Academics
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.
Penn Vet Dual Degrees: The Student Experience
Dual degree programs brought to life by three students
Boris Striepen, PhD, Named the Mark Whittier and Lila Griswold Allam Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Boris Striepen, PhD, Professor of Pathobiology, an internationally recognized parasitologist, has been named the Mark Whittier and Lila Griswold Allam Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Pennsylvania’s…
A legacy of equine veterinary care (link is external)
Timothy Manzi was the son of horse people. His father raced horses for a living, and his mother also worked with horses. “It was a little like second nature to me,”…
Penn Vet’s Carlo Siracusa Receives Morris Animal Foundation Mark L. Morris Jr. Investigator Award (link is external)
DENVER/March 16, 2021 — Morris Animal Foundation has awarded its second Mark L. Morris Jr. Investigator Award to Dr. Carlo Siracusa, Associate Professor of Clinical Behavior Medicine at the University…
Penn Vet’s Katrin Hinrichs Receives Honorary Doctorate from Ghent University, Belgium
Ghent University in Belgium has presented an honorary doctorate to Katrin Hinrichs, DVM, PhD, DACT, whose pioneering research in the field of equine assisted reproductive technology (ART) has transformed the…
Pfizer Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Albert Bourla named as Penn Vet’s 2021 Commencement Speaker
Albert Bourla, DVM, PhD, will deliver the address at the 2021 University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) Commencement to be held virtually on Monday, May 17, 2021.
Penn Vet’s Gustavo D. Aguirre Wins the Sanford and Susan Greenberg Prize for Ending Blindness
Penn Vet’s Dr/ Gustavo D. Aguirre is the recipient of the Sanford and Susan Greenberg End Blindness Outstanding Achievement Prize which distinguishes scientists for their groundbreaking medical contributions to eradicate blindness.
AAEP Bestows Research Award upon Renowned Theriogenologist Dr. Katrin Hinrichs (link is external)
The American Association of Equine Practitioners presented the 2020 AAEP Research Award to Katrin Hinrichs, DVM, Ph.D., DACT, whose pioneering research in the field of equine assisted reproductive techniques (ART) has transformed…
Leadership Gift — the Gail P. Riepe Center for Advanced Veterinary Education
In July, Penn Vet announced a $5 million leadership gift from Gail P. Riepe, CW’68, and Jim Riepe, W’65, WG’67, HON’10. The gift is the largest of its kind to…