Veterinary Medicine | Penn Today

$1.5M gift from Nestlé Purina PetCare Company fuels growth of canine Cognition and performance research at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center

The funding for Penn Vet’s Working Dog Center will advance canine mobility and health initiatives, and enhance training facilities at the Center.

Penn Vet’s enhanced approach to teaching primary care surgery aims for career-ready graduates

New curriculum changes at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine brings more one-on-one instruction, more surgical experience, and more clinical experience before they graduate.

Amy Johnson: Pushing the boundaries of equine neurology

Balancing clinical care with scientific inquiry, Penn Vet’s Amy Johnson leads efforts to decode the complexities of neurologic diseases in horses.

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Immunofluorescent view of a normal colon on the left and a colon tumor on the right.

Identifying genes that keep cancer from spreading

Using a novel approach, Penn Vet’s Chris Lengner and M. Andrés Blanco and colleagues have identified two genes that suppress colorectal cancer metastasis.

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To bark is divine: The contest that the National Dog Show is not going to televise

Carlo Siracusa of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that dogs tend to be vocal around people because they’ve evolutionarily learned that humans use a lot of verbal communication.

Penn veterinarian discovered a simple way to prevent heat stroke in dogs

Cynthia Otto from the School of Veterinary Medicine says teaching dogs to voluntarily dunk their heads in water keeps them cool on hot days.

The warning signs in dogs that veterinarians say you should never, ever ignore

Katie Krebs of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that, if a dog’s breathing rate is elevated while resting, the dog should be evaluated by a veterinarian.

Unboxing a pioneer’s legacy

Jane Hinton, a 1949 graduate of Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine, came of age when opportunities for women in science and medicine were scarce—and for Black women, nearly nonexistent. Nevertheless, by the time she was 30, Hinton had already made an indelible mark in microbiology when she achieved a second, history-making milestone: graduating from Penn Vet as one of the first two Black women veterinarians in the U.S.

Penn Vet’s Wildlife Futures seek to unravel the mystery of the disappearing barn owl

A multiyear study looks at the causes of declining populations, which will help inform conservation efforts in the future.