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Penn breaks ground on Gail P. Riepe Center for Advanced Veterinary Education (link is external)
On a sunny, 71° day in Kennett Square, the School of Veterinary Medicine and broader University of Pennsylvania community celebrated the milestone groundbreaking of the Gail P. Riepe Center for…

Supporting agriculture and a safe food supply (link is external)
Caring for a cow with uterine prolapse is not a task that a veterinarian can accomplish alone. The physicality and teamwork it demands makes it nearly impossible to sustain the…

Breakthrough laminitis research shows promise for the future (link is external)
Horse owners usually dread hearing the diagnosis of “Laminitis.” The disease plagues horses of many backgrounds, ages and disciplines. Using genetics, UF/IFAS and University of Pennsylvania scientists have made a breakthrough in the disease thanks to funding from…

Bats and COVID (link is external)
COVID-19 is a zoonotic disease. For the 200+ bats currently in wildlife rehabilitation facilities across Pennsylvania, this presents a threat. Eman Anis, a microbiologist with Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center, is leading a study to…