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NOAA (Sept. 22) – The Fisheries Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced 49 grants totaling more than $3.7 million to partners in 20 states and one tribe. Recipients are from the…
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Chronicle of Philanthropy (Sept. 19) – Shahid and Ann Margaret Khan, and their children Tony and Shanna Khan, gave $15 million to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to support the integrated oncology program at the…
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Rensselaer (Ind.) Republican (Sept. 17) – Jocelyn Polanek, daughter of Mrs. Christine Lassiter and Mr. Jeff Lassiter of Rensselaer, has been accepted to the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in Urbana. https://www.newsbug.info/rensselaer_republican/news/jocelyn-polanek-enrolls-in-illinois-veterinary-college/article_88ac9db1-cfb1-5aa7-86cb-e322293133e2.html

News-Gazette (Sept. 16) – Dr. Laura Garrett, clinical professor of oncology, said the new addition will be built “somewhere at the east end of the Small Animal Hospital.” That’s where the hospital’s current oncology service…
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WFLD-TV Fox 32 Chicago (Sept. 9) – Dr. Laura Garrett speaks with reporters about a $15 million donation from the Shahid Khan family, plus a matching gift, set to transform the oncology service at the…
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News-Gazette (Sept. 9) – A $15 million gift from Flex-N-Gate Corp. owner Shahid Khan and his family to the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine — and a matching gift — are expected to…
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Morris Animal Foundation (July 28) – The research team was led by Dr. Annette McCoy, Associate Professor of Equine Surgery, and Dr. Mariana Kersh, Associate Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering. “Exercise interventions earlier in…
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The Horse (Sept. 6) – Equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis (EMPF) is often diagnosed after horses have been treated for other respiratory diseases, according to Pamela Wilkins, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVECC, of the University…
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ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Sept. 1) – Dr. Meghan Fick and Dr. Danielle Martindale, veterinarians with the small animal emergency service at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, provide some guidelines about what situations require immediate…
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