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Keeping food safe and animals healthy (link is external)
A strain of the H5N1 virus—best known for causing avian influenza—was detected in U.S. dairy cattle for the first time in March 2024. It has since spread to more than…
Food waste: Recycling, not discarding, offers huge environmental benefits (link is external)
Researchers at Penn Vet examine how common food waste recycling methods, including composting, could have a big impact on greenhouse gas emissions and the use of natural resources.
A Pennsylvania study of deer and ticks at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine could shape public health and safety across the Commonwealth
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet), in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, are studying the complex interactions between ticks, pathogens, hosts, and their…
University of Pennsylvania Avian Influenza Experts Provide Briefing to Pennsylvania Policy Makers
As concerns about the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak continue to grow, experts from the University’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) and Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) visited…
Balancing renewable energy development and land protection (link is external)
The Nature Conservancy in 2023 released its “Power of Place” study, laying out recommendations for achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while avoiding negative impacts to ecologically sensitive lands. Contributor…
Collaborating on agricultural climate solutions, from plants to animals (link is external)
The new Penn Plant Adaptability and Resilience Center brought together faculty speakers from five schools for its Climate Solutions for the Living World symposium.
Penn Vet Scientist Receives More Than Half a Million Dollars For Research and Development of Mitigation Technology to Halt Methane Emissions from Dairy Cattle
Funding from Gerstner Philanthropies will study effects of probiotic supplement to prevent methane production in commercial herds.
Inclusive, Ambitious Research to Meet the Needs of a Changing Planet
Projects from two groups led by Penn Vet faculty are supported by the University’s Environmental Innovations Initiative.
Climate Week 2023 highlights the links between biodiversity and the climate crisis (link is external)
The climate crisis impacts everyone. During Climate Week at Penn, which will be held from Sept. 18-22, everyone is invited to find their place in the climate movement.