News Archives, Office of Advancement, College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois
News Archives
Fall 2007
- EXERCISE AND TISSUE INFLAMMATION
- Medical News Today (Bexhill-on-Sea, England, Nov. 29) -- A study conducted by K. Todd Keylock while a doctoral student at Illinois working with U. of I. kinesiology and community health professor Jeffrey Woods suggests moderate physical exercise results in decreased inflammation of damaged skin tissue. The study, which also involved predoctoral fellow Victoria Vieira and U. of I. veterinary pathobiology professor Matthew Wallig, appears in the online edition of the American Journal of Physiology.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/90201.php
Also in:
* News-Medical.net (Warriewood, New South Wales, Australia; Dec. 2)
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33019
* Science Daily (Chevy Chase, Md., Dec. 4)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071128151747.htm
- RED WOLF NECROPSY
- WLS-Channel 7 (ABC; Chicago, Nov. 22) -- An examination at the U. of I. College of Veterinary Medicine revealed the cause of death for a red wolf that died at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Ill.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=5779174
- DAISY WEBER, REHAB PATIENT
- ESPN (Nov. 20) -- During a game against Duke, ESPN aired an interview with Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber in which he discussed the rehab for his dog Daisy's torn cruciate ligaments at the "amazing" U of I Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
- SECOND CHANCE CONTEST
- News-Gazette (Nov. 16) -- Third-year veterinary student Jeannie Harrison submitted an essay about her dog, Rose, and is a finalist in a contest sponsored by Hill's Pet Nutrition. The winner, based on online voting, can select a pet shelter to receive $10,000.
- SHAPE UP, PUP!
- Channel 3 (WCIA) Morning Show (November 5) -- Kim Knap, rehabilitation specialist, spoke about the Veterinary Teaching Hospital's weight management program for dogs.
- PETS AND HALLOWEEN
- WDWS AM-580 News (Oct. 31) - Dr. Lidia Zimmerman, small animal medicine resident, spoke about the safety hazards pet owners should watch for on Halloween.
- SPECIES DECLINE
- Science Daily (Chevy Chase, Md., Oct. 24) -- A new U. of I. study shows that parasites can play a pivotal role in the decline of species in fragmented forests. The red colobus monkey is in decline in forest fragments in western Uganda. Researchers led by Thomas Gillespie, a U. of I. professor of pathobiology and of anthropology, found that forest fragmentation increases the burden of infectious parasites on animals already stressed by disturbances to their habitat.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071024141749.htm
Also:
* Innovations Report (Bad Homburg, Germany, Oct. 25)
http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/biowissenschaften_chemie/bericht-93575.html
* Science Centric.com (Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 24)
http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/07102421.htm
* United Press International (Oct. 24)
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2007/10/24/forest_fragmentation_impact_studied/2251/
* RxPG News (Los Angeles, Oct. 24)
http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/Parasites-a-key-to-the-decline-of-red-colobus-monkeys-in-forest-fra...
* LiveScience (New York City, Oct. 29)
http://www.livescience.com/imageoftheday/siod-071029.html
- BIG BUCK
- North American Whitetail magazine (Oct. 21) -- Cliff Shipley, a U. of I. professor of veterinary clinical medicine, was called upon to examined a 300-point buck whose antler development had been affected by an injury.
http://www.northamericanwhitetail.com/trophybucks/NAW_1007_04/
- EQUINE WEST NILE DEATH AT UI
- News-Gazette (Oct. 6) -- Dr. Jim Brendemuehl, equine faculty in veterinary clinical medicine, and Dr. Uriel Kitron, pathobiology, were quoted in a story about the death from West Nile virus of a UI horse.
- WILDLIFE MEDICAL CLINIC
- Channel 3 (WCIA) Morning Show (Oct. 1) -- Stacy Burdick and Stefanie Simon, veterinary students who work in the Wildlife Medical Clinic, brought Penelope, an eastern screech owl and the clinic's oldest resident bird of prey, on the Morning Show.
http://illinoishomepage.net/media_player.php?media_id=3773
- OSKEE BOW WOW 2007
- WDWS NewsTalk 1400 (Sept. 18) -- Tune in today at 4:45 to hear Cheryl Weber discuss the CARE Helpline and the 10th anniversary celebration at the "Oskee Bow Wow" fund-raiser on Friday.
Also in:
* News-Gazette (Sept. 12) -- Celebrating the human-animal bond, with sidebar on Oskee Bow Wow.
* Danville Commercial News (Sept. 15) -- Feature on area man dealing with pet grief, with sidebar on Oskee Bow Wow.
http://www.commercial-news.com/local/local_story_257124912.html
http://www.commercial-news.com/local/local_story_258232712.html
* News-Gazette (Sept. 18) -- Story quoting student founder Dr. Julia Brannan on the 10th anniversary of CARE and the Oskee Bow Wow fund-raiser.
* News-Gazette (Oct. 3) -- Photos of University President Joe White with his wife Mary and their dog Webster, as well as many other special guests at Oskee Bow Wow, were featured in the "On the Town" department.
- WORLD RABIES DAY
- News-Gazette (Sept. 8) -- Emily Eaton, Class of 2009, spoke about student outreach activities in middle schools and high schools to teach students about rabies as part of World Rabies Day. Eaton is also president-elect of the Student American Veterinary Medical Association.
- VETERINARY LEADERS
- American Veterinary Medical Association (Sept. 5) -- The current Student American Veterinary Medical Association Executive Committee includes two veterinary students from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine: Emily Eaton, president-elect, and Rachel Shaff, secretary.
http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/sep07/070915l.asp
News-Gazette (Aug. 9) -- Dr. Herbert Whiteley, dean, and Dr. Elysia Schaefer, equine surgery resident, were elected in July to the AVMA Council on Education and the AVMA Council on Veterinary Service, respectively.
- STUDENTS ATTEND EQUINE MEETING
- The Horse (Sept. 5) -- Shannon Melliere, president of the Illinois AAEP student chapter, was one of 22 Illinois students who attended the Opportunities in Equine Practice Seminar last weekend. She described the activities of her chapter. Deke Carls was also quoted, and a group photo is featured.
http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=10338
