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  • Penn Vet parasitologist named Penn Presidential Professor

    Penn President Amy Gutmann has appointed De’Broski R. Herbert, in the Department of Pathobiology at the School of Veterinary Medicine as Presidential Term Associate Professor. Herbert is currently associate professor of immunology, and an active collaborator with faculty at Penn Medicine who concentrate on immunologic mechanisms of disease, as well as with faculty from the Institute for Immunology, the Penn Center for Pulmonary Biology, and the Penn Digestive Diseases Center.

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  • Penn Vet New Bolton Center, Royal Veterinary College launch new MARS EQUESTRIAN™ Veterinary Scholarship program for equine research

    Through its interdisciplinary, mentorship-based approach, program offers the opportunity to conduct research alongside experts in equine health and veterinary welfare while pursuing two advanced credentials: the Graduate Certificate in Animal Welfare and Behavior at Penn Vet during year one, followed by the Master of Research (MRes) program at the RVC in year two. 

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  • Forward-thinking wildlife futures program recognized

    Launched in 2019, the Wildlife Futures Program is a science-based, wildlife health partnership with Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine serving to strengthen the resilience of the Commonwealth’s 480 species of wild birds and mammals. It was honored this spring, alongside the Pennsylvania Game Commission, which established the partnership, by The Northeast Wildlife Administrators Association of the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.

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  • Penn Vet’s Dean W. Richardson awarded prestigious ACVS Honor for Career Achievement

    The chief of large animal surgery at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center has been recognized by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons for having made significant contributions to the development of surgical techniques and methodology, and disseminating knowledge to colleagues, residents, and students.

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  • Inaugural Penn Vet New Bolton Center, MARS Equestrian™ research program to accelerate transformative advancements in equine musculoskeletal health

    Together with MARS Equestrian™, the School of Veterinary Medicine has launched a research program dedicated to advancing critical frontiers in equine health. At its core, the MARS Equestrian™ Early Career Investigator program is providing aspiring veterinary researchers with a multidimensional mentorship experience guided by a team of leading Penn Vet researchers and animal health experts from MARS Equestrian™ and the WALTHAM™ Equine Studies Group.

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  • A leadership gift for the future of veterinary education

    Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine has announced a leadership gift of $5 million from alums Gail P. Riepe and Jim Riepe to build a new clinical skills center on the New Bolton campus, located in Kennett Square, PA. The gift is part of The Power of Penn Campaign.

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  • Penn Vet launches new telehealth platform, expands access to leading pet behavior expertise

    Designed for veterinarians and pet owners alike, the new web-based telehealth application is expanding access to science-based insights from certified behavior experts.

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  • How does a pandemic impact our relationship with food? A new Penn survey seeks insights

    Comprised of faculty from Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine, School of Nursing, and School of Arts and Sciences, the research team is setting out to better understand the role of food in household dynamics before and during the pandemic, as well as how the current COVID-19 environment could impact our viewpoints of food in the future.

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  • Two Penn Dental Medicine postgraduate researchers recognized by IADR

    Aurea Simon-Soro was named the recipient of the 2020 IADR Oral Health Research Young Investigators Travel Award and Yuan Liu was honored with the 2020 IADR Women in Science Promising Talent Award. 

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  • In Lafite’s emergency case, location is everything

    When Flip Flop, a 12-year-old warmblood gelding, suffered multiple injuries while racing, a quick referral to New Bolton Center resulted in the full attention of multiple specialists in one location: surgeons, criticalists, radiologists, anesthesiologists, and others.

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