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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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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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Naomi Esquivel Overcomes Obstacles, Creates Opportunities for Others

June 10, 2025 / Alumni News

When Naomi Esquivel was 12, she started an animal rescue group in her Little Village neighborhood in Chicago. She and others rescued strays in their neighborhood, rehabilitated the animals, and found them homes. The children…
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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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Hassan Hanna in a clinical setting helping a pigeon.

Hassan Hanna’s Childhood Connection to Animals Grows into Wildlife Medicine Career

June 09, 2025 / Alumni News

As a child, Hassan Hanna frequently visited Brookfield Zoo and Lincoln Park Zoo. When his mom witnessed the excitement that beamed through him as he raced from exhibit to exhibit, she knew then, according to…
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Pharmacist’s Corner: Prevent Abuse, Diversion of Controlled Substances

June 05, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

The diversion and abuse of controlled substances (CS) is a growing problem in our society. Veterinary practice involves routine use of these substances. Strict monitoring of their use is critical for recording keeping, patient and…
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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

Dr. 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…
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A photo of Becky Smith, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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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OC Kirkland posing in her graduation gown at Memorial Stadium.

Simone ‘OC’ Kirkland Forges Own Path for Versatile Veterinary Career

May 28, 2025 / Alumni News

“As a young child, I followed heavily in the footsteps of my older sister,” recalled OC Kirkland. “When she said she wanted to be a dolphin trainer, I, of course, also said I wanted to…
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Medications Could Help Aging Brain Cope with Surgery, Memory Impairment

HPAI Update in Illinois

Naomi Esquivel Overcomes Obstacles, Creates Opportunities for Others

Tularemia: Basic Refresher

Research Spotlight: Gee Lau

Hassan Hanna’s Childhood Connection to Animals Grows into Wildlife Medicine Career

Pharmacist’s Corner: Prevent Abuse, Diversion of Controlled Substances

Staff Spotlight: Erin White, PharmD

Get to Know Christopher Gaulke

What did the COVID shutdowns teach us about public health policy?

Simone ‘OC’ Kirkland Forges Own Path for Versatile Veterinary Career

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Medications Could Help Aging Brain Cope with Surgery, Memory Impairment

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