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What’s That? Black squirrels

The black squirrels are regularly seen on College Green, scampering between the historic buildings. “We have five black squirrels that live in the trees outside, and we have taken them as our printshop mascots,” says Jessica Peterson, director of the Common Press, located in the Fisher Fine Arts Library building.
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Important Tips from Penn Vet to Keep Pets Safe During the Holidays

Dr. Lisa Murphy, Penn Vet’s Professor of Toxicology, and Dr. Deborah Mandell, Service Head of the Emergency Service at Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital, offer the following tips to keep pets healthy and out of the emergency room during the holidays.
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Penn Vet’s Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases Hosts Inaugural Fall Research Retreat

The University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Veterinary Medicine’s (Penn Vet) Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases (IIZD) hosted its inaugural research retreat on November 15 in Chadds Ford, Pa. The retreat gathered more than 50 leading infectious disease experts, students, fellows, and key stakeholders from Penn Vet, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM).
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What to know about the current avian influenza outbreak

Louise Moncla and Aliza Simeone of Penn Vet and Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center share helpful information for the public.