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ciLiving (WCIA-TV; June 5) – Sydney Oliveira, program coordinator for the Wildlife Medical Clinic, and Kayla Buck, veterinary student volunteer, described how humans can safely assist turtles that need to be relocated or protected. https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/ciliving-stories/ciliving/how-to-safely-handle-turtles-in-the-wild

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Science Misinformation

February 11, 2022 / In the News

Big Picture Science (February 7) – Dr. Yvette Johnson-Walker was a guest on an episode focused on the phenomenon in which the expertise of scientists is questioned by non-experts who claim they’ve done their own…
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Vaccine Clinics for Pet Rabbits

February 04, 2022 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Feb. 3) – Dr. Krista Keller, head of the zoological medicine service at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, talked about the newly circulating Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus and what rabbit owners can do to…
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Wildlife Clinic Looks Back on 2021

February 02, 2022 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Feb. 1) – Dr. Sam Sander, director of the Wildlife Medical Clinic, and Becky Berton, a veterinary student volunteer, talk about the impact of the clinic on the community, volunteers, and local wildlife.

New Vaccination Urged for Pet Rabbits

January 27, 2022 / In the News

News-Gazette (Jan. 27) – The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine has launched a series of vaccination clinics to immunize pet rabbits against a deadly variant of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus before spring, when…
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Campus Enters Spring Semester Cautiously

January 13, 2022 / In the News

WILL-AM (Urbana, Ill.; Jan. 12) – Dr. Rebecca Smith, an assistant professor of epidemiology, said “We really encourage people to be cautious over the next few weeks.” The University of Illinois is expecting a surge…
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Big Cats Get COVID; Can Your Pet Cat Too?

January 11, 2022 / In the News

WGN Radio (Jan. 10) – Last week, an Illinois zoo lost a snow leopard to COVID-19. With big cats carrying and now dying from COVID-19, is there a chance your house cat could catch the…
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Das Selected for Award on Cannabis Chemistry

January 07, 2022 / In the News

PRNewswire (Dec. 22) – Dr. Aditi Das, comparative biosciences, was selected for the ElSohly Award to present her work at the Spring National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego, Calif., in March….
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Weight Loss Program for Pets

January 07, 2022 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV: Jan. 6) – Carrie Chandler brought June, the French bulldog, to the show to talk about precautions and strategies for taking the extra weight off your pet. The Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s rehabilitation service…
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Indoor Humidity Needs of Pets

January 05, 2022 / In the News

Consumer Reports (Jan. 2) – Optimal indoor humidity for furry pets is generally the same as it is for humans, so using a humidifier to reduce dryness can be worthwhile, says Gene Pavlovsky, medical director…
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