Faculty

Deans of health schools discuss climate change in their fields (link is external)
Deans and leaders from the schools of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Social Policy & Practice discussed climate and health at a Climate Week event.

Penn Vet Names Christopher J. Lengner, PhD, Chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences
June 26, 2023; Philadelphia, PA – Andrew M. Hoffman, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM, Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Vet) has…

Two Early-Career Investigators from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine Recognized for Advancing Biomedical Research
June 20, 2023; PHILADELPHIA, PA – Two early-career scientists from the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) have been honored with…

Two Faculty from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine Appointed to Endowed Professorships
June 14, 2022; Philadelphia, PA – Andrew M. Hoffman, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM, Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Vet) announced…

SAVMA Student Teaching Awards 2023
On Friday, April 21, the Penn Vet community gathered to honor students, faculty, and hospital staff during the annual SAVMA Student Teaching Awards. Recipients are selected by the student body…

Four from Penn awarded Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research (link is external)
Faculty from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine were honored at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting in New Orleans.

Cross-disciplinary collaboration for a healthier planet (link is external)
The Environmental Innovations Initiative announces a third round of funded research communities to catalyze interdisciplinary research at Penn, investigating issues from regenerative agriculture to project-based learning for global climate justice.

In the Office With Dr. Liz Arbittier
Get to know Associate Professor of Clinical Equine Field Service Liz Arbittier.

Educating a 21st-Century Veterinarian
Penn Vet’s last major curriculum change was in the 1970s, when the School introduced a core/elective model.

Dr. Susan W. Volk, Named Corinne R. and Henry Bower Professor of Surgery at Penn Vet
Andrew M. Hoffman, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM, Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Vet) has named Susan W. Volk, VMD, PhD,…