News Stories
Texas A&M Professor Awarded Grants for Autism Research
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Work underway at Texas A&M University, sponsored by two foundations with a deep interest in autism, may one day provide clues to one type of autism. Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a set of complex developmental disorders characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and interaction, as well as restricted behaviors, […]
Texas A&M Holds Veterinary Medical Scientist Research Training Program Conference
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Over the course of the summer, twenty-three veterinary medical students from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences had the opportunity to move from the classroom into the laboratory to learn about veterinary medical research through the Veterinary Medical Scientist Research Program (VMSRTP), which culminated with a conference. […]
Texas A&M Graduate Student among First Merial Residents in Veterinary Parasitology
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. Jessica Rodriguez, a veterinarian and graduate student at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), has been selected as one of the first Merial Residents in Veterinary Parasitology from the National Center for Veterinary Parasitology (NCVP). The NCVP’s goals are to train graduate veterinarians in clinical, […]
A&M Students Awarded Competitive Fellowships
COLLEGE STATION, TX – The only two Zoetis-Morris Animal Foundation Veterinary Fellowships for Advanced Study awarded this year went to residents at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM). Sarah Schneider, who passed her anatomic pathology board exams last month, and Sabrina Vobornik have both been at the CVM completing their post-DVM […]
Texas A&M Offers New and Unique Course
COLLEGE STATION, TX – The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) is offering a course this fall that is somewhat different from its typical topics of anatomy and physiology. Dr. W.R. Klemm, Professor of Neuroscience at the CVM, is teaching Neuroscience and Religion as an upper-division undergraduate BIMS elective. “We will […]
Rachel Curtis Receives AAVP Award for Research
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Texas A&M PhD student Rachel Curtis developed a way to educate the public while enlisting their help in tracking an emerging disease that threatens wildlife and humans. Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and can cause a variety of symptoms and can even lead to sudden death. Currently, […]
Texas A&M Veterinary Students Inform Through PEER Webcasts
COLLEGE STATION, TX – The Partnership for Environmental Education and Rural Health, or PEER, provided a unique opportunity this summer for grade school children all over the country to learn more about health issues involving both pets and people. Second and third year veterinary students from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences […]
National Veterinary Technician Week
October 14-18 marks this year’s National Veterinary Technician Week (NVTW), a celebration the United States Congress declared 21 years ago to be celebrated during the third week of October. This year’s theme for NVTW is “Your Trusted Partner in Lifelong Care”. Veterinary technicians often work behind the scenes, throughout animal clinics and hospitals, providing nursing […]
Texas A&M Students Win AABP Quiz Bowl Championship
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 at the 46th Annual Conference of the AABP on Friday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The team members were third-year veterinary students Jayton Bailey and Bryan Weaver and […]
Dr. Kenita Rogers Receives National Honor For Diversity and Climate Initiatives
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Creating a learning environment where students from all walks of life come together and learn from each other’s experiences in an atmosphere of mutual respect is at the very core of being an Aggie. Dr. Kenita Rogers, Associate Dean for Professional Programs at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & […]
