Penn Vet News

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    Penn Vet Breaks Ground on State-Funded Laboratory to Speed Diagnoses and Strengthen Pennsylvania’s Animal and Public Health

    New $94M state-funded facility will unite New Bolton Center’s animal diagnostic and equine toxicology labs to expand capacity for animal and public health across Pennsylvania.

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    Rare Russian Trotter Gets Relief Through a Pioneering Penn Vet Surgery

    A filly from a rare Russian breed was born with a condition that seemed to pre-destine her to suffer. But then a determined equine advocate and a pioneering Penn Vet…

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    One Health, One Campus: Penn Faculty Bring Global Lessons Home from Lisbon

    At the 9th World One Health Congress, more than 1,300 scientists, policymakers, and practitioners gathered to advance One Health collaboration.

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    Behind the Breakthroughs: Matthew Atherton

    Using a cancer patient’s own T cells, Matthew Atherton is developing immune therapies for veterinary use.

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    Penn Vet Announces the Appointment of Deborah Wei Dayton to its Board of Advisors

    Dayton brings decades of business leadership experience, a commitment to sustainability, and a personal passion for animal welfare to her new role.

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    Internationally Recognized Parasitologist from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine Named 2027 Recipient of Molecular Parasitology Award

    Boris Striepen, PhD, has received the 2026 Molecular Parasitology Award for his research on Cryptosporidium parvum, which causes the zoonotic disease cryptosporidiosis.

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    A Legacy Born at Ground Zero

    A look back at Penn Vet Working Dog Center’s origin and growth.

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    Penn Vet Holds Ribbon-Cutting for New Gail P. Riepe Center for Advanced Veterinary Education

    Penn Vet celebrated the opening of the Gail P. Riepe Center for Advanced Veterinary Education at New Bolton Center in Chester County with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on August 25th.

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    Penn Vet’s Class of 2028 Celebrates White Coat Day

    The next cohort of veterinary students are now clinic-ready!

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    Penn Vet’s Swine Teaching and Research Center Celebrates 25 Years of Inspiring Careers and Creating Positive Change

    Twenty-five years ago, the Center’s founders set out to build the barn of the future. Today, it has exceeded their wildest dreams.

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