Chris Beuoy

Gee Lau posing with arms crossed in a white lab coat and purple gloves in a clinical setting.

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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Veterinary Technicians Play Crucial Role in Care

October 29, 2020 / In the News

Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.; Oct. 28) – Certified veterinary technicians are the backbone of the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, a busy referral hospital. They keep about 20 distinct specialty services running…
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Wildlife Ambassadors and Winter Wildlife Tips

October 28, 2020 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Oct. 28) – PR coordinators for the Wildlife Medical Clinic, students Sara Colin and Caralee Stover, explain how the ambassador animals are preparing for winter in their new residence, which can be visited…
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How Early Was COVID Spreading in Illinois?

October 28, 2020 / In the News

The 21st (WILL-AM; Oct. 27) – The 21st spoke to Jessica Davis from Northeastern University (Boston) and Becky Smith, epidemiologist and Associate Professor of Pathobiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, about how early…
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College Services and Resources During COVID-19 Measures

October 26, 2020 / General News

  This page provides handy links to information about the status of college services as well as information for animal owners, veterinarians, and the college community regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. Last updated October 26. College…
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Vet School in the Age of COVID

October 21, 2020 / Student Blogs

A First-Year’s Perspective Under normal circumstances, starting professional school feels a bit like stepping into the unknown. As I anticipated my first quarter of veterinary school, this feeling was only amplified by the uncertainty of…
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Coronavirus Testing at University of Illinois

October 16, 2020 / In the News

NPR (October 16) – “We accounted for the fact that students would party,” noted Dr. Rebecca Smith, a veterinary epidemiologist, of the campus’s testing models. But the “human factor” of epidemiology was new to Dr….
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Equine Expert to Speak on Neonatal Foals

October 16, 2020 / In the News

HorseTalk (Oct. 16) – On October 24, equine neonatologist Dr Pam Wilkins from the University of Illinois will be discussing clinical cases commonly encountered in stud farms and referring hospitals. https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2020/10/16/lecture-series-equine-reproduction/

COVID Deaths in Minks

October 13, 2020 / In the News

WGN Radio (Oct. 12) – Dr. Will Sander talks about the deaths from the new coronavirus at mink farms in Europe and in Wisconsin and Utah. https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/covid-19-is-killing-minks-by-the-thousands-in-wisc-utah-but-can-it-impact-your-pets/