Stories & News

February 4, 2022 – The Mark L. Morris Jr. Investigator Award was established by Morris Animal Foundation to honor the legacy and vision of the veterinary scientist Dr. Mark L. Morris Jr., DVM, PhD. This commentary presents feedback from our blue-ribbon panel.

December 30, 2021 — Morris Animal Foundation works with researchers around the world to help fill in critical knowledge gaps in animal health to improve veterinary medicine.

December 2, 2021 — A newly discovered, but still obscure, neurologic disease called paroxysmal dyskinesia is changing the landscape of movement disorders in dogs.

August 11, 2021 – Dogs can have cognitive declines as they age just like people do. Learn what steps you can take to keep your elder dog mentally fit!

April 23, 2021 – As the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study enters its ninth year, we are expanding its scope to help investigate two common health issues in aging dogs.

March 16, 2021 – Dr. Carlo Siracusa, recipient of a Mark L. Morris Jr. Investigator Award, will study how chronic inflammation affects cognition and behavior of senior cats.

March 16, 2021 – The Foundation is partnering with the Purina Institute to advance the knowledge of canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome.