June 2025

News-Gazette (July 13) – “Pyometra is an infection of the uterus, commonly a bacterial infection,” explains Dr. Alyssa Baratta-Martin, a primary care veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital. These infections can escalate…
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Pets and People Pass Pathogens to Each Other

June 30, 2025 / In the News

Whole Dog Journal (June 11) – Can dogs get sick from humans? Can humans get sick from dogs? The answer to both questions is yes. “We’re all mammals, and there are certain diseases that can…
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Laura Russman and her horse, Khanner

Get to Know Laura Russman

June 25, 2025 / Get to Know

Laura Russman, Farrier for the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, began working at the college in 2024. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I began working for the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Farrier…
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Canine Cancer Research Advances Human Medicine

June 23, 2025 / In the News

WGN-TV Evening News (Chicago, Illinois; June 20) – Dr. Timothy Fan, professor of veterinary clinical medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is working to develop new treatments for that dogs may also work for…
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Zoo Medicine Service Helps Care for Giraffe

June 23, 2025 / In the News

WEEK-TV 25News (East Peoria, Illinois; June 20) – When Peoria Zoo keepers noticed some discharge on the eye of Emy the giraffe, they quickly alerted vets. Experts ultimately recommended surgical removal of the eye, which…
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From left: Paul Bonthuis, Howard Gritton, Yurii Vlasov, and Sihai Dave Zhao / L. Brian Stauffer

Grant Supports Study of Resilience to Stress

June 19, 2025 / Comparative Biosciences News

Neuroscientists have always been interested in what drives an individual’s resilience to stress. While the detrimental effects of prolonged stress have been well documented, little is understood about what biological mechanisms underlie resilience. To better…
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Local Citizen Earns Veterinary Degree

June 18, 2025 / In the News

WROY/WRUL News (June 17) – Alaina Lamp, daughter of Mr. Eric Gibbs of Union Mills, North Carolina, and spouse to John Lamp of Carmi, Illinois, graduated from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine…
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What to Know When Your Pet Has a Laceration

June 17, 2025 / In the News

chambananmoms.com (June 17) – Wounds and lacerations are unfortunately common in both dogs and cats, according to Dr. Canaan Shores. Knowing how to recognize and respond to these injuries — whether a minor scrape sustained…
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Fourth-Year Vet Students Prepare for Equine Careers

June 16, 2025 / In the News

Illinois Alumni magazine (Summer 2025 issue; pp. 44-50) – Students in equine medicine at Illinois work at two university clinics—the state-of-the-art Veterinary Teaching Hospital on campus and out in DeWitt County at Midwest Equine, also…
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