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    Translating Emerging Cancer Science into Effective Therapies   Beyond being devoted companions, dogs share essential aspects of their biology with humans. While cancer scientists frequently use cell lines and rodent…

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    In the Office With Dr. Liz Arbittier

    Get to know Associate Professor of Clinical Equine Field Service Liz Arbittier.

    Planned Gifts That Keep on Giving

    Dr. Frederick Hendricks gives for lasting impact

    A horse in a field

    Modesty Burleson, V’07

    Hard Work Makes a Fairy Tale Come True

    Student Life, Reimagined

    Augmenting the holistic student experience

    Student at Penn Vet practice clinical skills.

    Educating a 21st-Century Veterinarian

    Penn Vet’s last major curriculum change was in the 1970s, when the School introduced a core/elective model.

    Conditioning Young Equine Athletes (link is external)

    Dr. Kyla Ortved comments on musculoskeletal injuries in young racehorses.

    A woman in a white coat standing outside the Penn Vet sign.

    Dr. Susan W. Volk, Named Corinne R. and Henry Bower Professor of Surgery at Penn Vet

    Andrew M. Hoffman, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM, Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Vet) has named Susan W. Volk, VMD, PhD,…

    These Cats Do Their Own Stunts. They Film Them, Too. (link is external)

    Dr. James Serpell comments on the vicarious thrill of watching cat videos filmed by cats.

    From outbreaks to breakthroughs: Tackling infectious and zoonotic diseases (link is external)

    Three years into what feels like a never-ending pandemic, science news has become more than an afterthought to many; it’s a ring buoy for those drowning in a sea of…

    Researchers Unraveling the Mysteries of Recurrent Colic (link is external)

    Dr. Louise Southwood says the starting point for addressing recurrent colic in any patient is multidisciplinary cooperation.”

    Can dogs talk by pressing buttons? What science says about the debate. (link is external)

    Drs. Amritha Mallikarjun and Clara Wilson from the Penn Vet Working Dog Center comment on this growing phenomenon.

    At Long Last, a Donkey Family Tree (link is external)

    Dr. Dean Richardson is quoted about breeding giant donkeys.

    The immune system does battle in the intestines to keep bacteria in check (link is external)

    New research from Penn Vet demonstrates that Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, a relative of the bacterial pathogen that causes plague, triggers the body’s immune system to form lesions in the intestines called…

    Do Mares Really Need Antibiotics for Bacterial Endometritis? (link is external)

    Dr. Tamara Dobbie spoke at the 2022 AAEP Convention about the responsible use of antibiotics when treating mares with bacterial endometritis.

    The Crossroads of Behavior and Genes (link is external)

    Dr. Lena Provoost talks about applying what we learn from gene association research.

    What does cancer smell like? These animals can sniff it out (link is external)

    Dr. Cynthia Otto discusses the medical detection capabilities of dogs.

    Dogs could prove helpful in fight against chronic wasting diseases (link is external)

    Conservation K9 Supervisor Brenna Babiy talks about how dogs were trained to detect CWD.

    Disaster-trained dogs critical to search and rescue efforts (link is external)

    Dr. Cynthia Otto discusses the importance of dogs in search and rescue work.