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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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More on Plasma Preparations for Transfusion

January 30, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Editor’s note: This article extends the discussion of plasma-based transfusion therapy and the role of albumin from this and last month’s issue of rvetILLINOIS. Ideally, if plasma is to be frozen for the purpose of…
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Erin Long with a dog.

More on Plasma: Role of Albumin in Health and Disease

January 30, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Editor’s note: This article extends the discussion of plasma-based transfusion therapy that appeared in the last issue of rvetILLINOIS. Read more on preparations for transfusion in the February issue of rvetILLINOIS. Plasma is the liquid,…
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Dr. Gene Pavlovsky examining a dog

Faculty Spotlight: Gene Pavlovsky, DVM, DABVP

January 30, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Pavlovsky is the chief of staff for Dr. John A. Coyne South Clinic in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and heads the primary care service. Tell us about your background. I was born and raised…
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Get to Know Vivian Gray

January 17, 2025 / Get to Know

Vivian Gray, Assistant Director for Business Services, began working at the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2022. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I joined the college in November 2022 as…
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Dr. Stephany Lewis, professor of zoological medicine and director of the Wildlife Medical Clinic at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Is the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza a Threat to Pets?

January 09, 2025 / General News

The American Veterinary Medical Association has issued recommendations for keeping pets and backyard flocks safe from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and the recommendations are also a useful guide for humans. In an interview with…
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Vet student Annie Marlowe participated in a club fundraiser, offering professional portraits of students and their pets.

Student Clubs Deliver Learning, Community

January 09, 2025 / Student Blogs

The field of veterinary medicine offers very broad career options, and many students come in with different ideas of what they want their future career to look like. But because students are in class all…
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Vet student Annie Marlowe poses with a cow in a headgate.

The Need for Large Animal Vets

January 08, 2025 / Student Blogs

Whenever I mention to someone that I am studying veterinary medicine, they always comment on how fun it must be to work with dogs and cats. While I do love traditional pets, there is an…
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Kim Knap with a dog.

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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