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Two Chairs, Four Professorships Announced, Thanks to Generous Donors

April 7, 2024 / General News

On March 29, the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine announced the establishment of two endowed chairs in oncology and four endowed professorships in other veterinary areas. Six professors in the college have been…
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Alumna Uses One Health Concept to Investigate Diseases

August 17, 2018 / Alumni News

Since graduating, Dr. Heather Venkat (DVM ’13, MPH ’14, DACVPM ’18) has been able to apply crucial skills in veterinary medicine, public health, and epidemiology towards disease surveillance, outbreak preparedness and response, data analysis, and…
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Snake Fungal Disease Alters Skin Microbiome in Eastern Massasaugas

August 14, 2018 / Research News

Findings May Improve Conservation Efforts In the first study of its kind, researchers characterized the skin microbiome of a population of free-ranging snakes to begin to understand how the animals’ environmental microbial community may promote…
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Get to Know Lauren Kane

August 14, 2018 / Get to Know

Dr. Lauren Kane, DVM, MS, zoological and aquatic animal resident, has been with the College of Veterinary Medicine since July 2018. Using 10 words or less, describe what your role at the college is: Resident,…
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Extern Broadens Horizons at Equine Facility in Ireland

August 14, 2018 / Student Blogs

For the past two weeks I had to amazing opportunity to visit Sycamore Lodge Equine Hospital in Kildare, Ireland. Nestled in the heart of the Curragh racecourse, this equine hospital offers surgery, regular appointments, hospitalization/critical…
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