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Paw Report (WEIU-TV; Oct. 8) – Dr. Stephany Lewis, director of the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic, takes viewers behind the scenes at the clinic’s treatment areas and wildlife ambassador residence as she describes…
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Illinois Faculty Win ACVIM Recognition

July 11, 2023 / In the News

Street Insider (July 11) – The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) announced the recipients of the 2023 ACVIM Recognition Awards. Recipients are accomplished veterinary professionals who have demonstrated excellence, dedicated service, and expertise….
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Illinois Lab Identifies Snake Fungal Disease in California

July 10, 2023 / In the News

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s snake fungal disease project has found that the disease occurs in more locations and impacts more snakes in California than previously known. The project was undertaken in collaboration with the Wildlife…
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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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