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NIH Funds CVMBS Studies On Alcohol Use, Vaping During Pregnancy

Dr. Jayanth Ramadoss A novel testing method and a first-of-its-kind treatment are at the center of two new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Project Grants recently awarded to Dr. Jayanth Ramadoss, associate professor and director of the Perinatal Research Laboratory in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVMBS) Department of […]

Selfie-Taking Tourists Risk Giving Wild Gorillas COVID-19, Other Diseases

“All apes and many monkeys are almost certainly susceptible to COVID-19 infection and disease,” says Tony Goldberg, an epidemiologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. If wild gorillas become infected with COVID-19, the virus would almost certainly be more severe than in the captive animals at the San Diego Zoo, which had “excellent veterinary care,” Goldberg […]

Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Board Approves Record Funding for Equine Research

The board of directors of Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced February 18 that it has authorized expenditure of $1,638,434, the most that the foundation has ever allocated in a year, to fund 12 new projects at 12 universities, 12 continuing projects, and two career development awards worth $20,000 each. The 2021 slate of research includes […]

Amid Challenging Year, Tufts Wildlife Clinic Cared for Thousands of Patients

In 2020, Tufts Wildlife Clinic weathered the COVID-19 pandemic with help from a new fellow, many remote volunteers, and local rehabilitators On a normal day, Tufts Wildlife Clinic relies on a small group of staff, several volunteers, and half a dozen veterinary students at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine to care for the dozens of […]

Veterinarians Face Increased Caseload, Struggling Workforce

The goal at WisCARES, an extension clinic of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, offers subsidized care for the pets of people experiencing homelessness or financial constraints. “We do feel we can keep families together, including animals,” said Dr. Kelly Schultz, the medical director at WisCARES. The post Veterinarians Face Increased Caseload, Struggling Workforce […]

CVMBS Teaching Assistants Support Undergraduates Learning Histology

Dr. Larry Johnson teaches histology In Dr. Larry Johnson’s VIBS 243 course on histology at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS), teaching assistants (TAs) play an invaluable role in mentoring and teaching undergraduate biomedical sciences (BIMS) students. Over the past several years, these BIMS students have expressed great appreciation for […]