Rescue Mission
Overstressed, poorly paid, and underappreciated, veterinarians are at increased risk for depression and suicide. Support efforts are underway at peer organizations like Not One More Vet, headed by alumna Carrie Jurney, and at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine.
New Set of Wheels
Penn Vet takes care on the road with mobile unit.
Sniffing Out an Invader
Penn Vet is training dogs to sniff out spotted lanternfly eggs.
Lapping Up a Final Act of Love
When the time came to say goodbye to our dog, Brad Bates V’10 arrived at our doorstep. A palliative care veterinarian specializing in in-home euthanasia, he meets strangers every day at their saddest moments—and it somehow gives him strength.
Unleashing Hope
Drawing on groundbreaking immunotherapy techniques pioneered at Penn, the Vet School’s Nicola Mason is working toward a cure for bone cancer in dogs and children and to spark broader advances in the field of comparative medicine.
Engineered Spinal Discs
Penn team implants engineered spinal discs in goats.
Fathoming Man’s Best Friend
Dog science gets an update.
Parrot Gets a Pegleg
Penn Vet gave a parrot a (3D-printed) pegleg.
Showing Their Animal Magnetism
Penn alumni star in Animal Planet’s Life at Vet U.
Exotic Pet Medicine
At Penn Vet, pet care goes way beyond cats and dogs.
Saving Lassie
PennVet’s bloodmobile collects the red stuff for dogs, from dogs.
The Man Behind the Mouse Model Gets his Due
Ralph Brinster V’60 Gr’64 survives symposium honoring him.
Brinster Awarded National Medal of Science
Vet school’s Ralph Brinster V’60 Gr’64 wins top US science award
Saving Oiled Birds, One at a Time
Heidi Stout V’91 flew into action to save birds after the BP oil spill.
A Double Reward
A program at the School of Veterinary Medicine provides free surgery and follow-up care to shelter dogs with mammary tumors and matches them with willing owners, while also collecting data that could advance treatment of human breast cancers.
The Vet School’s VMD/PhD Program at 40
VMD/PhD program turns 40