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School of Veterinary Medicine
One tiny dog’s outsized contribution to brain surgery
One tiny dog’s outsized contribution to brain surgery
A terrier mix makes history as the first patient to undergo canine neurosurgery in a collaborative effort of specialists in human and veterinary medicine using cutting-edge augmented reality technology and infrared imaging.
Balancing renewable energy development and land protection
Balancing renewable energy development and land protection
In an Energy Week event, Grace Wu and Jonathan Thompson provided perspectives on tradeoffs in land use from their work in California and Massachusetts.
Art Matters: ‘Fantine’ collage in Ryan Veterinary Hospital
Art Matters: ‘Fantine’ collage in Ryan Veterinary Hospital
Richard Lichter, a member of the Penn Vet Board of Advisors, commissioned a piece of his late golden retriever, made up of photos of nearly 500 shelter dogs who received lifesaving care from Penn Vet.
How Penn is helping with bird flu research and disease surveillance
How Penn is helping with bird flu research and disease surveillance
Faculty are working on a vaccine for the H5N1 virus, studying its transmission, and helping the state test samples from birds and mammals.
What’s That? Black squirrels
What’s That? Black squirrels
Penn Today spoke to Sarah Tomke in the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Wildlife Futures Program about the black squirrels regularly seen on College Green. They are black because of a genetic mutation in the melanin receptor protein, which regulates pigment.
Ryan Hospital staff veterinarians on life in emergency services and critical care
Ryan Hospital staff veterinarians on life in emergency services and critical care
Veterinarians at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine share the benefits that a teaching hospital has on animals, students, and pet owners alike.
Q&A with Penn Vet’s Karen Verderame
Q&A with Penn Vet’s Karen Verderame
Verderame, an outreach educator at the School of Veterinary Medicine, discusses her kinship with misunderstood animals, introducing students to veterinary medicine, the black market for insects, her favorite part of her job, and the dreaded spotted lanternfly.
Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs
Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs
Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers found that endothelial cells lining the veins in lungs contribute to repair of blood vessels after lung injury.
The draw of internal medicine at Penn Vet
The draw of internal medicine at Penn Vet
At Penn Vet, internal medicine and specialty sections, including ultrasound and cardiology, diagnostic pathology, and radiology, work together to provide the most efficient information and the highest level of care for a patient.
A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research
A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research
Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus.
In the News
Huffington Post
13 changes veterinarians would never ignore in their dogs
Katie Krebs of the School of Veterinary Medicine offers advice on observing breathing problems in cats and dogs.
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Huffington Post
Thirteen subtle changes veterinarians would never ignore in their cats
Kaitlyn Krebs of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that cats can indicate illness through behavioral changes such as hiding or spending time in unusual places.
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WESA Radio (Pittsburgh)
Migratory birds mainly responsible for bird flu outbreak, experts tell Pa. lawmakers
Louise Moncla of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that avian flu viruses are being spread far geographically because of wild migratory birds.
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The New York Times
Why do women live longer than men?
Montserrat Anguera of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that epigenetic factors like climate or chronic stress may also play a role in life span, widening or shrinking the disparities between men and women.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Are cats at risk of bird flu? What pet owners can do to protect their cats
Stephen Cole of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that avian flu is risky and fairly fatal for cats, though the number of documented feline cases has so far been low.
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