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    Penn Vet Researchers Reveal Hidden Architecture of the Retina’s First Synapse

    New imaging framework could help scientists track how retinal circuits change in disease, respond to therapy, and rebuild after damage.

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    A New Lab Using AI to Better Understand Farm Animal Behavior and Aid Agriculture Opens at New Bolton Center

    An innovative new initiative that aims to use the power of AI to crack the code of animal behavior and help Pennsylvania farmers and agriculture celebrated its official launch at…

    From left: Penn Vet Dean Andrew Hoffman; Meg Kenny, accepting on behalf of her husband Dr. David Kenny; Dr. John McCauley; Dr. Patricia Brown; Penn Vet Alumni Board President Dr. Lindsay Shreiber
    From left: Penn Vet Dean Andrew Hoffman; Meg Kenny, accepting on behalf of her husband Dr. David Kenny; Dr. John McCauley; Dr. Patricia Brown; Penn Vet Alumni Board President Dr. Lindsay Shreiber (Photo by John Donges)
    The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Honors Three of Its Accomplished Graduates with the 2026 Alumni Achievement Awards
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    Dean Andrew Hoffman announces the launch of the Stamps VMD/VMD-PhD Fellows program on March 27, 2026, at Student Research Day. For the 2026-2027 academic year, Penn Vet has selected five inaugural scholarship recipients who exemplify the character and responsibility that are central to Penn Vet’s mission. (Photo by John Donges)
    Penn Vet Names Inaugural Cohort of Stamps VMD/VMD-PhD Fellows
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    Valérie Dufour, center, examines a dog’s eyes using Spectralis Optical Coherence Tomography in Ryan Hospital’s Retinal Health Clinic. The clinic is applying insights from this newly published long-term imaging study to detect progressive rod-cone degeneration (PRCD) earlier and monitor the disease’s progression more accurately in dog patients.
    Penn Vet Researchers Map How a Common Blinding Disease Progresses in Dogs and Humans
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    Stress tested, testing stress: Novel organoid models how the adrenal gland develops

    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…

    FAP-CAR T cells deplete tumor associated FAP+ fibroblasts and enhance T-cell infiltration FAP-CAR-tLNPs treated group when compared to control (PBS) group.

    Targeting tumor supporting cells: Advancing CAR T success in pancreatic cancer

    Research led by Penn Vet’s Ellen Puré has used lipid nanoparticles to generate CAR T cells directed at a type of tumor support cells—cancer-associated fibroblasts—melting away the protective barrier around…

    Amanda Watkins

    Advancing veterinary medicine through interdisciplinary research


    For many, veterinary school is the gateway to a clearly defined career — diagnosing and treating animals in a clinical setting. But for Amanda Watkins, that journey took an unexpected…

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    Philadelphia Inquirer

      Dog bite reports in Philly are down after a pandemic spike, but victims face expenses and confusion

      Main Line Today

        Stabling Is a Key Part of Main Line Area Steeplechase Races

        Paulick Report

          How Collaboration Helped Find Carmoterol; New Research Key To Ongoing Anti-Doping Efforts

          EquiManagement

            Disease Du Jour: Diagnosing and Managing Equine Soft Tissue Injuries

            Louisville Courier Journal

              How Barbaro’s tragic injury 20 years ago changed horseracing forever

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              The Horse

                Preparing Your Horse for Show Season

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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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                Maeve the sheep looks at a table.

                She Who Rules

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

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                A miniature dachshunds sitting outside.
                A Sweet Detour and a Lasting Legacy
                Two people standing next to a beach whearing hats.
                Donald Hoenig, V’78 and his wife, Lynn.
                Donald Hoenig, V’78: One Health, One Career, One Force for Good
                Jane Hinton
                Filling in the Pieces: More on the Life of Jane Hinton, V’49
                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)
                A Magical Discovery Reaches Across the Waves, the Years, and the Miles
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