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Matthew J. Ryan
1932-2003

On February 21, 2003, the University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees approved the renaming of the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in honor of Matthew J. Ryan, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Sadly, Speaker Ryan passed away on March 29, 2003, due to complications from stomach cancer. A remembrance ceremony for Ryan will be held by the School of Veterinary Medicine in the fall of 2003 at which time the renaming will be officially celebrated. continued

ARTICLES

Ralph Brinster a Recipient of the 2002-03 Wolf Prize in Medicine

Teaching and Research Building News

Alzheimer's Protein Jams Mitochondria of Affected Cells

Construction of State-of-the-art Operating Room at New Bolton Center

Carriage Drive and Gala

Bernice Barbour Foundation Scholarship

Chronic Pain—A Veterinary Frontier

Teaching Garden at New Bolton Center

Collaboration Between Vet School and School of Social Work Takes Off

New DNA-based Test for Inherited Disease in Schipperkes

West Nile Virus Infection in Horses

Recent Gifts of Note

Laparoscopy to Enhance Chance of Pregnancy in Goats and Sheep

Check-ups for Pets

Dr. Leon Saunders

Scholarships

Class of 2004 White Coat Ceremony

2003 Penn Annual Conference

New Bolton's Radiology Goes Digital

V.M.D. Notes

Entrepreneurship Drives Veterinarian

Living a Dream in Zululand

AAEP Annual Convention Alumni Reception

North American Veterinary Conference Annual Reception

State of the Union Day

Class Notes

Opportunity Scholarship Program

Honors for Elizabeth Moran