News & Publications: Recent Articles
Scientists gather to study bats
- June 11, 2008
Newsday quotes Dr. Beth Buckles as scientist and cavers gather to brainstorm on the mysterious, mass die-off of bats in the Northeast.
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Students attend Smith-Kilborne program
- June 3, 2008
Globalization, said Brown, has contributed to existing diseases now appearing in new geographical areas, such as West Nile virus; to trade-generated disease such as the melamine dog-food contamination of 2006 that involved China, Canada and the United States; and to the rise in previously unknown animal and human diseases such as SARS, HIV-AIDS and BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as mad cow disease). <read the original article>
Julio Lopez and student diversity
- May 27, 2008
A passing encounter in a Los Angeles barbershop changed how veterinary student Julio Lopez '08 thinks about his heritage. While waiting for a haircut, a Latino middle school student noticed Lopez's undergraduate biology textbook peeking out of his bag and asked what school he attended. When Lopez, a Mexican-American, replied University of California-Los Angeles, the boy said, "Wow, you made it." <read the original article>
$80 Million New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center Under Construction
- May 22, 2008
Ithaca, N.Y.-Construction has officially begun for the New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC). The $80 million Center will be built with a $56 million grant from the State of New York. This grant, supplemented by $24 million from Cornell University and other sources, will be used to fund construction of the Center. <read the original article>
BCERF provides innovative outreach
- May 22, 2008
An innovative outreach program using educational videos is now available to inform teens and young women about emerging scientific evidence suggesting the risk of breast cancer may be linked to exposure to "environmental estrogens." Cornell University's Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors Program (BCERF) has made the multimedia program available to help explain the strong connection between exposure to estrogen in all forms and breast cancer, what environmental estrogens are and where they are found, and to inform women on what they can do today to help reduce their lifetime exposure. <read the original article>
Commencement 2008
- May 13, 2008
The Dean offered his congratulations to the class, citing their courage, intelligence, determination, and hard work in reaching this moment.
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Anatomy of a Pet Food Catastrophe
- May 13, 2008
The Pet Food contamination crisis of 2007 began quietly, with just a few cats and dogs becoming seriously ill or dying unexpectedly. Regrettably, those first few victims were followed by many more. Published by Chemical and Engineering News.
Why I like my dogs
- May 6, 2008
Peggy Drexler, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Cornell University, reminds us of the value of unconditional love in a world on the wire. Published by SFGate a subsidiary of the San Francisco Chronicle. <read the original article>
A jolt of java for health?
- April 22, 2008
High quantities of caffeine may do more than just keep people awake. The stimulant may one day offer researchers a way to prevent multiple sclerosis.
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First clinical fellows program
- April 22, 2008
Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine's new two-year Clinical Fellows Program is the first in the country to address a growing shortage of academic veterinarians who conduct research on animal diseases and basic biology. <read the original article>
New Outreach Web Site Launched
- April 22, 2008
Partners in Animal Health, the Cornell Veterinary College's new educational outreach program, is pleased to announce the launch of a new web site at http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu <read the original article>
2008 Feline Follies
- April 7, 2008
So Chauncey, my ex-stray tabby cat, accompanied me to Feline Follies 2008, an annual charity cat show hosted by Cornell's Feline Club. Run mostly by veterinary students, the free event featured contests that pitted cat against cat in such categories as Shortest Fur, Longest Tail, Most Unusual Behavior and Most Stripes. Interspersed throughout the judging were lectures on kitten care, obesity and other topics. <read the original article>
Stephanie Specchio has been named the new communications director of Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, effective April 14. <read the original article>
Professor Maza Receives Excellence Award - April 3, 2008
Professor Paul Maza at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine has been given the 2008 Teaching Excellence Award (TEA) in basic science by the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA). This year's recipients were announced at the SAVMA symposium at Tuskegee and Auburn universities in Alabama. <read the original article>
Feline Health Receives Bequest
- February 25, 2008
The estate of Rhoda A. Hogan of Durham, New Hampshire has gifted $100,000 to the Cornell University Feline Health Center to help educate cat owners and veterinarians about the issues surrounding declawing cats. <read the original article>
Bats in NE mysteriously dying
- February 26, 2008
First it was bees that were mysteriously dying. Now it's bats.
