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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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Comparative Oncology in the Spotlight

June 11, 2025 / In the News

Osteosarcoma Institute blog (June 11) – The innovative cancer research of Dr. Tim Fan is in the spotlight on the Emmy Award-winning PBS series “Shelter Me: The Cancer Pioneers,” which explores how naturally occurring cancers…
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HPAI Update in Illinois

June 10, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has not been featured as prominently in the news lately as it was in winter. Luckily, cases in Illinois have been on the decline this spring. This was expected, as…
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Tularemia: Basic Refresher

June 10, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

With the warmer days of spring comes the risk of tularemia. Tularemia, a zoonotic disease, is a bacterial infection caused by Francisella tularensis, which primarily affects wildlife, particularly rabbits and rodents, and can also pose…
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Research Spotlight: Gee Lau

June 09, 2025 / Pathobiology

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? Each year, bacterial pneumonias kill 2 million individuals globally. My lab examines…
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How to Take Care of Your Pet Rabbit

June 08, 2025 / In the News

News-Gazette (June 8) – Toni Kim, a veterinary student at the University of Illinois and a House Rabbit Society educator, says that, just like dogs and cats, rabbits need routine veterinary care, opportunities to express…
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