APRIL 2011 EDITION
FROM THE DEAN
With assurances that "green thumbs are optional," this year's fund-raising campaign directed at college faculty and staff kicked off under the banner of "Planting the Seeds of the Future." The new growth of springtime provides a perfect metaphor for the work that goes on here: cultivating future veterinary practitioners, bringing research concepts to fruition, nourishing health in animal patients and ensuring the public health in many ways.
Each of you got your start thanks to the efforts and cultivation of teachers, mentors, and key experiences. Now is the time to be the one who nurtures those just starting out. I encourage you to consider which programs and experiences at the college you'd like to grow, whether that is a service area in one of our clinics, a scholarship for veterinary students, or an outreach program. To learn more about our faculty-staff campaign and giving options at our college, visit http://go.illinois.edu/seeds.--Herb
IN THE NEWS
Equine Neonatal Care
Dr. Pam Wilkins, professor of veterinary clinical medicine and head of the equine medicine and surgery section, addresses the challenges of equine neonatal care in a recent paper in Clinical Laboratory Medicine.
Fulbright Award to Support Epidemiological Study in India
Dr. Marilyn Ruiz, clinical associate professor of pathobiology and director of the GIS and spatial analysis laboratory, has received a Fulbright award to carry out research in India, where she will use spatial epidemiology techniques to help address persistent public health challenges.Faculty Members Take on New Roles at the College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Wally Hoffmann, who had served as interim director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory since 2005, has now stepped into a newly created position as interim executive associate dean. Dr. Rick Frederickson, who has been an anatomic pathologist with the diagnostic laboratory for the past eight years, succeeds Dr. Hoffmann as director of the lab.
NIH Funded Study Has Implications for Understanding Disorders of the Uterus
Dr. Indrani Bagchi, professor of comparative biosciences, is among the researchers whose identification of a key step in the establishment of a pregnancy illustrates how the hormone progesterone suppresses the growth of the uterus’s lining so that a fertilized egg can implant in the uterus.
ALUMNI NEWS
Members of the University of Illinois Veterinary Medical Alumni Association Board recently met for the first of three strategic planning sessions. Stay tuned for updates on this project. While on campus, they cheered on the 124 third-year students honored at the White Coat Ceremony.
FEATURED EVENTS
2011 Awards and Scholarships Celebration Recap
Honored donors.
Proud parents.
Smiling students.
Relive it all on our Flickr site.
Upcoming April 29 Symposium Highlights Campus Research in Infection Biology
This day-long Infection Biology Symposium will showcase research on this campus and the campus training programs that support it. Speakers from the University of Chicago and from the Urbana campus will give overviews of study on pathogens including Salmonella, Pseudomonas, and West Nile virus.
Service Animals Eligible for Free Eye Exams This May
Next month, the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital will be participating in the third annual American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO)/Merial National Service Dog Eye Exam. Registration ends this Friday, April 29.
PET COLUMNS
- Let the Easter Bunny Remain a Mystery
- How You Can Help Wild Baby Animals
- Thoughts on What to Feed Your Dog
VET U
- May 18, Sick of Pigs? Human Health Concerns for Swine Practitioners, Carthage, Ill.
- June 8, Insulin Preparations Used in Dogs and Cats, Plainfield, Ill.
UPCOMING CONTINUING EDUCATION
- May 20-21, Canine Oral Surgery Intensive Short Course, Urbana, Ill.
- July 8-9, Canine Oral Surgery Intensive Short Course, Urbana, Ill.
SAVE THE DATE: FALL CONFERENCE WILL BE SEPTEMBER 15-16, 2011