Following a summer when honeybees across America began to die in great numbers, researchers are now finding thousands of sick bats in caves in New York, Vermont and Massachusetts. The deaths of bees and bats appear to be unrelated.
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Swanson endows two programs
- February 25, 2008
The wife of a Cornell alumnus has donated $7.125 million to Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine to help endow two important veterinary programs and expand imaging facilities. It is the largest gift in the history of the college. <read the original article>
Support for Stem Cell Programs
- February 6, 2008
Cornell University received two one-year institutional development grants for stem cell research from the state of New York as part of $14.5 million in similar awards granted statewide Jan. 7. A grant to Cornell's Ithaca campus totaled $1 million, while a second award for $997,382 was given to the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. <read the original article>
Emergency Neurology Services
- February 4, 2008
Cornell University Hospital for Animals (CUHA) has recently expanded its neurology and neurosurgery services for the public to include referrals and emergency appointments around-the-clock, seven days a week, for clinical services. <read the original article>
Russell elected to AAAS
- February 4, 2008
Cornell molecular microbiologist David G. Russell was among 471 other researchers nationwide elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year, in honor of his distinguished contributions to his profession. The AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. David Russell Russell. <read the original article>
White Coat Ceremony
December 13, 2007
White coat ceremonies have become a tradition at many schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, osteopathy and at veterinary medical colleges across the country. The featured speaker for the evening was Dr. Linda Tintle D.V.M. '81, who presented the keynote address. <read the original article>
3D tumors provide realistic cancer models
- December 5, 2007
Scientists can only develop new cancer drugs or search for cures by testing their theories on the real thing. Traditionally, they've done so by culturing cancer cells on petri dishes or plastic slides. But those cancer cells do not behave the way they do in the body. They only partially re-create the aggressive behavior of tumors in real patients. <read the original article>
Restoring damaged heart tissue
- December 5, 2007
One of the most dangerous and fatal consequences of heart attacks can be prevented with cell-transplant therapies, according to scientists at Cornell University, the University of Bonn and the University of Pittsburgh. <read the original article>
Nanobot power
- December 4, 2007
Researchers at Cornell are working to use the same energy that drives sperm to power nanoscale robots or to deliver chemo drugs or antibiotics, for example, to targeted sites within the body. The findings were presented at the American Society for Cell Biology's 47th annual meeting, Dec. 3, in Washington, D.C. <read the original article>
Aid to foreign vets
- December 4, 2007
A visiting scholar from Afghanistan is taking home not only some new ideas, but also a truckload of much-needed books and computers, thanks to Cornell veterinary students and the Cornell Computer Reuse Association, with an assist from Sen. Hillary Clinton. <read the original article>
Parker wins Pfizer Award
- December 4, 2007
John S. Parker, BVMS, PhD, at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, received the 2007 "Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence." The award has been provided to schools of veterinary medicine since 1985, promoting the accomplishments and research productivity of faculty in their early stages of their career. <read the original article>
Veterinarian Volunteers for Haiti
- November 21, 2007
Vermont veterinarian Karen Anderson, a 1982 graduate of Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, spent almost two weeks in northwest Haiti last year helping to spread knowledge about caring for and treating animals. <read the original article>
In virus, tiny changes, big effects
- November 12, 2007
Sometimes, a small change can make a big difference. Such is the case with the horse herpes virus: A change in just one amino acid can make all the difference between triggering a cold or a life-threatening neurological disorder. <read the original article>
State of the College Address
- October 23, 2007
On October 23, 2007 Dean Michael Kotlikoff gave his first State of the College address as the Austin O. Hooey Dean of Veterinary Medicine. For those alumni and friends of the College of Veterinary Medicine unable to attend we are pleased to offer video of the event. <read the original article>
Unraveling TB's mysteries
- October 22, 2007
Cornell researchers are using advanced genetic techniques to better understand the relationship between the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and the human immune system defense cells that engulf them. <read the original article>
