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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 […]

The Faculty Senate Committee on Student Life recently awarded six graduating Penn State seniors who will be pursuing graduate-level education with the John W. White Graduate Fellowship. Here are their stories. 

Kayleigh Shumaker at the 2023 National Veterinary Scholars Symposium Second-year veterinary student Kayleigh Shumaker has received two prestigious awards for her research on Down syndrome at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS). Shumaker was one of five students nationwide, and the first ever from Texas A&M, selected for the American […]

Five students from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Class of 2024 are headed for pathology residencies after graduation, a notably high number for a small and often unsung specialization within veterinary medicine. Every graduating NC State student who applied to a pathology residency program was admitted, says fourth-year William Benedict, who matched into a combined […]