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Medications Could Help Aging Brain Cope with Surgery, Memory Impairment
January 7, 2026 / Comparative Biosciences News

Simple pharmaceutical interventions could help older brains cope with memory impairment and recovery after surgery, new studies in mice suggest. In two studies, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign investigated different aspects of cognitive…
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Research Spotlight: Ben Blair

February 09, 2026 / Research Spotlight

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? My research focuses on understanding how infectious diseases move through livestock systems…
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Get to Know Paul Bonthuis

February 06, 2026 / Get to Know

Paul Bonthuis, assistant professor of Comparative Biosciences, began working at the college in 2020. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?February 2020, about a month before we were in full blown…
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Research Spotlight: Joe (Huanyu) Qiao

January 02, 2026 / Comparative Biosciences News

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? My lab studies how life begins at the cellular level, focusing on…
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What’s Next? For Some, It’s an MVS

December 22, 2025 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Epitome. We all know people with a passion for the animal health industry who are struggling to find their place in it. Sometimes, they…
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