News Stories
*Update* Veterinary Emergency Team Responds to Injured Animals In Bastrop
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – After an initial assessment yesterday with Texas Animal Health Commission officials, members of the Veterinary Emergency Team returned to Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences to bring in additional personnel and equipment to respond to the urgent needs of animal injuries in the wake of the Bastrop wildfire. […]
Veterinary Emergency Team Deploys to Bastrop Wildfires
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – At the request of Texas Task Force-1 (TTF-1), a component of the Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) has deployed to the Bastrop wildfires Wednesday morning. Drs. Lisa Howe and Philippa Sprake; veterinary technicians Dana Whitaker, Karin Ponder and Lessa Block; […]
Janecka’s Efforts to Save the Ocelot Population in Texas
The ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), native to Texas, Mexico, Central America, and South America, is similar in appearance to a domestic cat, but slightly larger and with a beautiful coat comparable to that of the leopard or jaguar. During the 20th century, people precipitated the ocelot’s decline in Texas by colonizing and removing their dense thorn-shrub […]
Veterinary Enrichment Camp: Coming Full Circle for Prospective and Current Veterinary Students
The Veterinary Enrichment Camp at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) continues to make a profound impact on former and current attendees by offering a three and a half day program where participants interested in veterinary medicine can learn what life is like as a veterinary student at the CVM. […]
Vonn Shows Progress at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at the CVM
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – With the recent name change from Vici to Vonn (meaning Viking warrior), Vonn has risen to the occasion and shown his warrior spirit during treatment at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH). Still covered in bandages from head to paw, the […]
Levine Receives DOD Grant to Aid with Spinal Cord Injuries
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – The One Health Initiative is represented again at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM). Dr. Jonathan Levine, assistant professor in neurology at the CVM, and his team were recently awarded a Department of Defense (DOD) grant worth over $900,000 to develop non-invasive treatments and therapies for […]
Klemm Selected as Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS -Dr. William Klemm, professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), was recently selected to be a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer. From July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014, he will be invited to give presentations at Sigma Xi chapters around the nation covering three different topics: […]
Animal Advocate and Author Gives to the CVM
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – Natalie C. Markey, freelance writer and animal enthusiast, recently wrote a book offering practical advice and hope to owners raising dogs with special disabilities, entitled “Caring for Your Special Needs Dog.” This former PR practitioner hopes to give back to the pet industry by donating five percent of all of her […]
Equine Initiative Receives $2.5 Million Grant in Honor of CVM Distinguished Alumnus
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – The Burnett Foundation recently awarded a $2.5 million challenge grant to the Texas A&M Foundation for the Equine Initiative in honor of Dr. Glenn Blodgett, leader in equine veterinary medicine and a 2011 CVM Distinguished Alumnus, establishing the Glenn Blodgett Equine Chair. This cornerstone gift will help support the Equine Initiative, […]
Green and Klemm Recognized as Auburn Distinguished Alumni
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – On May 11, two notable members of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) family, Dr. Eleanor M. Green, Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr. William Klemm, professor of neuroscience and veterinary integrative biosciences, were honored with the Wilford S. Bailey Distinguished Alumni award […]
