News Archives, Office of Advancement, College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois
News Archives
Spring 2005
- DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY
- Star-Telegram (from the New York Daily News; Fort Worth, Texas, May 29) -- A suspected, but unconfirmed, case of the highly contagious disease strangles has been detected in a horse stabled at Belmont Park in Chicago. The animal has been quarantined until officials receive results of tests sent to the U. of I.
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/11768894.htm
Also in:
news.bloodhorse.com (May 28): http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=28349
San Jose Mercury News (California, May 29)
- LARGE ANIMAL CLINIC
- Channel 3 (WCIA) News (May 21) -- An open house of the Farm Animal Reproduction, Medicine, and Surgery section gave clients and referring veterinarians a chance to meet new faculty members and see the newly renovated FARMS areas.
- ZOO PATHOLOGY
- Chicago Tribune (May 19) -- Lincoln Park Zoo officials in Chicago have allowed reporters to see the pathology reports prepared by U. of I. veterinary pathologists on the nine recent animal deaths at the zoo.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0505190202may19,1,3835516.story?coll=chi-newslo...
Also in:
Biloxi Sun Herald (Mississippi)
Bradenton Herald (Florida)
Centre Daily Times (Pennsylvania)
Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)
Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota)
Kansas City Star
Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.)
San Luis Obispo Tribune (California)
- ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (May 13) -- As part of a nationwide campaign to understand the effects of environmental pollutants on children, a team of Illinois researchers is investigating immigrant families in Green Bay and Appleton. The team is interested in the combined effects of mercury and PCBs on developing children. These pollutants have been found in high concentrations in fish from the Fox River Valley. While research has looked at the effects of each of these pollutants separately, "there is almost nothing out there that has looked at the combined, interactive effects of these contaminants," said Susan Schantz, a professor of environmental toxicology in the department of veterinary biosciences at Illinois and a member of the team.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/may05/326059.asp
- ZOO PATHOLOGY
- Chicago Sun-Times (May 14) -- According to U. of I. veterinary pathologists, the Lincoln Park Zoo elephant that died after a troubled transfer to Salt Lake City was suffering from lung lesions connected to a disease she may have had for 30 years.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-zoo14.html
Chicago Tribune (May 12) -- U. of I. experts are called in to determine the cause of death for three monkeys at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-050512monkeys,1,5007135.story?coll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=...
- ZOO PATHOLOGY
- Chicago Sun-Times (May 6) -- A U. of I. veterinary pathologist suspects that a camel at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago died of a gastrointestinal disease.
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-zoo06.html
- CANCER TREATMENT FOR COMPANION ANIMALS
- Channel 3 (WCIA) Morning Show (May 2)--Drs. Tim Fan and Louis-Philippe de Lorimier discussed cancer care for companion animals.
- INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONFERENCE
- Channel 15 (WICD) News (April 21) -- The Eighth Annual Conference on New and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases, hosted by the Center for Zoonoses Research on April 21 and 22, brought international experts on rabies, Asian bird flu, and other disease threats to Urbana, Ill.
Also covered by Channel 3 (WCIA) News, WILL-AM 580
- MARE MANAGEMENT
- The Horse (Lexington, Ky., April 2005) -- James Brendemuehl, a visiting professor in veterinary clinical medicine at Illinois, talks about brood-mare health.
http://www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx?ID=5666
- RISKS OF PAIN KILLERS FOR DOGS
- USA Today (April 11) -- Like pain relievers for humans, pain relievers for dogs are big business. Steven Marks, a U. of I. professor of veterinary clinical medicine, comments.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/drugs/2005-04-11-dog-pain-usat_x.htm
See also:
http://www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_2651812
- EQUINE REPRODUCTION
- The News-Gazette (March 22) -- Dr. Jim Brendemuehl is featured in an article that refers to him as a "horse sexologist."
http://news-gazette.com/localnews/story.cfm?Number=17908
- STUDENT PROFILE
- The Times (Munster, Ind., March 20) -- A feature on Tom Satkus, a third-year veterinary student, details his involvement with the Wildlife Medical Clinic, A Pet's Place, the Veterinary Student Outreach Program, and Open House.
http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2005/03/20/community/family_focus/89ea3c675a9bc49886256fc6002...
- SWINE VETERINARIAN ASSOCIATION AWARDS
- On March 7, Dr. Larry Firkins, associate professor and Extension swine veterinarian, received the Meritorious Service Award in recognition of the time and effort he has consistently given to the American Association of Swine Veterinarians.
See: http://www.aasv.org/news/story.php?id=1395
In addition, three Illinois students--Brian Payne, Class of 2005, and Stacey Walk and Lynette Wellen, both Class of 2006--were among the 15 students nationally selected to present during the AASV annual meeting. All three Illinois students were chosen to receive $1,500 scholarships.
See: http://www.aasv.org/news/story.php?id=1394
- DOODLE FOR WILDLIFE
- News-Gazette (March 3) -- The Wildlife Medical Clinic's Fourth Annual Doodle for Wildlife fund-raiser was featured in the Outdoor column by Brian Dietz.
- LAKES IN CRISIS
- Envir. Health Perspectives (March 2) -- Dr. Susan Schantz, veterinary biosciences, published an invited editorial on the Great Lakes.
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2005/113-3/editorial.html
- INTERVIEW DAY
- News-Gazette (March 1) -- More than 300 prospective students participated in interviews to determine the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine class of 2009.
http://www.news-gazette.com/localnews/story.cfm?Number=17776
- FROG DECLINES
- The Seattle Times (March 1) -- U. of I. toxicologists and veterinarians compared frogs collected during the past 150 years and discovered a dramatic increase in hermaphrodites during the times when contamination from the pesticide DDT and other organochlorine chemicals was widespread.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002194126_frogs02.html
Also in:
The Los Angeles Times (March 2) -- "These guys (frogs and amphibians) have been around a long time, since before the dinosaurs and they are declining all over the place," said Val Beasley, a co-author of the study and a professor of ecotoxicology at Illinois.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-frogs2mar02,1,3384114.story?coll=la-headlines-n...
See also:
http://www.keralanext.com/news/index.asp?id=135095&pg=1
http://www.indystar.com/articles/9/227161-2819-010.html
