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Two Illinois Students Win National Scholarships for Their Diversity Efforts
April 7, 2024 / General News

Naomi Esquivel and Melanie Narvaez, both members of the Class of 2025, have been recognized by the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) for their leadership in diversity, equity, and inclusion.  Throughout their time…
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Grad Appreciation Week: Lydia Okyere

October 27, 2021 / Pathobiology

What is your academic background? (Where did you get your undergraduate/other degrees?)  I studied Animal Biology and Conservation Science as an undergraduate student in the University of Ghana, Legon.  How did you become interested in your…
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Grad Student Appreciation: Adrienne Rhodes

October 27, 2021 / Research News

What is your academic background?  I completed my bachelor’s degree in Biology from Northern Michigan University, which is in my hometown of Marquette, MI. I graduated as part of the Class of 2018 from Michigan State University’s…
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Grad Student Appreciation: Matheus Passos Barbosa

October 27, 2021 / Research News

What is your academic background? (Where did you get your undergraduate/other degrees?)   I am originally from Brazil where I studied Veterinary Medicine (2012-2018) and completed a Residency Program in Clinical Medicine of Domestic Carnivores (2018-2020),…
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Grad Student Appreciation: Vasiliki Mourikes

October 26, 2021 / Comparative Biosciences News

What is your academic background? I graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with Bachelor of Science degrees in both chemistry and integrative biology. I graduated with distinction for my undergraduate thesis on the…
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[headshots of 10 student winners from swine meeting]

Illinois Students Repeat Strong Showing at AASV

March 24, 2021 / General News

Students Selected to Present Original Research For the second year in a row, students from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine snagged the lion’s share of the spots for student research presentations at…
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Mackenzie's cat, Florence, getting an exam

First-Year Clinical Rotations—Without the Clinics

March 10, 2021 / Student Blogs

Hands-on … Your Own Cat? Editor’s note: The University of Illinois veterinary curriculum is unusual in devoting eight weeks in the first year and seven weeks in the second year to clinical rotations. Illinois veterinary…
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[Mackenzie with Odin the red-tailed hawk]

Vet School in the Age of COVID

October 21, 2020 / Student Blogs

A First-Year’s Perspective Under normal circumstances, starting professional school feels a bit like stepping into the unknown. As I anticipated my first quarter of veterinary school, this feeling was only amplified by the uncertainty of…
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Open House Wants to Smash Stereotypes

October 02, 2020 / General News

Editor’s note: The following commentary written by student leaders was published in the News-Gazette on October 1. Pictured above are some of the Open House committee members and members of VOICE (Veterinarians as One Inclusive…
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[Sarah Wright at an aquarium]

Block Z: My Journey’s Unexpected End

May 15, 2020 / Student Blogs

‘Thank you for the learning, friendship’ When we’re young we learn the alphabet. I remember dressing up as the letter “Z” for the alphabet parade in kindergarten, parading around my elementary school with zippers glued…
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