April 3rd, 2012
COLLEGE STATION — Animal Science faculty are part of a group of scientists at Texas A&M University leading the Whole Systems Genomics Initiative. These scientists are committed to applying genomics research to improve the overall wellbeing of humans and animals, as well as environmental stewardship. What is the Whole Systems Genomics Initiative?Whole Systems Genomics for…
March 30th, 2012
COLLEGE STATION — Several students in the Department of Animal Science were recognized and inducted into the Texas A&M University Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society of Agriculture, on March 28, 2012 at the Kleberg Animal and Food Sciences Center. Catherine Moore, a junior animal science major, was awarded Outstanding Junior; and Henry…
March 21st, 2012
Erin Morrow Hawley has been busy since graduating from Texas A&M University with a degree in Animal Science in 2002. A 2005 graduate of Yale Law School, Erin joined the University of Missouri School of Law in 2011 following several years as an associate in the national appellate practice at King & Spalding LLP in…
March 14th, 2012
HOUSTON — The Texas A&M Wool Judging Team wrapped up the competition season with first place at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo followed by a fifth place finish at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. In a close contest, the Aggies edged out Texas Tech University by five points in San Antonio on…
March 14th, 2012
HOUSTON — The Texas A&M University Livestock Judging Team closed out the 2012 spring competition season with a pair of first place wins from the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The Aggies competed in San Antonio on Feb. 25 and came out ahead of Texas Tech University,…
March 5th, 2012
HOUSTON — The Texas A&M University Meat Judging Team won fourth place at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest on March 3. Texas Tech University, Kansas State University and Oklahoma State University came out ahead of Texas A&M. Texas Tech also finished in fifth. Texas A&M’s Kevin Doonan won fourth high…
February 25th, 2012
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Dr. Michael Tomaszewski has been named the 2012 Outstanding Dairy Industry Educator/Research of the Year by Western DairyBusiness magazine. Tomaszewski was honored on Feb. 23 during the Southwest Nutrition and Management Conference in Tempe, Ariz. According to a letter by Ron Goble, editor of Western DairyBusiness, Tomaszewski has made major contributions that…
February 23rd, 2012
COLLEGE STATION — Grace Glenn, senior administrative coordinator in the Department of Animal Science, is a recipient of the President’s Meritorious Service Award. The award was presented during the 25th annual President’s Meritorious Service Awards program at Texas A&M University on Feb. 21. Glenn is among 28 employees from Texas A&M selected for special Aggie…
February 6th, 2012
MONTGOMERY — A team of four students from Texas A&M University won the Southern Section, American Society of Animal Science Academic Quadrathlon held Feb. 4 and 5 in Auburn and Montgomery, Ala. Team members are Jacob Brown, an animal science major from College Station; Dillon Garr, an agricultural economics major from Springdale, Ark.; Brent Hale,…
January 25th, 2012
Livestock Judging Team wins champion, reserve champion DENVER — The Texas A&M Livestock Judging Team brought home the championship from the National Western Stock Show collegiate judging contest and won reserve champion in the Carload Contest held Jan. 12 and 13 in Denver, Colo. Texas A&M beat second place Oklahoma State University by a narrow…
