UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (BIMS

• Undergraduate scholarships: In the Fall ‘21/Spring ’22 cycle, students received $81,000 in scholarships from the Texas A&M Foundation, $66,000 in differential tuition dollar scholarships and $9,500 from the Biomedical Sciences Association for a total of $156,500.

Diversity event:

In the spring, 2022, the undergraduate program hosted an event around the time of mid-terms/third test cycles. The event was co-hosted with Patriot Paws of Aggieland. Adult dogs “in vest” and puppies (in a pen) were brought to the VMBS courtyard for stress relief. The event was called Pop Tarts and Patriot Paws on the Patio. Pop Tarts and other snacks and drinks were passed out to students. In addition to the dogs, three large calendars: TX, US and World, were available with “sticky dots” for people to put their hometown, state, country of origin dots. Students could hang out, eat a snack, and pet a dog. While advertised to undergraduates, all levels of students participated (professional, graduate, and undergraduate) as they walked past the tables.