 Penn Vet Shelter Canine Mammary Tumor Program Sees 100th Dog
Brownie, the 100th dog to go through the Penn Vet Shelter Canine Mammary Tumor Program, with Dr. Karin Sorenmo (left) and Dr. Kiley Daube. The program provides care to shelter dogs with mammary tumors, often in different stages of malignant transformation, and therefore provides a unique opportunity to study cancer progression.
Read more about the program here>>
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 Gov. Corbett Visits New Bolton Center
PA Gov. Tom Corbett visited New Bolton Center on Feb. 7 to discuss his proposed Dept. of Agriculture budget, which includes $28.1 million in funding for Penn Vet, the only such facility in the Commonwealth. The governor was joined by Agriculture Secretary George Greig and Joan Hendricks, the Penn Vet dean.
More photos can be seen here>> For video from the event, visit here >>
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 Canine Retina
An image of a canine retina, where a viral vector has been used to target expression of green fluorescent protein to the retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptors, demonstrating the feasibility of gene therapy for certain forms of blindness.
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 Surgery Prep
Two 4th-year students put a line into a patient during their surgery rotation.
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 Stable Patient
One of our equine patients is being led out of it's hospital barn.
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 Commencement
Class president Chris Torre addresses the Class of 2012 for the last time at commencement on May 14, 2012. The guest speaker was Dr. Gregg BeVier, senior program officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
See photos from commencement here and here>>
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 Historic photos
In 2010 the school received a package of photographs taken by William Boucher, V'40 during his years as a student at Penn Vet. This wonderful set of photographs offers a unique look at the school's history. Pictured (l to r): Greenawalt, Clyde Boyer, Benjamin Walbert, Raymond Church, George Hartenstein, George Fleck and Bill Boucher.
View the photos on the school's Flickr account here>>
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 Horse Treadmill
The treadmill is an important diagnostic tool that helps veterinarians zero in on what may be causing performance problems while a horse is in motion.
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 Student With Ferret
This fourth-year student is on rotation with the Ryan Veterinary Hospital's busy exotics service. The ferret is having trouble with its adrenal glands.
Learn more about Penn Vet's exotics service here>>
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