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Online Veterinary Dentistry Program Supports New Educational Requirements
November 27, 2024 / General News

In 1990, Dr. Sandy Manfra joined the college’s small animal surgery team with a mandate to expand its veterinary dentistry program. Only two years earlier, the American Veterinary Medical Association had recognized veterinary dentistry as…
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Get to Know Kim Knap

December 20, 2024 / Get to Know

Kim Knap, Rehabilitation Specialist at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, began working at the university in 2001. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I started here in May of 2001. Describe your…
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Dr. Ying Fang

Faculty Member Elected to National Academy of Inventors

December 13, 2024 / General News

Dr. Ying Fang, a professor of virology in the Department of Pathobiology, was recently named to the National Academy of Inventors’ 2024 Class of Fellows, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors. A pioneer…
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Veterinary Mentoring Program Reaches New Prospective Students

December 10, 2024 / General News

The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine has a longstanding partnership with Anti-Cruelty (formerly the Anti-Cruelty Society) to introduce high school students to careers in veterinary medicine. The Veterinary Mentoring Program, once targeted only…
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Workshop Prepares United Front of Health Heroes in Illinois

December 06, 2024 / General News

Step aside, Marvel and DC. There’s a real-world league of heroes made up of physicians, veterinarians, ecologists, researchers, public health professionals, policymakers, social workers, and other professionals who protect public health in Illinois and around…
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Get to Know Ginger Passalacqua

December 06, 2024 / Get to Know

Ginger Passalacqua, Director of Events and Alumni Relations, began working at the university in 1998. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I started at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital on December 2,…
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Erin Long with a dog.

Plasma-based Transfusion Therapy

December 05, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Erin Long heads the hospital’s small animal emergency and critical care service. Plasma is the liquid, non-cellular portion of blood constituting approximately 55% of whole blood in health. Over 90% of plasma is water,…
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Rehabilitation Service Adds Shock Wave Therapy

December 05, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Working with our rehabilitation specialists can help your patients with improved postoperative recovery, improved quality of life, and restored activity level and function. All new patients will receive a full physical exam, including both a…
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Dr. Shawna Bradshaw

Faculty Spotlight: Shawna Bradshaw, DVM

December 05, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Bradshaw is an instructor in the small animal primary care service. Tell us about your background. I grew up nearby in Clark County, Illinois, on a grain and beef cattle farm (very typical Midwest)….
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