Veterinarian of the Year
- October 22, 2007
Two veterinarians in Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, Donald F. Smith and Ronald Riis, were honored by the New York State Veterinary Medical Society (NYSVMS), Sept. 29, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. <read the original article>
Cornell wins an EVE
- October 18, 2007
Cornell is one of five organizations to win a U.S. Department of Labor prestigious 2007 Exemplary Voluntary Efforts, or EVE, Award. The agency noted that the university's historical commitment to diversity played a key role in the choice. <read the original article>
Profits for Zambian farmers
- October 16, 2007
In an effort to improve lives and at the same time save African wildlife, Cornell researchers are helping farmers in Zambia, Southern Africa, develop such products as peanut butter and tofu under the It's Wild! brand name. The goal? Enabling farmers to reap more financial rewards from the food they grow so they won't poach threatened wildlife or destroy forests. <read the original article>
Alfonso Torres Reappointed
- August 8, 2007
Dean Michael Kotlikoff is pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr. Alfonso Torres as Associate Dean for Public Policy, providing oversight of interactions between the College of Veterinary Medicine and programs related to animal health at the state and federal levels. <read the original article>
E. coli linked to Crohn's disease
- August 7, 2007
A team of Cornell University scientists from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have discovered that a novel group of E. coli bacteria - containing genes similar to those described in uropathogenic and avian pathogenic E. coli and enteropathogenic bacteria such as salmonella, cholera, bubonic plague - is associated with intestinal inflammation in patients with Crohn's disease in their research paper published July 12 by "The ISME Journal: Multidisciplinary Journal of Microbial Ecology." <read the original article>
CVM employee adopts racehorse
- August 7, 2007
Before he fractured his leg racing at Saratoga Race Course in 2006, Watchmon was an accomplished racehorse. His career was cut short by the injury, but not before he had already raced as a long-shot bid in the 2005 Belmont Stakes -- the third leg of the famed Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing. <read the original article>
Warnick appointed Associate Dean for Veterinary
Curriculum
- July 26, 2007
Dean Michael Kotlikoff is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Lorin D. Warnick as Associate Dean for Veterinary Curriculum, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, effective August 1, 2007. Professor Warnick will be responsible for the leadership and advancement of the DVM curriculum. <read the original article>
Roberson new chair for Biomedical Sciences
- July 26, 2007
Dean Michael Kotlikoff is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mark S. Roberson as Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, effective August 1, 2007. Professor Roberson will oversee an interdisciplinary department consisting of approximately 65 faculty with expertise in anatomy, physiology, pathology and comparative vertebrate genomics. <read the original article>
Professor Bowser receives SUNY Award
- July 10, 2007
Paul R. Bowser, professor of aquatic animal medicine at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, has been honored with an Award for Excellence in Faculty Service. Bowser has been a faculty member at the College of Veterinary Medicine since 1985. <read the original articleore>
Gilbert appointed Associate Dean
- July 5, 2007
Dean Michael Kotlikoff is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Robert O. Gilbert as Associate Dean for Clinical Programs effective July 1, 2007. In this capacity, Professor Gilbert will provide oversight of the activities of the Cornell University Hospital for Animals, the Animal Health Diagnostic Center and the care of animals used in College teaching and research programs provided by Laboratory Animal Services. <read the original article>
Appleton new Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
- July 2, 2007
Dean Michael Kotlikoff is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Judith A. Appleton as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine effective July 1, 2007. In this capacity, Professor Appleton will have the responsibility for overseeing academic appointments and promotions, developing policies and consensus surrounding academic titles, and promoting faculty diversity and development. <read the original article>
East Campus Research Facility
- June 27, 2007
A champagne toast and ribbon-cutting ceremony hailed the June 26 opening of the 79,000-square-foot East Campus Research Facility (ECRF), a consolidated animal research building five years in the making that will be a key part of Cornell's New Life Sciences Initiative. <read the original article>
HERDA DNA test available
- June 6, 2007
