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What did the COVID shutdowns teach us about public health policy?
May 29, 2025 / General News

In the five years since schools and businesses across the globe shut down in an effort to slow viral transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic, heated debate and reverberating impacts have changed the public health landscape. Becky…
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HPAI Update in Illinois

June 10, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has not been featured as prominently in the news lately as it was in winter. Luckily, cases in Illinois have been on the decline this spring. This was expected, as…
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Tularemia: Basic Refresher

June 10, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

With the warmer days of spring comes the risk of tularemia. Tularemia, a zoonotic disease, is a bacterial infection caused by Francisella tularensis, which primarily affects wildlife, particularly rabbits and rodents, and can also pose…
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Research Spotlight: Gee Lau

June 09, 2025 / Pathobiology

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? Each year, bacterial pneumonias kill 2 million individuals globally. My lab examines…
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Staff Spotlight: Erin White, PharmD

June 05, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. White is a clinical staff pharmacist. Tell us about your background. I grew up in Springfield, Illinois, and then as a teenager moved to a smaller northern suburb, McHenry. From there, I completed my…
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Get to Know Christopher Gaulke

May 29, 2025 / Get to Know

Christopher Gaulke, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathobiology, began working at the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2020. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I started at University of Illinois…
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