Bellwether

    A Window on the Future

    Mark D. Spitzer, W ’71, Chair of Penn Vet’s Board of Overseers, supports research-oriented graduate students through a new scholarship.

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    Penn Vet Dual Degrees: The Student Experience

    Dual degree programs brought to life by three students

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    Theresa Alenghat, V’03, PhD’07

    Dr. Theresa Alenghat, was certain about one thing as a child: she would one day be a veterinarian who cares for small animals. Then she arrived at Penn Vet. The…

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    In the Office with Dr. Eman Anis

    Get to know Assistant Professor of Microbiology Eman Anis.

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    People Behind the Surgeries and the Lifesaving Procedures They Love

    Surgeons, animals, owners — and two complex surgeries with joyful results

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    Giving is a Marital Affair

    Dr. Patricia Mapps, V’96, was an executive in the technology industry before her second career — and true calling — as a large animal veterinarian. “I had a ‘midlife crisis’…

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    Human Procedure Rids Canine of Damaged Heart Tissue

    For Karen Cortellino, her nine-year-old boxer Sophie is more than just a companion. “There’s this bumper sticker that says, ‘Rescue dogs: Who rescued who?’” said Cortellino, a physician from New…