When Kate Varela started her veterinary studies in 2008, she knew she wasn’t seeking a traditional career as a clinician. “After working in Washington, D.C., for two years between undergrad and vet school, I had… Read More >
$50 billion. That’s the estimated economic impact over 10 years if African swine fever finds its way into the United States, according to the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). And the threat… Read More >
News-Gazette (June 26) – Dr. Marcella Ridgway, clinical professor of small animal internal medicine at UI Vet Med, advises: “Walk dogs earlier in the day, when fewer fireworks are going off — if possible, in… Read More >
Mirage News (June 28) – Interdisciplinary researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and the College of Veterinary Medicine performed MRI scans on bearded dragons to generate a first-of-its-kind brain atlas: a… Read More >
Newport (Vt.) Dispatch (June 22) – A rare Beaudon du Poiteau donkey named Hamilton who lives in Brownington is about to celebrate his first birthday. Hamilton’s mother, Quiche, lives at Arnold’s Rescue Center and his… Read More >
Farm Week (June 21) – Ticks are changing due to changes in climate, according to researchers. Since 2006, the U.S. has experienced a 10-fold increase in tick-borne illnesses, said Rebecca Smith, associate professor of epidemiology… Read More >
Chicago Tribune (June 21) – Though disease-causing agents like fungi and viruses normally appear in the environment, “more fungal diseases recently have been showing up in wildlife,” said Matt Allender, director of the wildlife epidemiology… Read More >
Animals cannot tell their doctors where it hurts or whether they’re taking their medicines. That makes effective communication between animal owners and veterinarians so crucial. Recognizing the importance of effective communication skills, Dr. Clyde Dunphy… Read More >
WCIA-TV News (June 9) – A new report, published in Nature Communications, showed that campus interventions successfully slowed the spread of COVID through the university community and reduced hospitalizations and deaths. The report showed that… Read More >
Chicago City Wire (June 9) – We’re here today with veterinarian and Ph.D. student Dr. Giorgia Podico to observe these exotic animals and check on their reproductive status. Podico is part of a team that… Read More >
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