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Behind the Breakthroughs: J. Oriol Sunyer
J. Oriol Sunyer explores how studying the evolution of the immune system reveals surprising connections between fish and human immunity, and what these discoveries could mean for the development of…
Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center Welcomes Dan Martzall as Chief of Farrier Services
Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Martzall as the new chief of Farrier Services. With extensive expertise in therapeutic and performance horse shoeing,…
Penn Today News
Applying design to agriculture for a new approach to agroforestry (link is external)
Agriculture is a key sector of the U.S. economy, generating over $1 trillion annually and supporting millions of jobs. It’s also one of the country’s largest land uses; according to…
Keeping food safe and animals healthy (link is external)
A strain of the H5N1 virus—best known for causing avian influenza—was detected in U.S. dairy cattle for the first time in March 2024. It has since spread to more than…
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.
In the Media
Bellwether Features
Penn Vet Holds Ribbon Cutting for New $2.8 Million Richard Lichter Advanced Dentistry and Oral Surgery Suite
The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) commemorated the official re-opening of the newly named Richard Lichter Advanced Dentistry and Oral Surgery Suite at Ryan Hospital with…
One Tiny Dog’s Outsized Contribution to Brain Surgery
Geddy Lee has lived a big life for a little dog. As a puppy, the tiny terrier mix was abandoned in Mississippi during a high-speed car chase. Rescued by law…
From Bird Fractures to Human Shoulders
As a child in Central Pennsylvania, Stephen Peoples, V’84, loved science and the natural world.
In the Office with Igor Brodsky, PhD
In his Philadelphia-based lab, Igor Brodsky is on a mission to understand how the body recognizes and responds to invading organisms that cause several diseases.
For the media
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