News Archives, Office of Advancement, College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois
News Archives
Fall 2004
- GIVING PETS AS GIFTS
- Channel 15 News (Dec. 21) -- Cheryl Weber, client counselor specialist, gave advice regarding giving pets as holiday gifts. She was also the expert for that topic for a pet column.
- INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS
- Illinois International Newsletter (produced by the Office of International Engagement and Protocol, Fall 2004) -- Features on Vet Med people include the Illinois students who attended last summer's meeting of the International Veterinary Student Association in Chile, and Dr. Tony Goldberg who recently conducted research in Uganda.
http://www.ips.uiuc.edu/io/newsletter/Illinois_Int_FALL043.pdf (pages 13 and 14)
- POTENTIAL TOXIN
- The New York Times (Dec. 9) -- Petra Volmer, a professor of veterinary biosciences at Illinois, says using cocoa shells as mulch can present a danger to dogs. "A dog with no interest in the shells is unlikely to eat them, but it is much better to err on the safe side and remove the mulch," Volmer said.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/garden/09QNA.html>.
Dr. Volmer is also quoted in the December 27 issue of "First for Women on the Go" magazine regarding tips for pet-friendly holiday decorating.
- WEST NILE VIRUS
- The Chicago Sun-Times (Oct. 25) -- Dr. Uriel Kitron, veterinary pathobiology, leads a four-year, $1,180,000 study funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health to determine why West Nile spread so quickly in 2002. Illinois led the nation that year with more than 800 human cases and 66 deaths. Kitron says researchers hope to explain what happened during the outbreak and also make predictions about where it might happen again.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-westnile25.html
KWQC-TV (NBC; Davenport, Iowa, Oct. 25) -- The University of Illinois is conducting a four-year study of West Nile disease. Researchers at Illinois will lead the study, which will try to determine why West Nile spread so quickly in 2002. Illinois led the nation that year with more than 800 human cases and 66 deaths. U. of I. epidemiologist Uriel Kitron says researchers hope to explain what happened during the outbreak and also make predictions about where it might happen again.
http://www.kwqc.com/Global/story.asp?S=2474011
Also on:
WEEK-TV (Peoria, Ill.)
http://week.com/morenews/morenews-read.asp?n=6054
- NATIONAL PET MEMORIAL DAY
- WDWS radio (Jim Turpin's show, Sept. 10)--Cheryl Weber, the teaching hospital's client counselor specialist, talked about National Pet Memorial Day, an opportunity to recognize the important role companion animals play in human lives.
- POOCHES AND PIMPLES
- Montreal Gazette (Sept. 8) -- Karen Campbell, a U. of I. professor of veterinary clinical medicine, discusses canine acne.
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=a5155cc275125fdb18179aff6fcbcf8f&wchp=dGLbVlz-zSkVA&...
