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A cancer researcher and faculty member at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) has received a University of Saskatchewan (USask) award for his exceptional efforts in student mentorship.

Aileen SolisPhotos by Jason Nitsch ’14, School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences When Aileen Solis began her journey from Amarillo, Texas, to pursue her dream of becoming a veterinarian at Texas A&M University, she encountered both expected and unexpected hurdles.  Graduating with her undergraduate degree amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while balancing […]

Thursday, May 2, 2024 – 3:28pm EBP unit 4 with Forbes-PC Carol Jennings.jpg Dr. Jethro Forbes, assistant clinical professor in the Section of Emergency and Critical Care, shares how he fell in love with veterinary emergency medicine, and how he’s pushing the boundaries of critical care at Cornell with new technologies. Photo: Carol Jennings / […]

A cat’s paw pads serve a variety of essential functions: they help regulate body temperature through sweat glands; provide traction so that cats can grip surfaces while they climb, jump, or run; and cushion each beautiful, fluid step a cat makes.  Paw pads can also reveal a lot about a cat’s health, as changes in […]

Dr. William Murphy’s groundbreaking research on mammalian evolution and cat genomics earns one of science’s highest honors. Dr. William MurphyPhoto by Jason Nitsch ’14, School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences A professor in the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). […]

Thursday, May 2, 2024 – 11:54am For the first time ever, experts in veterinary medicine, AI researchers, industry pioneers, and thought leaders from around the world gathered at to the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) for the Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine. Originally envisioned for 50 participants, the April event, nicknamed ‘SAVY’, exceeded […]

After being hit by a car, Harley, a beloved family boxer, was rushed to an animal emergency room when he was found unable to use his back legs. After extensive testing, veterinarians found Harley didn’t have any broken bones but rather intense damage to his spinal cord.

When University of Saskatchewan (USask) veterinary microbiologist Dr. Joe Rubin (DVM, PhD) and graduate student Dr. Roshan Madalagama (BVSc, PhD) first connected, they never knew that their working relationship would eventually span over 10 years and two continents.

Although Steller sea lions were added to the endangered species list in the 1990s, their populations began recovering in some parts of the Aleutian Islands in the early 2000s. A team of researchers from Texas A&M University and beyond has made a surprising discovery about rising mercury levels in Steller sea lion pups that may […]