States selected for this honor. Richardson, a native of New Orleans, serves […]
Texas A&M researcher collaborates on work that reveals clues to cat domestication
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Cats and humans have shared the same households for at least 9,000 years, but we still know very little about how our feline friends became domesticated. An analysis of the cat genome led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine, and that included a Texas A&M University professor, reveals some […]
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 […]
