SEF Awards $15,000 to Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine Student
St. Simons Island, Georgia – February 7, 2014 – Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences student, Daniel Brown, has been selected to receive the Simmons Educational Fund (SEF) National Business Aptitude Award. The award is given to senior students to bring attention to the importance of business education in veterinary practice. […]
Professor Wins Prestigious International Prize
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. Leif Andersson, a 2013-16 Texas A&M University Institute for Advanced Study (TIAS) Faculty Fellow from Uppsala University, Sweden, was chosen as a recipient of the 2014 Wolf Prize in Agriculture, the Wolf Foundation announced Thursday. Dr. Andersson will be sharing the award, and its $100,000 prize, with Jorge Dubcovsky of […]
Professor Appointed to Elite Scientific Advisory Board
COLLEGE STATION, TX – Dr. Heather Wilson-Robles of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) has recently been appointed to serve on the Small Animal Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) for the Morris Animal Foundation (MAF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to investing in research. The work of MAF and their investment in […]
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 […]
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 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 & […]
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 […]
