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    Your dog may love you, but doesn’t love the sight of your face, study finds (link is external)

    Dr. Carlo Siracusa commented on a study that shows dogs aren’t wired to focus on human faces.

    Spotted lanternflies in Pa. have a new enemy: Dogs trained to detect their eggs (link is external)

    Dr. Jennifer Essler was interviewed about a new pilot program training dogs to detect spotted lanternfly egg masses.

    Scent detection dogs could play large role in fighting spotted lanternfly infestation (link is external)

    Dr. Jennifer Essler talks about a newly launched pilot training program using the scent detection capabilities of dogs to seek out spotted lanternfly egg masses.

    Dogs are being trained to sniff out spotted lanternfly egg masses (link is external)

    KYW spoke with Dr. Jennifer Essler about a new training program using dogs to detect spotted lanternfly egg masses.

    Cooperating in the fight against Chronic Wasting Disease (link is external)

    Dr. Lisa Murphy reiterates Penn Vet’s commitment to providing testing for the PA Game Commission in the fight against Chronic Wasting Disease.

    Billy the Philly hero dog wins state vet award for bravery (link is external)

    Ryan Hospital patient Billy receives the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association’s Wodan Animal Hero Award.

    More people are getting backyard chickens. And also getting salmonella. (link is external)

    Dr. Sherrill Davison talks about what owners need to know about their chickens, how to tell if they’re sick, and the best things owners can do to avoid salmonella and…

    Can dogs detect the novel coronavirus? The nose knows. (link is external)

    The Washington Post visited Dr. Cynthia Otto while training the dogs in the COVID-19 scent detection study.

    What does the COVID-19 summer surge mean for your cats and dogs? (link is external)

    Dr. Shelley Rankin spoke with Science about the potential for pets to transmit COVID-19 to humans.

    Rewilding Immunology (link is external)

    Broadening immunology research to integrate comparative approaches across species and environments can amplify the potential of immunology to improve the lives of humans and other animals.

    How Does a Pandemic Affect Our Relationship with Food? A New Penn Survey Seeks Insights (link is external)

    Dr. Zhengxia Dou’s newly launched internet survey seeks to explore answers about how food’s multifaceted role in our lives has changed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Regenerative Therapies: Helping Horses Self-Heal (link is external)

    Dr. Kyla Ortved discusses three regenerative modalities commonly used in equine medicine, when veterinarians and horse owners might consider each, and what’s to come.

    Cervical Epidural and Subarachnoid Catheter Placement in Standing Adult Horses (link is external)

    Placement of an indwelling CES or SAS catheter appears to be safe, technically simple, and well tolerated in standing sedated normal horses.

    Dogs are being trained to sniff out coronavirus cases (link is external)

    As some states move to reopen after weeks of shutdowns, infectious disease experts say the prevention of future coronavirus outbreaks will require scaling up testing and identifying asymptomatic carriers.

    Can dogs be trained to sniff out COVID-19 in patients? (link is external)

    University of Pennsylvania veterinary school tests coronavirus patient samples.

    UPenn researchers hopeful dogs can sniff out coronavirus (link is external)

    Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine are hoping a new study will help sniff out the disease.

    Scent-detection dogs at Penn could help sniff out a breakthrough in COVID-19 testing (link is external)

    Could dogs’ keen sense of smell help screen humans for the coronavirus?

    The new normal: COVID-19 Sniffing Dogs (link is external)

    What about using dogs to sniff out COVID-19 in humans?

    Telehealth for dog behavior problems during COVID-19 (link is external)

    KYW Newsradio spoke with Dr. Carlo Siracusa about Ryan Hospital’s new behavior telehealth program.

    How to Care for Your Furry Friends Under Lockdown (link is external)

    Dr. Carlo Siracusa talks about pet care during the coronavirus lockdown.