![[Student volunteers prepare feral cats for sterilization surgery]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/community-cat-day-260x157.jpg)
On Saturday, September 8, the University of Illinois shelter medicine program will sterilize, vaccinate, and microchip over 100 feral cats from east central Illinois. The goal is to reduce the overpopulation of cats and improve the health of these unowned animals. The first in a series of “Community Cat Days,” this all-day marathon surgical session...
![[Dr. C.W. Smith, right, with student Bridgit Hollis]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/memoriam-smith-2018-260x157.jpg)
After practicing veterinary medicine in northern Illinois and serving in the Army Veterinary Corps, Dr. Smith joined the college faculty. In 1974 he became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, and in 1978 he was appointed chief of small animal surgery at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. He gained tenure as a full...
![[Uwe Rudolph]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/news-uwe-rudolph-2-260x157.jpg)
International Scholar in Neuroscience The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine welcomes Dr. Uwe Rudolph as professor and head of the Department of Comparative Biosciences. Dr. Rudolph most recently held the dual positions of professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and director of the Laboratory of Genetic Neuropharmacology at McLean...
![[Summer Research Training Program - Tran Hoag]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/res-2018-srtp.jpg)
The veterinary curriculum is demanding, so when the spring semester draws to a close, many students are more than ready to leave academia behind and dive into clinical work or time off. —Da Yeon Eom Featured photos of students provided by Betsy Innes and Lois Hoyer.
Since graduating, Dr. Heather Venkat (DVM ’13, MPH ’14, DACVPM ’18) has been able to apply crucial skills in veterinary medicine, public health, and epidemiology towards disease surveillance, outbreak preparedness and response, data analysis, and education and outreach. She obtained her DVM from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2013 and Master’s in Public...
“As someone who went through a period of depression, I was hit hard when I listened to the data on increased veterinary depression and suicide,” says Judson Smith, a third-year veterinary medicine student. Smith learned a lot about mental health and wellness at the 2017 Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA) Symposium, which he attended...
![[Dr. Jim Lowe poses with a Japanese veterinarian]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/news-evp-japan-2018-260x157.jpg)
EVP International Welcomes 38 Alumni in Japan Responding to the growing demand for pork in Japan, top swine veterinarians in that country recently became the newest alumni of the University of Illinois Executive Veterinary Program (EVP™). In June, 38 veterinarians, representing every major swine practice and pork production company in Japan, spent three days learning...
![[phi zeta winners 2018]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/news-phi-zeta-winners-260x157.jpg)
Graduate students at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine took top honors in both categories of the annual scholarly article competition sponsored by Phi Zeta, the international honor society of veterinary medicine. Dr. Jamie Stewart, a PhD candidate in the laboratory of Dr. Fabio Lima, received the award for best basic research manuscript...
![[Dogs race in the Copper Basin 300]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/news-copper-basin-300-260x157.jpg)
516 dogs were examined for the Copper Basin 300 Alumna Dr. Cristina (Nina) Hansen has been enjoying life in Alaska since graduating with the Illinois DVM Class of 2007. Immediately out of school, Dr. Hansen moved to Alaska and worked in small animal practice for three years. She then completed a PhD at the University...
![[Dr. Chandler Todd graduates]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/news-2018grad-todd-260x157.jpg)
Congratulations, Class of 2018! As they wrapped up their time at Illinois, we invited members of the Class of 2018 to share their favorite rotations, memorable experiences, and what they’ll miss and to let us know where they were headed. Read on for a variety of viewpoints. Dr. Chandler Todd Hometown: Crete, Ill. “First-year...