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Dr. Timothy Fan, a professor of veterinary clinical medicine, consulting a dog owner about their pet in a clinical setting.

How Are Veterinarians Advancing Cancer research in Dogs, People?

July 01, 2025 / General News

People are beginning to realize that dogs share a lot more with humans than just their homes and habits. Some spontaneously occurring cancers in dogs are genetically very similar to those in people and respond…
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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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Dr. Pamela Wilkins in front of an orange backdrop

Pamela Wilkins Honored with Clinical Research Award

April 09, 2025 / General News

The American Veterinary Medical Association’s Council on Research has selected Dr. Pamela Wilkins, Delores R. Pajak Professor in Companion Animal Practice at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, as the recipient of the…
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Team Finds Regional, Age-Related Trends in Exposure to Drug-Resistant Campylobacter

March 19, 2025 / Pathobiology

Campylobacter infections are the most common foodborne illnesses in the U.S., sickening an estimated 1.5 million people each year. A new study examined records of Campylobacter jejuni infections from 10 states, plotting regional, age-related, and…
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Uwe Rudolph, left, and Maltesh Kambali at the College of Veterinary Medicine

Mutation Increases Enzyme in Mouse Brains Linked to Schizophrenia Behaviors

March 06, 2025 / Comparative Biosciences News

A genetic mutation found in two human patients with schizophrenia also increased schizophrenia-related behaviors in mice with the same mutation, a rare finding of a direct genetic link to psychosis, report researchers at the University…
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The 'heart team' operates in an interventional procedure surgery suite at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

‘Heart Team’ Offers Hope for Dogs with Valve Disease

February 10, 2025 / General News

The University of Illinois is ushering in a new era in veterinary cardiology. “For most of its history, veterinary cardiology has been a specialty focused on diagnostics and medical management,” said Dr. Ryan Fries, who…
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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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A dog gets a dental exam from someone wearing gloves.

Online Veterinary Dentistry Program Supports New Educational Requirements

November 27, 2024 / General News

In 1990, Dr. Sandy Manfra joined the college’s small animal surgery team with a mandate to expand its veterinary dentistry program. Only two years earlier, the American Veterinary Medical Association had recognized veterinary dentistry as…
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(Left to right) Reitumetse Mabokela, Pamela Wilkins, Peter Constable, and Anne Barger.

Investiture for Pajak and Mund Professorships: Meet Our Donors, Recipients

October 31, 2024 / General News

Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Kevin Jackson, Dr. Edith Elisabeth Flynn, Dr. Tim Fan, and Dean Peter Constable post with Dr. Anne Barger during the investiture.

Dr. Edith Elisabeth Flynn Professorship Investiture: Meet Our Donor, Recipient

October 23, 2024 / Alumni News

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