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    Climate Week 2023 highlights the links between biodiversity and the climate crisis (link is external)

    The climate crisis impacts everyone. During Climate Week at Penn, which will be held from Sept. 18-22, everyone is invited to find their place in the climate movement.

    Role in capture of escaped Pennsylvania inmate Danilo Cavalcante puts spotlight on K-9 Yoda

    Bob Dougherty and Dr. Cynthia Otto discuss K-9 training.

    Genetic switch turns tumor suppressor into oncogene in colorectal cancer (link is external)

    Researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine have shown that an enzyme that suppresses early-stage colorectal cancer switches to become an oncogene as the cancer progresses.

    Can Horses Develop Dementia? (link is external)

    Dr. Amy Johnson provides some answers.

    Pet Ethics, 12-Foot Puppet Little Amal, Trivia & Things to Do (link is external)

    Listen to this podcast as Dr. James Serpell discusses the ethics of caring for a pet.

    Social ecology and community work in the Galápagos (link is external)

    Daniel Beiting, PhD, associate director of the Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases, expanded his work this summer in the Galápagos, giving Stephanie Sila, V’25, an ideal opportunity to gain…

    Screen, Scan, Save: Is This Racing’s Big Fix? (link is external)

    Dr. Cristobal Navas De Solis comments on screening tools used in horse racing.

    Prop 12 Prompts Industry Soul-Searching on Sow Housing (link is external)

    Drs. Meghann Pierdon and Tom Parsons comment on this legislation.

    Approaching pets with behavior issues (link is external)

    Dr. Carlo Siracusa discusses underlying causes of behavior issues.

    The ticktock of ticks (link is external)

    Dr. Caroline Sobotyk talks ticks.

    Penn Vet students helping animals and their owners in Thailand (link is external)

    This summer, 14 students from Penn Vet traveled to Thailand to spay and neuter cats and dogs for owners who would otherwise be unable to afford the procedures.

    Can Dogs Use Language? (link is external)

    Dr. Amritha Mallikarjun comments on the limits of canine expression.

    Pyoderma in Dogs: What You Need to Know (link is external)

    Dr. Christine Cain discusses this dermatological condition.

    Dipti Pitta with a cow.

    Could we breed cows that emit less methane? (link is external)

    In a new study, researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine identified attributes of low-methane-emitting dairy cows that could be used as targets for selective breeding.

    Philadelphia family starts a canine cancer research fund at Penn Vet (link is external)

    Dr. Jennifer Lenz comments on the canine cancer research fund started by the family of Lenz’s patient Miso.

    It’s smoky outside. How are birds and other wildlife coping? (link is external)

    Dr. Lisa Murphy comments on the effect smoke has on animals.

    Christopher J. Lengner standing in his lab. 

    Penn Vet Names Christopher J. Lengner, PhD, Chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences

    June 26, 2023; Philadelphia, PA – Andrew M. Hoffman, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM, Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Vet) has…

    Having This One Thing in My Pet First Aid Kit Saved My Pet’s Life (link is external)

    Dr. Deborah Mandell discusses pet first aid kits and how to make your own.

    Two Early-Career Investigators from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine Recognized for Advancing Biomedical Research

    June 20, 2023; PHILADELPHIA, PA – Two early-career scientists from the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) have been honored with…

    Dog cancer research advances pursuit of drugs for humans and canines (link is external)

    Dr. Nicola Mason was interviewed about her clinical trials using listeria.