Genetic researchers at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine have developed a DNA test to detect carrier status for hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA) that will be of tremendous help to performance horse breeders. <read the original article>
Dean Donald Smith's Farewell
- June 1, 2007
Commencement 2007
- May 28, 2007
The 81 newest Cornell-minted doctors of veterinary medicine will see their field change rapidly in the coming years, said Veterinary College Dean Donald Smith in his final address to the Class of 2007 on May 26. <read the original article>
Dean Michael Kotlikoff
- May 16, 2007
Michael I. Kotlikoff, professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell, will become the new dean of the college July 1. He succeeds Donald F. Smith, who is ending his 10-year deanship to return to the veterinary faculty. Kotlikoff sat down with staff writer Krishna Ramanujan to discuss what's on his mind as he prepares to take the helm of the Vet College. <read the original article>
New Center for Reproductive Genomics
- May 10, 2007
Cornell University has established the Center for Reproductive Genomics, which will combine basic and clinical research in reproductive sciences on Cornell's Ithaca campus and at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC) in New York City, which has one of the country's leading fertility clinics. Infertility affects 10 to 15 percent of couples of childbearing age. <read the original article>
VIP Scholar Wins Award
- May 10, 2007
Mr. Steven Friedenberg, a third year Cornell veterinary student, has received the prestigious Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) Ballard Award for research conducted during the summer of 2006. His project was supported by the Morris Animal Foundation's Veterinary Student Scholars Program and by the Cornell Veterinary Investigator Program (VIP). <read the original article>
FHC offers videos for cat owners
- May 10, 2007
Anxious pet owners often wish they knew the best way to trim their cat's claws, brush their cat's teeth or give their diabetic cat insulin injections. Now they can relax. A new educational program, Partners in Animal Health, is offering state-of-the-art videos with 3-D animations on a variety of pet-care topics. <read the original article>
Pet Food Recall Update 05/08/07
- May 8, 2007
A collection of articles and resources concerning the Menu Food's pet food recall. <read the original article>
Alumnus named to Trustees
- May 1, 2007
Stephen J. Ettinger '62, DVM '64, of Los Angeles, an alumnus of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, has been elected to a four-year term on the Cornell University Board of Trustees. <read the original article>
Michael I. Kotlikoff named dean of the college
- April 26, 2007
Michael I. Kotlikoff, professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Cornell University, has been named dean of the university's renowned College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell President David J. Skorton and Provost Carolyn (Biddy) Martin announced today. <read the original article>
Dr. James Richards, Jr.
- April 24, 2007
James R. Richards, DVM, director of the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine's Feline Health Center and a nationally recognized expert in cat care, died April 24 at age 58 from injuries received in an April 22 motor vehicle accident about eight miles south of Marathon, N.Y. <read the original article>
Gene mutation linked to infertility
- April 13, 2007
Up to 15 percent of couples of childbearing age struggle with the heartache of infertility. Now there is the promise of new hope with Cornell researchers' identification of a mutation in a gene that causes male infertility in mice. Because this is the first time that a dominant mutation that leads specifically to infertility in a mammal has been discovered, the researchers say they can now look for similar mutations in the DNA of infertile men. <read the original article>
BCERF wins award for innovation
- April 13, 2007
Cornell's Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors (BCERF) has been recognized with a 2006 New York State Innovation in Breast Cancer Early Detection and Research Award from the New York State Breast Cancer Detection and Education Advisory Council. <read the article>
Research Excellence Honored
- February 28, 2007
Alexander J. Travis, VMD, PhD, at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, received the 2006 "Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence." The award recognizes outstanding research effort, productivity, and the advancement of knowledge in areas relevant to veterinary medicine for a faculty member at an early stage of his or her career. <read the original article>
The global battle against avian flu
If a virulent strain of avian influenza ever struck the U.S. poultry industry, this country probably would fare better than many other nations due to careful biosecurity procedures in force. This series of articles by the Cornell news service contains information on the situation and the on-going research at Cornell aimed to prevent pandemic. <read the original article>