![{Dr. Krista Keller]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/news-keller-leo-260x157.jpg)
At the 2018 commencement ceremony at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM), Dr. Krista Keller, assistant professor at the Illinois veterinary college, received the Ross school’s first-ever Rising Star Award. This award recognizes a recent alum who has experienced an accelerated career progression with a nationally recognized organization and exhibited excellence in their practice...
![[Dennis French]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/news-french-department-head-260x157.jpg)
‘He’s done a fantastic job of recruiting’ When you ask Dr. Dennis French to explain his role as department head, he can do it in five words: “Helping good people become famous.” Having achieved the rank of full professor and served as president of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, he now turns his career...
For Joseph A. Cacioppo, the University of Illinois has been the foundation for his future career in veterinary medicine and it provided opportunities for him to expand his undergraduate research experience into a series of successful scientific endeavors. “The University has been the source of incredible opportunities, long-lasting friendships, unique career trajectories, and above all,...
“As a whole, U of I impacted my entire career path. The experiences I was exposed to and the mentors I have been privileged to get to know allowed me better clarity and more curiosity in my future in veterinary medicine,” says Brit’nee Letori Haskins, a veterinary student graduating in May. Her passion lies in...
![[pelican upon arrival at clinic]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/news-pelican-260x157.jpg)
The bird will be released on April 30 The pelican has recovered from the gunshot wound and subsequent lead poisoning. Wildlife clinic leaders are planning to release the pelican on Monday, April 30, near Clinton Lake, where migrating pelicans have recently been spotted. Clinic leaders are hoping that the recovered pelican will join others of...
![[Paul Fedyniak, Class of 2018, delivers MEDIK9USA kits]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/news-fedyniak-donation-260x157.jpg)
“University of Illinois has taught me to question everything, truly fact-check, and decide whether the current solution is the best solution,” says Paul Fedyniak, who’s graduating as a doctor of Veterinary Medicine on May 11, 2018. “I like to think that the college has transformed me into someone who is better than who I was...
![[Hajera Afreen presents at Undergraduate Research Week Symposium]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/news-HajeraAfreen-260x157.jpg)
We welcome undergraduate researchers As an R1 university—one that grants doctoral degrees and is engaged in “the highest research activity”—Illinois has always included undergraduate students in research, and the emphasis on undergraduate research is growing. The College of Veterinary Medicine, although it does not offer undergraduate degrees, engages dozens of undergraduate students from a variety...
![[Saniya Rattan explains her work to a listener]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/news-research-day-2018-260x157.jpg)
Dr. Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, a pediatric neurologist and professor of pediatrics, neurological sciences, and biochemistry at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, delivered the centerpiece address at the college’s annual Research Day celebration, held April 18, 2018. Her keynote talk was entitled “Targeted Treatments for Fragile X Syndrome: Modifying the Translational Pathway.” A major focus of...
![[pelican and osprey at wildlife medical clinic]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/news-pelican-osprey-260x157.jpg)
Clinic Relies on Donations to Pay for Patient Care Both birds have the remnants of gunshot in their necks visible on radiographs, according to Dr. Sarah Reich, an instructor who is overseeing their care at the wildlife clinic. The pelican has an entrance wound on his right side and the osprey has a wound on...
![[one health symposium]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/news-one-health-symposium-260x157.jpg)
Solving complex, multidimensional, interdisciplinary problems How should research at a 21st century university advance the public good? That question lies at the center of a three-day conference at the culmination of the University of Illinois sesquicentennial year. One crucial answer—which links scholars across multiple disciplines—is to address urgent and critical threats to human, animal, and...