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Food waste: Recycling, not discarding, offers huge environmental benefits (link is external)
Researchers at Penn Vet examine how common food waste recycling methods, including composting, could have a big impact on greenhouse gas emissions and the use of natural resources.

University of Pennsylvania Avian Influenza Experts Provide Briefing to Pennsylvania Policy Makers
As concerns about the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak continue to grow, experts from the University’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) and Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) visited…

Penn Vet Scientist Receives More Than Half a Million Dollars For Research and Development of Mitigation Technology to Halt Methane Emissions from Dairy Cattle
Funding from Gerstner Philanthropies will study effects of probiotic supplement to prevent methane production in commercial herds.

Inclusive, Ambitious Research to Meet the Needs of a Changing Planet
Projects from two groups led by Penn Vet faculty are supported by the University’s Environmental Innovations Initiative.