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Naomi Esquivel holding up a stethoscope with her and a city in the background blurred.

When Naomi Esquivel was 12, she started an animal rescue group in her Little Village neighborhood in Chicago. She and others rescued strays in their neighborhood, rehabilitated the animals, and found them homes. The children…
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[Dr. Ana Cruz on a veterinary research trip]

Passion for Research, Medicine Propel Dr. Cruz

May 19, 2019 / Alumni News

‘That’s Where I’m Going to School’ Note: This profile of 2019 veterinary graduate Dr. Anamaria Cruz is one in a series. For others, visit Alumni News. I decided to be a vet later in life…
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[Suzanna Storms present research in 2017]

PhD Is ‘What’s Next’ for Dr. Storms

May 06, 2019 / Alumni News

‘Always a Forward Thinker’ Note: This profile of 2019 veterinary graduate Dr. Suzanna Storms is one in a series. For others, visit Alumni News. I think I remember writing a paper in third grade where…
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[staff of Davis Pet

Veterinary Duo Invests in Future Colleagues

May 03, 2019 / Alumni News

Scholarship Supports Area Students Dr. Paul Davis and Dr. Karin Crocker are both proud graduates of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine … 17 years apart. Yet they met, fell in love, and…
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Compassion Crafts Alumna’s In-Home Hospice Career

February 28, 2019 / Alumni News

Dr. Heidi Pulito (DVM ’11) has spent more than six years working in small animal clinics, written a book to help struggling veterinarians, shared tools and techniques at veterinary conferences, and started her own company….
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[Steve Juriga]

Veterinarians Collaborate on Website for K9 Handlers

December 05, 2018 / Alumni News

Alumnus Contributes Dental Health Information The opioid epidemic isn’t only impacting humans but is now killing working dogs, vulnerable to ultra-potent opioids entering the illegal drug trade. Drs. Maureen McMichael, professor of veterinary clinical medicine,…
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