Estefanía Benavides, V’24, and Kaitlin Murphy V’24, represented Penn Vet in the iMove program in Italy under the University of Padova in June. Their collaborator was Dr. Carlo Siracusa.
Angeline Gano, V’23, and Isabella Healy, V’23, are two of twenty-one national veterinary students who received scholarships from Aurora Pharmaceutical to support their veterinary education. Scholarship recipients were selected based on several criteria, including academic achievement, related work experience, and community and university involvement.
Kathryn Lenker, V’24, Samantha Strong, V’24, and Jake Ritenour, V’24, successfully completed a three-day Bovine Artificial Insemination course in Lancaster planned by the Food Animal Club.
Abby Seeley, V’24, received a Research in Public Health Grant from the Student American Veterinary Medical Association. The grant encourages SAVMA members to participate in research projects related to the public health field and helps fund their travel expenses. Seeley received the grant for her work this summer with the Gambia Goat Dairy, where she spent eight weeks working with the herd, aiming to help the organization’s mission of improving nutrition in the community. She will present her findings at the 2023 SAVMA Symposium. She is collaborating with Dr. Brianna Parsons and Dr. Tom Parsons.