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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 & […]
Gov. Perry Announces $3 Million Grant to Create Center for Cell and Organ Biotechnology
HOUSTON – Gov. Rick Perry today announced a $3 million investment through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) to create the Center for Cell and Organ Biotechnology in collaboration with the Texas Heart Institute (THI) and Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. “This center represents another step toward making Texas the […]
Texas A&M’s Dean Eleanor Green to be Inducted into National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. Eleanor M. Green, Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, along with three other distinguished cowgirls, will join 211 previous honorees when they are officially inducted into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame (www.cowgirl.net) at its 38th […]
Professor Receives Montague-Center Teaching Excellence Award
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. Waithaka Mwangi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (VTPB) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) was named a Montague Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar for 2013-14 on Tuesday. The Montague-Center Teaching Excellence (CTE) Scholar award has been given annually since 1991 to […]
Outstanding Staff Members Awarded for their Service
COLLEGE STATION, TX – The Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) held its annual Staff Awards Ceremony Wednesday, recognizing staff members for their many contributions to the success of the college. Dr. Jeffrey Musser, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, welcomed attendees as emcee and entertainment was […]
Texas A&M Student Wins Award from the American Heart Association
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Research conducted at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) may eventually explain and help prevent the chronic health conditions that often accompany obesity. Wei Ying, a second-year PhD student in the Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology Department (VTPP) at the CVM, won an American Heart Association Pre-Doctoral […]
CVM Launches New Programs
The College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University has announced the implementation and first student enrollments in two exciting new educational programs as initiatives in the new Program for Executive Leadership in Veterinary Medical Education, which was established in 2002. The Veterinary Medical Scientist Training Program is a combined DVM/PhD degree program designed to […]
Texas A&M Researcher Awarded NIH and ADA Grants for Diabetes Research
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Beiyan Zhou, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (VTPP) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), recently received a $1.54 million grant from The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)-part of the National Institutes of Health-to study the role […]
