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Every day is Mother’s Day
When Dr. Julie Stelly ’83, ’87 opened her practice right out of dental school, she never dreamed it would one day be a family business. “Honestly, I didn’t really know of very many family dental legacies, much less a mother/daughter ...
A day in their scrubs
Hometown: I was born and raised in Odessa, Texas, which can be summarized by Friday Night Lights, oil and tumbleweeds. However, my parents moved to San Antonio six years ago, and wherever they are is what I call home. Undergrad ...
Surreal double quarantine
Ph.D. student Yongxi Liang’s Chinese New Year celebration quickly went from a cherished holiday to a vexing multicountry, two-quarantine odyssey. Just two weeks into her 2020 semester at Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Liang caught a flight Jan. 22 ...
For our front-line heroes
Texas A&M College of Dentistry’s community outreach kicked into high gear as calls for protective gear came from the front lines of those battling COVID-19. When Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in College Station queried Texas A&M Health Science ...
The bright side, Part 7
While our faculty and staff adjust to working remotely and staying close to home, their fuzzy friends like Bode have no complaints.
The bright side, Part 6
Jason Vaughn, clinical information technology operations manager As a new member of the IT staff in Dallas, I didn’t have a lot of time to get settled in the office before the stay-at-home orders were issued. I joined the ...
The bright side, Part 5
Dr. Burt Bryan ’77, ’79, clinical assistant professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry I have been doing some chainsaw art with rough cuts of wood. I work with native oak and cedar that I cut in East Texas. I shape mainly ...
The bright side, Part 4
Dr. Mark Gannaway ’81, clinical associate professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry This update is brought to you by my family’s favorite canines. Walker and Vaughn say, “Our pet humans have been home all month, while we all feel like we ...
The bright side, Part 3
Diane Chen ’18, research assistant in biomedical sciences I’m a research technician and still going into Dr. Jerry Feng’s lab to keep up with some projects, but with the extra time at home I’ve been able to spend more ...
The bright side, Part 2
Adam Hernandez, network engineer, Office of Information Technology I’m still working from home, but my experience can be summed up in four words: "daddy daycare" and "quarantine hair." My daughter, Margot, is 10 months old and full of life. ...
The bright side, Part 1
In this series, we hear how a few Texas A&M College of Dentistry employees are making the most of their time outside the office.
Meds and COVID-19
To get an expert opinion on some trending questions, we consulted Dr. Jayne S. Reuben, pharmacologist and instructional associate professor in biomedical sciences.