Equine gastric ulcer syndrome is a common and significant cause of morbidity in horses of all breeds and uses. The syndrome includes both equine squamous gastric disease (ESGD) and equine glandular gastric disease (EGGD), which… Read More >
I know the past 20 years of graduates, and there are many who are very talented. I plan to contact them about our open faculty positions. Dr. Anne Barger, a leader in veterinary clinical pathology… Read More >
WGN-TV (Feb. 25) – Veterinary virologists with the University of Illinois recently confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in a dog in Illinois who was exposed to an infected human during the New Year’s holiday…. Read More >
More Dogs Likely Infected, But Without Life-threatening Illness A pet dog from Chicago that had been experiencing respiratory symptoms since early January recently tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in people. The… Read More >
When she earned her DVM in 1989, Dr. Yvette Johnson-Walker was only the third person of color—and the first Black woman—to graduate from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, which graduated its first… Read More >
WCIA-TV News (Feb. 16) – Dr. Leyi Wang, veterinary virologist, talks about the role he and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory have played in diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 in zoo animals from binturongs to Malayan tigers. https://www.wcia.com/news/u-of-i-tests-animals-across-the-country-for-covid/ Also… Read More >
This message will appear in the Spring 2022 issue of the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Epitome. The new head of the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine will be familiar to any of you who… Read More >
News-Gazette (Feb. 15) – Dr. Krista Keller, head of the zoological companion animal service, teamed up with Beckman Institute to develop protocols for safely anesthetizing and performing MRIs on bearded dragons, the most popular pet… Read More >
ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Feb. 9) – Third-year veterinary students Cythia Tellez and Alexis Davidson introduce one of the Wildlife Medical Clinic’s ambassador animals, Ruby, the red-tailed hawk. https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/meet-ruby-the-red-tailed-hawk/
Big Picture Science (February 7) – Dr. Yvette Johnson-Walker was a guest on an episode focused on the phenomenon in which the expertise of scientists is questioned by non-experts who claim they’ve done their own… Read More >
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