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Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences News

Lab Work: Research at Texas A&M

Gifts to the campaign created 127 new endowed chairs, professorships and fellowships that support faculty, whose boundless creativity and curiosity are changing the world.

A Venue for Visionaries

A landmark gift from Jon Hagler ’58 empowered the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study to invite top-tier researchers to Aggieland in perpetuity. These are some of the Fellows who stayed.

For the Love of a Horse

A Dripping Springs couple provides a unique planned gift for Texas A&M University.

Howdy, Samantha Hernandez ’20

Samantha Hernandez ’20, a biomedical science major and first-generation graduate, shares how the Terry Foundation and Texas A&M University helped make her dreams possible.

Programs support former foster care students and pets of domestic abuse victims; student group builds hybrid rockets; Stark Galleries hosts Hawaiian exhibit.

New tool scans nutritional content of food; veterinarians study dog aging; engineer creates wearable monitoring tool for mental health; specialist explains what causes brain freeze.

Veterinarians save Sybil the camel; engineers study earthquake-resistant bridge designs and human-robot interactions; researcher explains what makes us hangry.

Student-developed video game teaches cattle working skills; program showcases rural veterinary medicine; university hosts Datathon; Sea Aggies deploy weather buoys.

Planned gift will support African wildlife study abroad; Women’s Resource Center gets a boost; Lawrences back Formula SAE Team; new scholarship for aggieTEACH program.

Scientists develop an oil spill prediction model, a bioabsorbable wound dressing and a new spacesuit design; neuroscience professor explains the underlying causes of déjà vu.

Veterinarians perform first dolphin spinal tap; researchers discover the oldest weapons in North America; team creates 3D models to investigate spine disorders.

Future Focused

Showcasing the impact of planned gifts during the Lead by Example campaign. earn how donors like Elizabeth Bradford are making a difference by being future focused.

Best Lecture: 5 Classes We Wish We Could Take

From learning about winemaking to exploring the world's craziest pandemics, here are five Texas A&M classes we wish we could take.

Donors share why they’ve given to Texas A&M during the Lead by Example campaign.

Home on the Range

A gift of Hill Country property from Kay and Charles “Charlie” Pence ’51 will support Texas A&M University programs close to their hearts.

Automated transportation research; kinesiologists study relationship between genetics and activity levels; new reading technology for blind individuals.

The Rescuers

Through mock scenarios, Texas A&M’s Disaster Day prepares students across health professions to practice collaboratively and respond to emergency situations.

Horse Power

How the Courtney Cares program at Texas A&M is transforming lives through equine therapy.

The Magic of Horses

Texas A&M's equine therapy program is changing the lives of veterans and people with disabilities.

Students design prototypes through Aggies Invent; Rudder Radio launches at Texas A&M at Galveston; Warrior-Scholar Project expands.

New Human Clinical Research Facility opens; synthetic canine supports experiential learning for future veterinarians; Blackstone LaunchPad promotes entrepreneurship, Music Activities Center breaks ground.