Texas A&M’s Dr. Jim Heird Inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame
Dr. Jim Heird, executive professor and coordinator of the Equine Initiative at Texas A&M University, is a 2017 inductee into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame — the highest honor bestowed on individuals who have shown excellence in competition, business, and support of rodeo and the western lifestyle in Texas. Currently, Heird is the second […]
CVM Students Win Awards at ACVP Annual Meeting
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) was well represented at the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) annual meeting in New Orleans on Dec. 3–7, 2016. A number of DVM students, residents, and graduate students attended, presented posters, and received awards. Candice Chu won the first place Young Investigator award […]
Texas A&M Students Honored at American Association of Bovine Practitioner Conference
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Cade Luckett, a third-year veterinary student at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), was recently honored with the Amstutz Scholarship from the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP). This is just one of several recognitions of CVM students at the AABP conference in Charlotte, North Carolina […]
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Number One in Nation in Student Debt to Income
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) was recently identified as the number one veterinary college in the nation in terms of lower student debt compared to income. Texas A&M’s veterinary students enjoy the second lowest student debt in the nation among veterinary colleges. The CVM offers […]
Texas A&M Institute for Advanced Studies Faculty Fellow Awarded Governor’s University Research Initiative Grant
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Dr. Leif Andersson, former Texas A&M Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS) Faculty Fellow and professor at Uppsala University in Sweden was one of five faculty members at Texas A&M University to be awarded a Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI) Grant. As part of the grant, Andersson was awarded $1,568,000 to support […]
Three Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Faculty Recognized with University-Level Distinguished Achievement Awards
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M Association of Former Students (AFS) honored three members of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) faculty with University-Level Distinguished Achievement Awards, one of the highest honors presented by the AFS. Dr. Wesley Bissett, associate professor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences […]
Texas A&M Veterinarian Varner Honored With David E. Bartlett Lifetime Achievement Award
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Dr. Dickson Varner, professor and Pin Oak Stud Chair of Stallion Reproductive Studies in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) at Texas A&M University, has been named the recipient of the David E. Bartlett Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society […]
Texas A&M Alumnus Receives First Mark L. Morris J. Investigator Award
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Dr. Kathryn Meurs, an alumnus of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), was awarded the Morris Animal Foundation’s Mark L. Morris Jr. Investigator Award. Meurs received the award based on her work in the genetics of cardiac disease in companion animals. As a leader in the […]
Texas A&M Professor Honored with AAVMC Excellence in Research Award
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) announced the recognition of Dr. James Womack, distinguished professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, with the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges’ (AAVMC) 2016 Excellence in Research Award. This award recognizes Womack’s efforts in advancing the fundamental boundaries of […]
Smith Receives American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostics’ Richard Walker Bacteriology Award
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Courtney Smith, a first-year veterinary student and Ph.D. student in veterinary pathobiology at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) was recently awarded the Richard Walker Bacteriology award. The award acknowledges the best student presentation at the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostics (AAVLD) annual meeting held […]
