July 2024

Farm Week Now (RFD Radio Network; Oct. 25) – Dr. Sara Connolly, associate dean for student success, said “There is a need for rural area veterinarians and large animal veterinarians,” as she staffed an exhibit…
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Veterinary student Brianna Moore and Dr. Matthew Berry look at a cell culture plate.

Clinical Trials for Canine Soft Tissue Sarcomas

July 31, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Canine soft tissue sarcomas are a locally invasive subcutaneous neoplasm in dogs. We have observed from many of our referred soft tissue sarcoma cases, the diagnosis is most commonly determined from histopathology following marginal tumor…
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Dr. Stephanie Bruner

Faculty Spotlight: Stephanie Bruner, DVM, DACVD

July 31, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Bruner is a clinical assistant professor in the dermatology and otology service. Tell us about your background. I was one of those kids who always wanted to become a veterinarian and then actually became…
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Watch for Signs of Heat Stroke in Dogs

July 24, 2024 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; July 23) – Dr. Christopher Kennedy, a veterinary specialist in the emergency and critical care service at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, advises owners to address signs of heat stress in…
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Wildlife Clinic Announces Volunteer Opportunities

July 16, 2024 / In the News

WCIA-TV News (July 13) – Animal lovers will have a unique opportunity later this summer to work with local wildlife at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The university’s Wildlife Medical Clinic says beginning this…
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Congenital Heart Disease in Companion Animals

July 15, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Carl Toborowsky, a clinical assistant professor in the cardiology service, has degrees in East Asian studies, ecology, evolution, and systematics, and biological anthropology in addition to his veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania….
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Dr. Coretta Patterson and Dr. Christina Tran

Explosion of New Veterinary Schools Presents Opportunity

July 12, 2024 / Alumni News

This message will appear in the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Bulletin. Today 33 U.S. institutions grant veterinary degrees. That number will rise to 34 this fall, when the first-ever veterinary college in Puerto Rico opens….
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