News Stories
Hoffman wins Teaching Excellence Award
Dr. Anton G. Hoffman, clinical professor in the department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS) of the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), has been honored with a student-selected Teaching Excellence Award. Initiated by Chancellor Michael D. McKinney in 2008, the Teaching Excellence Awards program honors and financially rewards top teachers […]
GI Lab Works to Improve Companion Animal Health
“We’re the only diagnostic laboratory in the world that focuses solely on gastrointestinal diseases in companion animals,” said Dr. Jörg Steiner, associate professor of small animal internal medicine and director of the Gastrointestinal Laboratory (GI Lab) at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM). “The frequency of gastrointestinal diseases in […]
A&M Researchers Confirm Cause of Proventricular Dilatation Disease
The cause of proventricular dilatation disease (PDD), a fatal neurological disorder that affects mainly captive parrots, is avian bornavirus (ABV). A group led by researchers at the Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center of the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences confirmed this revelation in a recent study. The study, published in […]
Four CVM faculty win Distinguished Achievement Awards
Every year, for more than 50 years, The Association of Former Students (AFS), Texas A&M University’s official alumni association, has been recognizing outstanding members of the faculty and staff with Distinguished Achievement Awards, one of the highest university honors. This year, four faculty members of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) have […]
Blinn College Collaborates for Veterinary Technology Program
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences is pleased to announce its unique collaboration with Blinn College’s new Veterinary Technology Program. This two-year technical program leads to an Associates in Applied Science degree in Veterinary Technology from Blinn College. In the first year of the program, students will take their classes at Blinn’s […]
Burghardt Wins Distinguished Service Award
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. Robert Burghardt, professor in the veterinary integrative biosciences department of the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, has been honored by the Society for the Study of Reproduction with a Distinguished Service Award. The society presents this award to individuals who have demonstrated “unselfish service and […]
August Appointed Interim Department Head
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. John August, professor of feline internal medicine at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, has been named as Interim Head of the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology. His appointment replaces previous Interim Department Head, Fuller Bazer, whose research is taking him out of the country. Augusts’ appointment […]
Budke Raises Awareness About Neglected Diseases
The earthquake in Haiti has pushed this most impoverished country in the Western hemisphere into the spotlight and in doing so, has drawn attention to the Cinderella diseases of the world: neglected tropical diseases or NTDs. Described as such by the World Health Organization (WHO) because they persist “exclusively in the poorest and most marginalized […]
Larry Johnson Appointed Executive Director of Sigma Xi
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. Larry Johnson, professor of veterinary integrative biosciences at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, has been appointed the new Executive Director of the Texas A&M Chapter of Sigma Xi. Dr. Johnson began his membership with Sigma Xi while he was a faculty member at the University […]
Rakestraw Named to TVMA Board of Directors
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. Peter Rakestraw, clinical professor at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, has been named to the 2010-2011 Board of Directors of the Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA). The Board of Directors serves as the legislative arm of TVMA. All board members are volunteer leaders chosen each […]
