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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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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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Takeaways Five Years After Pandemic Outbreak

June 06, 2025 / In the News

Illinois Public Media News (June 5) – Becky Smith, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, says despite the success in creating vaccines, the widespread vaccine refusals resulted…
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Staff Spotlight: Erin White, PharmD

June 05, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. White is a clinical staff pharmacist. Tell us about your background. I grew up in Springfield, Illinois, and then as a teenager moved to a smaller northern suburb, McHenry. From there, I completed my…
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