Texas A&M’s VERO Program: A Home for Graduate Student Researchers
By Dr. Matthew Scott, Texas A&M Assistant Professor of Microbial Ecology & Infectious Disease At the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) campus in Canyon, education doesn’t happen only in the classroom. VERO’s state-of-the-art research laboratories also present abundant learning opportunities for students, from Doctor […]
Graduate Student Earns First Doctorate in VMBS, WT Collaboration
The first West Texas A&M University (WT) student to complete his dissertation work with the Texas A&M Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) program is graduating with a doctorate this weekend. Daniel Young, a Pendleton, Indiana, native, officially will be granted his Ph.D. in agriculture after successfully defending a dissertation that involved work in both […]
Texas A&M’s VERO Campus Welcomes Anatomic Pathologist To Faculty
Dr. Kendall Langsten, an anatomic pathologist, is the newest faculty addition to the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) program in Canyon, Texas. As a clinical assistant professor in the VMBS’ Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Langsten will play a key role in introducing VERO’s 2+2 […]
A New Era for Bovine Health: Specialist Joins Texas A&M’s VERO Campus
Dr. Cassidy Klima, an expert in bovine health and antimicrobial resistance, is bringing her expertise to Texas A&M as a joint faculty member of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research at Amarillo and the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) program in Canyon, Texas. As VERO’s newest veterinary […]
Equine Surgeon Joins Texas A&M’s VERO Campus
Story by Sanjida Akter Aggie veterinary students in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) 2+2 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program now have the opportunity to learn from an experienced equine surgeon who has joined the VMBS’ Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) program in Canyon, Texas. As VERO’s newest […]
Aggie Veterinary Student Embraces Opportunities At VMBS’ Canyon, College Station Campuses
As someone who grew up in Junction, Texas, a small town of less than 2,500 people, third-year veterinary student Isaac Neuman felt right at home at Texas A&M’s Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) campus in the Texas Panhandle when he entered the 2+2 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program in 2022. Housed on the […]
Texas A&M University: Building Partnerships To Strengthen Relations in Rural Veterinary Medicine
By Dr. Dan Posey, Texas A&M University Clinical Professor & Director of Student Recruitment and Professional Relations, Canyon campus Those of us who have the honor of calling the Texas Panhandle Plains home know the value of an education with agricultural roots. We also know the value of returning home and serving the rural, agriculturally […]
VERO Researchers Battling Antimicrobial Resistance By Developing New Treatment Methods For Diseases
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most pressing health threats around the globe, according to the World Health Organization. AMR is the result of bacteria and other microorganisms adapting and no longer responding to traditional medicines, also known as antimicrobial drugs (AMDs), which makes treating infections and fighting disease more difficult. Although many scientists […]
Small Animal Internist Joins Texas A&M’s VERO Campus in Canyon, Texas
Dr. Christina Chan, a board-certified small animal internist, is the newest faculty member to join the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach (VERO) program on the West Texas A&M University campus. Chan will serve as a small animal clinical educator and will contribute to VERO’s mixed […]
Texas A&M VERO Student Tackles Bovine Respiratory Disease In Beef Cattle
Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) is the most economically important disease of beef cattle in the United States, costing the industry around $1 billion each year in production loss and treatment costs. Affecting both calves and adult cattle, BRD can be difficult to detect and treat before it impacts other cattle in a herd. Faculty, staff, […]
