Penn Today

New genetic cause of blindness in dogs (link is external)
In collaboration with a foundation that breeds service dogs for the visually impaired, researchers at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Padova…

How Penn is helping with bird flu research and disease surveillance (link is external)
Faculty are working on a new vaccine for the H5N1 virus, studying its transmission, and helping the state test samples from birds and mammals.

What to know about the current avian influenza outbreak (link is external)
Louise Moncla and Aliza Simeone of Penn Vet and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center share helpful information for the public.

Exploring wildlife medicine in a summer externship (link is external)
Two graduating Penn Vet students reflect on their Rocky Mountain Wildlife Veterinary Externship experience last summer, researching black-footed ferrets, bighorn sheep, and elk.

Understanding disease prevalence in Pennsylvania wild turkeys (link is external)
Researchers from Penn Vet’s Wildlife Futures Program are collaborating with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Penn State on a multi-year turkey study.

Understanding chronic wasting disease in deer (link is external)
A new collaborative study with Penn Vet researchers analyzed fecal samples to shed light on how the fatal disease impacts the gut microbiome in deer, providing a promising tool for…

The Endangered Species Act at 50 (link is external)
Ahead of the anniversary, experts from four schools across the University share their thoughts on the landmark legislation.

Study shows promise for iNKT cell platform to treat cancer (link is external)
Researchers from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine have shown that invariant natural killer T cells from a healthy donor can persist in MHC-mismatched canines, demonstrating…

Trained dogs can sniff out a deadly deer disease (link is external)
Charlie, Jari, and Kiwi are pet dogs with a superpower: Their sensitive noses can distinguish between a healthy deer and one sick with chronic wasting disease (CWD), all from a…

Dr. William Beltran named One of Eight Penn professors elected 2022 AAAS Fellows (link is external)
Eight faculty from four University of Pennsylvania schools have been elected 2022 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. They are among more than 500 researchers honored for…