September News from Animal Science

Endowment established to support graduate program in meat industry

COLLEGE STATION - A contribution from a Texas Aggie and businessman to the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University will ensure a successful start and promising future for a new program designed to prepare students for a career in the meat industry. The Don Rea '69 Excellence Fund and the Don Rea '69 Endowment Fund will be used to support graduate students seeking a master of agriculture in animal science with an emphasis in the meat industry.

NEWSMAKERS

NIH/USDA
GRANT AWARD

Dr. Carey Satterfield received a $1.5 million grant to study placental adaptation to maternal malnutrition.

NIH GRANT
AWARD

Dr. Jason Gill received a $411,000 grant to study the biology of a group of phages that infect Staphylococcus aureus.

WELCOME
ABOARD

Haley Collins joined the Department of Animal Science as a lecturer of equine science, will lead Horse Judging Team.

DISTINGUISHED
ACHIEVEMENT

Dr. Josie Coverdale received the 2015 Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching, College-Level.

DEAN'S
AWARDS

Several faculty, students were recognized at the College of Agriculture and Life Science's Awards Ceremony.

TEXAS A&M
TO HOST RMC

Texas A&M University will host the American Meat Science Association's 2017 Reciprocal Meat Conference.

SUMMER STUDY
ABROAD

Animal science students explored agriculture, culture in Argentina, Uruguay through study abroad program.

NEW SEASON,
NEW LEADERSHIP

Michelle Glover, Paige Linne lead Texas A&M Stock Horse Team into 2015-2016 competition season.

WELCOME BACK
TAILGATE

The Department of Animal Science welcomed freshmen, returning students with a welcome back tailgate party.

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR BEEF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

The Department of Animal Science is spearheading an effort for Texas A&M AgriLife and the Texas A&M University System to become the thought leader, innovator, and provider of Sustainable Solutions for Beef Production Systems. Download a copy of the plan here.

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A FEED YARD FOODIE IN AGGIELAND...

Anne Burkholder, also known as the author of the Feedyard Foodie blog, visited Texas A&M and the Department of Animal Science. Learn about Anne's ag story and experiences in Aggieland.