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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

    The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Honors Three of Its Accomplished Graduates with the 2026 Alumni Achievement Awards

    Three distinguished graduates of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) have received two of the School’s highest honors, the Alumni Award of Merit and the Distinguished…

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    Penn Vet Names Inaugural Cohort of Stamps VMD/VMD-PhD Fellows

    Five students from the School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) have been selected as the School’s inaugural cohort of Stamps VMD/VMD-PhD Fellows, a prestigious scholarship initiative through the Stamps Scholars…

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    Penn Vet Researchers Map How a Common Blinding Disease Progresses in Dogs and Humans

    Long-term imaging study reveals a reproducible pattern of retinal degeneration offering new insight for diagnosis, care, and therapy development

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    Two Penn Vet Faculty Members Have Been Named Recipients of Prestigious University of Pennsylvania Awards For Teaching

    Kimberly A. Agnello, DVM, DACVS, DACVSMR, professor of small animal surgery;at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet), has been given a Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback…

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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: One Health, One Career, One Force for Good

    A day or two before Thanksgiving 2025, Don Hoenig, V’78, flew to Washington, D.C., to meet two turkeys. His special assignment for the American Humane Society was to examine Gobble…

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    A Sweet Detour and a Lasting Legacy

    In a career spanning laboratory animal medicine, animal welfare, and bioethics, Margaret S. Landi, V’79, MS, DACLAM, MBioethics, has tackled many vexing questions. One in particular came while she was…

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    Filling in the Pieces: More on the Life of Jane Hinton, V’49

    When Bellwether published a look at Penn Libraries’ recently acquired Jane Hinton Collection last fall, the historical record suggested Hinton had retired in her early forties — an oddity that…

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    Penn Vet Honors Donors and Students at Annual Scholarship Reception Celebrating Impact and Opportunity

    The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Vet) honored scholarship recipients and donors, highlighting the impact of scholarships during brunch at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center…

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    A Penn Vet Expert (and Cat Lover) Offers Advice on Aging Cats and Cognition

    Has your tabby companion of 10 years started giving yowling serenades at 3 AM? Or perhaps your Siamese of a certain age has gone from a lifetime of Mr. Cool…

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    SAVMA Student Teaching Awards 2026 

    On Friday, April 10, the Penn Vet community gathered to honor students, faculty, and hospital staff during the annual SAVMA Student Teaching Awards. Recipients are selected by the student body…

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    Penn Vet Launches Pathway to Rural Veterinary Practice to Strengthen Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Economy and Align with USDA Rural Workforce Strategy

    The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) has launched the Pathway to Rural Veterinary Practice, a new program designed to expand the pipeline of trained veterinarians able…