In the News

AARP (Aug. 26) – Felines have receptors similar to humans that allow the coronavirus to attach and infect, explains Will Sander, DVM, assistant professor of preventive medicine and public health at the College of Veterinary…
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India Education Diary (Aug. 18) – “During embryonic development, Wnt regulates the development of many organs such as the head, spinal cord and eyes. It also maintains stem cells in many tissues in adults: While…
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Market Watch (Aug. 26) – “On the behavioral side, we have learned a lot,” said Rebecca Smith, an associate professor of epidemiology, who has worked throughout the pandemic on the school’s response. “If students aren’t participating…
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Illinois Farm Bureau Partners Podcast (Aug. 20) – Dr. Jim Lowe, a rising third-year veterinary student, and graduate Dr. Chelsea Ballinger discuss the excellent prospects for veterinary practice as well as the opportunity to ease…
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Agrinews (Aug. 16) – Illinois Farm Bureau recently selected Sydney Miller, a second-year vet student at the U of I College of Veterinary Medicine, as its 2021 recipient of the IFB Illinois Veterinary Education and…
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Living East Tennessee (Aug. 17) – Dr. Matt Allender, director of the Wildlife Epidemiology Lab at the University of Illinois, will discuss his work in connection with the ranavirus in a free Zoom program sponsored…
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ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Aug. 5) – Dr. Giorgia Podico describes how the bloodlines of equine athletes can be passed on using advanced artificial reproductive therapy, such as embryo transfer and surrogate mothers, available at the University…
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News-Gazette (July 23) – A reader inquired about a perceived increase in the number of garden-destroying rabbits, and Dr. Samantha Sander, director of the Wildlife Medical Clinic, replied: “The rabbit population can fluctuate from year…
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Science Daily (July 22) – A new approach to treating breast cancer kills 95-100% of cancer cells in mouse models of human estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancers and their metastases in bone, brain, liver and lungs. The…
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McDonough County Voice (July 21) – The return to “normalcy” will be hard for household pets that experience separation anxiety when their owners go back to work. “Separation anxiety is particularly common among animals that have…
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