July 2025

Christopher Gaulke in his lab

The worldwide prevalence of obesity more than doubled between 1990 and 2022, according to the World Health Organization. This chronic complex disease has been linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and…
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Helping the Turtle Cross the Road

July 04, 2025 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; June 5) – Sydney Oliveira, program coordinator for the Wildlife Medical Clinic, and Kayla Buck, veterinary student volunteer, described how humans can safely assist turtles that need to be relocated or protected. https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/ciliving-stories/ciliving/how-to-safely-handle-turtles-in-the-wild

Meet Basil, the American Toad

July 04, 2025 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; July 3) – Sydney Oliveira, program coordinator for the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic, brought Basil the American toad to the set to share some of the unique behaviors of the species….
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Annie Marlowe in her white coat in front of a blue wall inside the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.

Becoming a Fourth-year

July 03, 2025 / Student Blogs

On March 23, 2025, I received my white coat. This signifies the completion of the academic portion of my Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine and transition into clinical rotations, where I will apply everything I have…
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Cancer Research Spans Pet Dogs and People

July 01, 2025 / In the News

Steve Dale’s Pet World (WGN radio; June 30) – It turns out that by learning about cancer in dogs, we can help people with cancer too, through a research area called comparative oncology. Dr. Timothy…
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