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WICD-TV (Oct. 6) – Teigan Glenke, one of the student organizers of the annual Vet Med Open House, described the activities available at the event and said she hopes visitors “understand all the things you…
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Graduate Student Awarded $20K International Scholarship

July 07, 2023 / In the News

News-Gazette (July 6) – Dr. Rebecca Bishop, who is completing a residency in equine surgery as well as pursuing a PhD, received a $20,000 scholarship from the P.E.O. Sisterhood, an international organization that supports educational…
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New Test Detects Coronavirus in All Species

July 07, 2023 / In the News

Yahoo! News UK (July 6) – One of the ways new COVID-19 variants may arise is through animals. To combat this, a group of researchers led by U. of I. virologist Ying Fang have developed…
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South Clinic Earns Cat Friendly Certification

July 07, 2023 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; July 6) – Dr. Gene Pavlovsky, director of the hospital’s Veterinary Medicine South Clinic, describes the steps taken to achieve designation as a Cat Friendly Practice, including training on cat body language and…
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Diagnostics Using Rectal Cytopathology

June 27, 2023 / In the News

DVM 360 (June 26) – In a normal fecal smear, there should be none or rare nucleated cells seen, but digesta and “a mixed population of bacteria should be present,” according to Anne Barger, DVM,…
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Estrogen and Circadian Rhythms

June 20, 2023 / In the News

PNAS (June 16) – Megan Mahoney, a professor of neuroscience at Illinois, comments on a recent study suggesting that low estrogen levels may exacerbate the consequences of prolonged nighttime light exposure by disrupting the circadian…
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Protecting Animals from Wildfire Smoke

June 09, 2023 / In the News

Washington Post (June 8) – Brian M. Aldridge, a clinical professor at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine who studies animal respiratory health, said ventilation is key for good air quality. “The solution…
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Radioactive Iodine Treatment for Feline Hyperthyroidism

June 05, 2023 / In the News

News-Gazette (June 5) – Dr. Arnon Gal, a small-animal internal-medicine specialist at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, describes the conditions for and successes of radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism. https://www.news-gazette.com/living/pets/pet-talk-cats-thyroid-working-too-much-radioactive-iodine-may-be-the-answer/article_5f48dbd0-2f3e-57ac-afcb-5a15cbd0355c.html