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With Illinois Degrees, ‘No Limits’ on Opportunity for Success, Says Donor Dr. John Coyne
October 14, 2025 / Alumni News

As a boy growing up on a livestock farm near Pontiac, Illinois, John Anderson Coyne dreamed of becoming a veterinarian. Now, 51 years after earning his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of…
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Get to Know Brandon Boyd

September 26, 2025 / Get to Know

Brandon Boyd, facilities director, began working at the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2017. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I started in May 2017. Describe your role at the college.I…
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Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery

September 18, 2025 / Jobs

The College of Veterinary Medicine is looking for a veterinary orthopedic surgeon to join our team to deliver clinical service, and engage in teaching.

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Research Spotlight: Ying Fang

September 11, 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? My research has been focused on understanding the molecular mechanisms of viral…
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Get to Know Rebecca Bishop

September 05, 2025 / Get to Know

Dr. Rebecca Bishop, lecturer in Equine Emergency and Critical Care, began working at the college in 2018. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I began working at the college in 2018,…
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Marco’s Legacy Fund

September 01, 2025 / Uncategorized

Marco’s Story Dear Friend, Marco came into our lives in late November of 2008. He was lying in our backyard half-frozen, underweight, and needing loving care. We tried to find him a forever home but…
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Preventing Errors in Patient Identification 

August 25, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Patient identification errors are among the most frequent and serious errors impacting healthcare systems across all settings. These occur when one patient is mistaken for another, leading to incorrect medications or doses being administered, inappropriate…
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Update on FreeStyle Libre

August 25, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Abbott is discontinuing the FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor (FSL 2) previously stocked by the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Therefore, we are now stocking the FSL 3 Plus sensor.  The new sensor is smaller and can store…
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Staff Spotlight: Rabeka Clarke, CTF

August 25, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Clarke is a certified tradesman farrier. Tell us about your background. I grew up trail riding horses as well as riding on ranches in Oregon. I was fortunate enough to have a farrier as my…
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Considerations Surrounding Castration

August 25, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

We have all seen animals that we wish had come in about three months earlier! How do we encourage clients to castrate early? Why are we castrating at all? For many of our livestock species,…
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