Penn Vet News


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    In a pig barn, a worker in a red shirt and blue overalls walks among several large pigs in a straw-filled pen while another person in a purple shirt throws a bale of hay into the pen.

    Penn Vet’s Swine Teaching and Research Center Celebrates 25 Years of Inspiring Careers and Creating Positive Change

    Twenty-five years ago, the Center’s founders set out to build the barn of the future. Today, it has exceeded their wildest dreams.



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    New One Campus, One Health Certificate Program will Prepare the Next Generation of One Health Leaders

    New certificate equips Penn graduate and professional students with the skills to work across disciplines to improve human, animal, and environmental health.

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    Behind the Breakthroughs: Lauren Powell

    From shelter adoptions to animal welfare, Lauren Powell is building the evidence behind one of our most meaningful relationships: our pets.

    Penn Today News

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    On the move: Water quality and antimicrobial resistance testing goes mobile (link is external)

    Penn researchers have developed a mobile field laboratory allowing them to test water quality and track antimicrobial resistance in and around San Cristóbal in the Galápagos.

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    What a ‘silenced’ chromosome can tell us about autoimmunity (link is external)

    Two studies led by Penn Vet’s Montserrat Anguera examine the process of X chromosome inactivation in immune cells, paving the way to a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying…

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    Stress tested, testing stress: Novel organoid models how the adrenal gland develops (link is external)

    Researchers led by Penn Vet’s Kotaro Sasaki and Michinori Mayama have developed an organoid system that faithfully mimics how the human adrenal gland develops and forms complex tissue structures, providing…


    In the Media

    Bellwether Features

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    Thinking Like a VMD, Earlier

    When the Class of 2026 arrived at Penn Vet, they stepped into a great unknown. Their first year was also the start of the School’s modernized curriculum.  V’26 would be…

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    She Who Rules

    Maeve was never your average lamb, and from the start Emily Jaramillo, V’26, was smitten.

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    Donald Hoenig, V’78 and his wife, Lynn.
    A smiling person holds a water bottle and a piece of paper with handwritten notes about "Bet's flies" and "Galapagos".
    Les Goldsmith, V’ 80, with the bottle and the message he sent into the sea near the Galapagos Islands back in June 22, 2001. The Penn Vet alums who found it returned it to him. (Photo by George Bergeman)

    For the media

    Press Inquiry

    For all press inquiries, please use the form below. This form is for media purposes only. If you are an animal owner, contact Ryan Veterinary Hospital for Companion Animals or, for our large animal hospital, New Bolton Center.

    Non-News, Commerce-Affiliated Content Site Inquiries

    The Office of Communications is selective in responding to requests from freelance writers on assignment for non-news, content building sites.

    • All interviews with clinicians, faculty, staff and/or students in association with Penn Vet, Ryan Hospital, or New Bolton Center must be arranged through and facilitated by a representative from the Office of Communications. Please do not contact such individuals directly.
    • When submitting a media or interview inquiry, please fill out this form. Include your name, contact information, and general details of your pitch including important deadlines.
    • Visits to Penn Vet’s campuses and/or hospitals by members of the media must be arranged directly through a representative from the Office of Communications. For the well-being and privacy of our animal patients and their owners, a representative from the Office of Communications must also accompany any arranged visits.
    • If an interview requires a Penn Vet clinician, faculty or staff member, or a student to be recorded on video, please be aware that a signed copy of the University’s video authorization form must be submitted to and confirmed by a representative from the Office of Communications prior to any taping. Additionally, an an Appearance Release must be supplied to the Office of Communications for review and approval prior to obtaining a signed agreement from the individual that is to appear on camera.