![[Dr. Ana Cruz on a veterinary research trip]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cruz-turtle-260x157.jpg)
‘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 than a lot of my peers. And by “later in life,” I mean junior high. I think I was an...
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Assist in Data Collection on Ticks The first year (2018) of I-TICK (Illinois Tick Inventory Collaboration Network) was overwhelmingly successful: 70 individual participants and 18 Hubs collected over 900 ticks in 28 counties in Illinois. The program is expanding in 2019, looking for more individuals and organizations willing to participate and assist in data collection...
![[Gabriela Escalante helps with anesthesia at Exotic Feline Rescue Center]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/news-escalante-tiger-260x157.jpg)
From Pre-Med to Vet Med Note: This profile of 2019 veterinary graduate Dr. Gabriela Escalante is one in a series. For others, visit Alumni News. I would not be where I am today without a little Razzle Dazzle. Razzle Dazzle is the name of my pet bird, a green-cheeked conure about the size of a...
![[Suzanna Storms present research in 2017]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/news-storms-research-260x157.jpg)
‘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 I said I wanted to be a veterinarian. I grew up on a small farm in Washburn, Ill., about an...
![[2 deans: constable and moore]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/news-constable-osu-award-260x157.jpg)
On Saturday, May 4, Dean Peter Constable received a Distinguished Alumni Award from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine “for his extensive contributions to the improvement of veterinary education, animal health, and public awareness of veterinary medicine’s contribution to human health.” The recognition occurred during the college’s oath and hooding ceremony. In the...
![[Dr. Brittany Kleszynski holding a puppy]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/news-klez-feature-260x157.jpg)
‘in veterinary medicine, it all fit together’ Note: This profile of 2019 veterinary graduate Dr. Brittany Kleszynski is one in a series. For others, visit Alumni News. I have had the dream of going to vet school ever since I was a little kid. Growing up in the small town of Bonfield, Ill., I had...
![[Dr. Brandi Burton holds a piglet]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/news-burton-feature-260x157.jpg)
Focus Changes from Horses to Pigs Note: This profile of 2019 veterinary graduate Dr. Brandi Burton is one in a series. For others, visit Alumni News. Growing up in the Chicago suburb of Mount Prospect, I was the only one of my six siblings who enjoyed riding horses. I always thought I wanted to be...
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Now Livestreaming: Raccoons The University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic—a non-profit organization that provides care and treatment to sick, injured, and orphaned wild animals—will feature a different patient each week on the Critter Cam. Caption and video don’t match? Well, situations can change pretty fast in the Wildlife Medical Clinic, so we can’t always keep our Critter...
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Early Registration Ends May 5 For the seventh time in its 28-year history, the Executive Veterinary Program: Swine Health Management has opened enrollment to veterinarians seeking to gain advanced skills needed by industry leaders. The program will convene at the College of Veterinary Medicine in Urbana, Ill., ten times between August 1, 2019, and February...
![[Erin Lowe, Erin Kettelkamp, Brandi Burton, and Abby Vennekotter]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/aasv-winners-260x157.jpg)
Eight Illinois veterinary students and two alumni were recognized at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) in Orlando, Fla., this month. Pictured above (from left) are Dr. Erin Lowe and veterinary students Erin Kettelkamp, Brandi Burton, and Abby Vennekotter. Swine Practitioner of the Year Dr. William Hollis, of Bushnell,...