May 2018

Recent

Bequest Goes to Support Historic Round Barns

September 22, 2025 / In the News

Farm Week (Sept. 19) – A University of Illinois graduate’s multi-million-dollar gift will ensure the care of three historic round barns. At her death Nov. 18, 2024, Leah Jane Wightman honored her connection to her…
Read More >

Dr. Pamela Wilkins Receives International Applied Research Award

May 29, 2018 / General News

Dr. Pamela Wilkins, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine since 2008, was honored at the 15th World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) Congress, held in Beijing, People’s Republic of China in…
Read More >

Kon’nichiwa Mitochondria: A Research Conference in Japan

May 24, 2018 / Student Blogs

In April of 2018 I had the distinct pleasure to attend a Keystone Symposia on Mitochondrial Biology in Kyoto, Japan. Although attendance of the meeting resulted in missing a week of class just before finals,…
Read More >

Surgeries, Beaches, and More in Nicaragua

May 21, 2018 / Student Blogs

From December 27 to January 5, I was on a World Vets International Veterinary Medicine (IVM) trip in Granada, Nicaragua. I arrived at the airport in Managua, Nicaragua, late on December 27 and was greeted…
Read More >

Dr. Krista Keller Wins Ross University’s Inaugural Rising Star Award

May 21, 2018 / General News

At the 2018 commencement ceremony at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM), Dr. Krista Keller, assistant professor at the Illinois veterinary college, received the Ross school’s first-ever Rising Star Award. This award recognizes a…
Read More >

How to Survive Second-Year Stress

May 15, 2018 / Student Blogs

Hint: Friends (Furry and Otherwise) Help As I finish up my second year of veterinary college (“The Year of -Ologies,” as they call it), I reflect on all that I have experienced since coming to…
Read More >

Memorial Scholarship Honors Alumnus’ Devotion to Research, Illinois

May 05, 2018 / Giving Stories

The year is 1963. Dr. Roger Jaenke has just received his DVM degree from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. At the same time, drumbeats of war are sounding in the distance from…
Read More >

Paying Tribute to Parents, Passion for Pets

May 05, 2018 / Giving Stories

It’s fair to say Judy and Ed Polzin were not accustomed to cats. Judy admits. “When we got our first cat, I didn’t have the slightest idea what to do. “I called my husband at…
Read More >

Practitioner Remembered as Partner, Leader, Caring Person

May 05, 2018 / Giving Stories

Rehn Scholarship Rewards Rural Practice Interest “I was blessed to have a wonderful husband,” Jean Rehn reminisces about her late spouse of nearly 50 years, Wayne. “And I’m very thankful to this university that he…
Read More >

Dennis French Focuses on Service as Department Head

May 03, 2018 / General News

‘He’s done a fantastic job of recruiting’ When you ask Dr. Dennis French to explain his role as department head, he can do it in five words: “Helping good people become famous.” Having achieved the…
Read More >

Students Participate in Pinniped Necropsy Lab at Brookfield Zoo

May 02, 2018 / Student Blogs

Last weekend, the Illinois Student Chapter of the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association (ISCWAVMA) hosted a pinniped necropsy wet lab with Dr. Kathleen Colegrove at Brookfield Zoo. We arrived at Brookfield Zoo early on Saturday…
Read More >

Header Top

Header Main

Search Bar

Header Nav

May 2018

Bequest Goes to Support Historic Round Barns

Dr. Pamela Wilkins Receives International Applied Research Award

Kon’nichiwa Mitochondria: A Research Conference in Japan

Surgeries, Beaches, and More in Nicaragua

Dr. Krista Keller Wins Ross University’s Inaugural Rising Star Award

How to Survive Second-Year Stress

Memorial Scholarship Honors Alumnus’ Devotion to Research, Illinois

Paying Tribute to Parents, Passion for Pets

Practitioner Remembered as Partner, Leader, Caring Person

Dennis French Focuses on Service as Department Head

Students Participate in Pinniped Necropsy Lab at Brookfield Zoo

May 2018

Bequest Goes to Support Historic Round Barns

Recent Posts

Categories

Archives