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Feral rabbits in the outback of South Australia Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have uncovered how natural selection “rewilds” domestic rabbits. The study, recently published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, helps answer the question of how normally tame rabbits — which have many natural predators — can […]

A Florida manatee cow and calf pair photographed during field work conducted by UF. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Iske Larkin) By Sarah Carey A new gene expression study by University of Florida researchers and colleagues holds promise for understanding how organisms — including humans, mice, and manatees — will respond to environmental changes, with important […]

Mathias Martins has been named head of the virology and molecular diagnostics sections in Penn State’s Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, effective July 15. Martins will join Penn State from the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory in College Station, Texas.

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Principle Investigator Allison Kendall Description This study is looking for felines that have FIC (feline idiopathic cystitis). The goal is to test low-dose radiation therapy of the urinary tract, which is intended to reduce pain, inflammation and clinical signs of FIC (feline idiopathic cystitis). Testing Requirements Total participation is 1 year but the patient would […]

Principle Investigator Dr. Karen Munana Description We are seeking dogs with idiopathic epilepsy that experience cluster seizures for a new study led by Drs. Karen Muñana and Alejandra Mondino, evaluating pulse therapy for the in-home treatment of cluster seizures. This study is funded by the AKC-Canine Health Foundation. Dogs will be recruited based on the […]

When Marion and Dr. Jeffery Grace brought Coco, their 10-year-old shih tzu, to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA) in December 2022, they were determined to save his leg from amputation. Injured severely several years before, the limb had never fully healed and recently gotten worse. “I’m very thankful we came to Cornell,” Marion […]

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Ursula Abou-Rjeileh, a CMIB student at the College, was sponsored by MSU to attend the Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) workshop—an opportunity for STEM students to explore science policy.

Isaac NeumanPhotos by Karis Olson, Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 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 […]