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.
Something about Barbaro
After the Kentucky Derby winner’s shocking injury in the second leg of the Triple Crown, his owners—alumni Roy and Gretchen Jackson—turned to Penn’s New Bolton Center to save their beloved horse’s life.
All Creatures, Sleepy and Small
Hendricks named vet school dean
In Dogged Pursuit of Ocular Health
Therapy that restores dog’s sight could help children
A Departure from Vet School
Vet School Dean Kelly departs
Checking Up on the Canines of 9/11
Study finds no ill effects in 9/11 search dogs