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Research Spotlight: Ben Blair

February 9, 2026 / Research Spotlight

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? My research focuses on understanding how infectious diseases move through livestock systems…
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Caring for Flat-Faced Pets

November 20, 2025 / In the News

The Paw Report (WEIU-TV; November 17) – Dr. Heidi Phillips, small animal surgeon from the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, explains what brachycephalic means and what problems affect flat-faced pets.

Do Toxicants Cause Obesity? Fishing for Answers in the Microbiome

November 18, 2025 / Pathobiology

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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Illinois Team to Lead up to $28M Initiative to Build a Precision Phage Platform for Promoting Public Health

November 18, 2025 / General News

Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will partner with investigators from industrial and academic institutions, including Ginkgo Bioworks, Baylor University, University of Minnesota, Oregon State University, and Oregon Health & Science University, on a…
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members of the Illinois veterinary oncology service at the groundbreaking for the oncology wing in September 2024

Cancer Discovery for Pets and People: Only at Illinois

November 17, 2025 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Bulletin. For more than a year, we’ve watched as the new Animal Cancer Care Clinic grew from the ground up at the south end of our…
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Get to Know Mack Armstrong

November 14, 2025 / Get to Know

Mack Armstrong, a laboratory instructional specialist in the Department of Comparative Biosciences, began working at the college in 2023. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I started working here in July…
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Veterinary Visits Linked to Beef Producers’ Views on Biosecurity

November 11, 2025 / In the News

Bovine Veterinarian (Nov. 5) – A study by Dr. Csaba Varga and colleagues at the University of Illinois explored influences on Illinois beef cattle producers’ views about biosecurity, prevention and the threat of foreign animal diseases (FADs)….
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November 2025

Research Spotlight: Ben Blair

Caring for Flat-Faced Pets

Do Toxicants Cause Obesity? Fishing for Answers in the Microbiome

Illinois Team to Lead up to $28M Initiative to Build a Precision Phage Platform for Promoting Public Health

Cancer Discovery for Pets and People: Only at Illinois

Get to Know Mack Armstrong

Veterinary Visits Linked to Beef Producers’ Views on Biosecurity

Bringing Open-Heart Surgery to Illinois: New Option Extends Pets’ Lives

On the Go with Dr. Roffey

Dr. Jessica Von Waldau: Finding and Giving Shelter

Pet Allergies, Explained

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