June 2026

Ero Capistrano at Lake of the Woods

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Get to Know Ero Capistrano
July 10, 2026 / Get to Know

Dr. Ero Capistrano, a research assistant professor in the Department of Comparative Biosciences, began working at the college in 2014. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I started working here in…
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Carol Mathis

Staff Spotlight: Carol Mathis

June 30, 2026 / Practitioner Updates

Mathis is a customer services supervisor at the University of Illinois Large Animal Clinic. Tell us about your background. I was born in New Jersey and moved to Champaign in 1974. After graduating from high…
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Faculty members and attendees at the 2026 kickoff event for the Center for Zoonoses Research

Center for Zoonoses Research: Still a Vital Need

June 30, 2026 / News

Research Partners Sought More than 65 years after the University of Illinois Board of Trustees established the Center for Zoonoses Research (CZR), its mission remains central to human and animal health. In April, the College…
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Hospital Treats Abused Puppy

June 30, 2026 / In the News

NewsChannel20 (Springfield, Illinois, ABC-TV affiliate; June 30) – A puppy in the custody of the Sangamon County Animal Control was brought to the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital on June 30. The dog had…
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Get to Know Rachel Dorney

June 23, 2026 / Get to Know

Rachel Dorney is the clinical coordinator for Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery service. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I began working at the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2016 as extra…
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Tick-borne Diseases Plague Southern Illinois

June 18, 2026 / In the News

WIFR-TV (Rockford, Ill., June 18) — As tick populations expand across the Midwest, a phenomenon scientists attribute to climate change, concerns about tick-borne illnesses are growing. Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a…
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