Biomedical Sciences Program In McAllen Prepares For Continued Growth
The students wear maroon, say ‘Howdy,’ watch the Aggie football games, and even leave pennies on a campus landmark for good luck. So, in some ways, the biomedical sciences (BIMS) students at the Texas A&M Higher Education Center in McAllen aren’t all that different from the ones in College Station. After all, one of the […]
Cracking Into Undergraduate Research
Chickens’ eggs serve as the foundation for three innovative studies currently underway through the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ groundbreaking initiatives, the Biomedical Research & Development Certificate and the Aggie Research Scholars Program. These programs are designed to help undergraduate students learn to do research. Both are the brainchild of Dr. Christopher Quick, […]
CVM Academic Adviser Receives Campus-Wide Excellence Award
Michael Black, an academic adviser for the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) undergraduate biomedical sciences (BIMS) program, has received a 2020 Honoring Excellence Award from the Department of Residence Life in the Texas A&M Division of Student Affairs. The first Honoring Excellence Award recipient from the CVM, Black was among […]
Finding the Fusion of Art and Science
Alex Golden, a December graduate from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) biomedical sciences (BIMS) master’s program, has always wanted to be a doctor. While growing up in New Jersey, Golden developed a love for dance, theater, and the arts, and so he decided to combine all of his passions […]
Biomedical Sciences Student Selected as Gathright Phi Kappa Phi Outstanding Junior of the Year
As the first in his family to attend college, Demonta Coleman already is a trailblazer. Coleman, who is a Texas A&M University biomedical sciences (BIMS) major, has climbed to new heights over the past three years. Most recently, he was selected to receive the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Gathright Phi Kappa […]
McAllen Biomedical Sciences Program Experiences Student, Faculty Growth
Responding to regional industry needs, community planning, and student interest in the Rio Grande Valley, the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) extended its biomedical sciences (BIMS) program to the Texas A&M Higher Education Center at McAllen last fall. Now celebrating its first full year of operations, the program is experiencing […]
Honoring Michelle
Inspired by her late daughter-in-law’s lifetime of generosity, Linda Holsey has endowed the Michelle Lynn Holsey Scholarship in Biomedical Sciences to provide financial assistance to a student who plans to pursue a medical degree. When Michelle Lynn Holsey was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer in 2003, she told her family that she wouldn’t let the […]
BIMS Board Meets to Prepare for Year
The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) Board had its first meeting of the year under the direction of newly elected president Dr. Mark Vara on April 27. Engaged and ready to make this the best year yet, during the meeting, members of the board selected at least […]
Texas A&M to Expand Biomedical Sciences Program to McAllen in Fall
Students in South Texas who want to take classes in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) undergraduate biomedical sciences program will have to travel no further than McAllen to earn their degrees beginning in the fall. The CVM’s Bachelor of Science Biomedical Sciences degree is one of the distinct degree […]
BIMS Majors Give Back Through Service, Research
It is evident from their level of involvement on the Texas A&M campus that junior biomedical sciences (BIMS) majors Ryan Bindel and Elizabeth Nevins have “servant hearts.” Bindel is a member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets who will join the U.S. Navy after he graduates; he plans to become a physician in the […]
