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Injured bobcat treated at Cornell - June 26, 2009
Elusive and stealth, bobcats are nocturnal predators, so daytime sightings are infrequent. <more>
Serpentine-shaped protein identified- June 24, 2009
The factors that govern normal cellular function or dictate disease states are manifold, and many of them are yet to be discovered. <more>
Nearly 400 return to campus for Reunion 2009- June 8, 2009
While greeting old friends, alumni and their guests took part in tours of the hospitals, reminisced about their college days at the barbeque and class dinners, and learned the latest about the College at the Dean's State of the College address. <Watch here for news of Reunion 2010.>
SUNY Chancellor visits University/College of Veterinary Medicine - June 4, 2009
The new chancellor of the State University of New York system spent her third day on the job (June 3) touring Cornell University's four statutory colleges, including the large animal hospital at the College of Veterinary Medicine.<more>
SUNY Chancellor's Award recognizes two vet students - June 2, 2009
Michele Barrett and Tamika Lewis receive the award that recognizes their academic excellence.<more>
Dean Kotlikoff to Class of 2009: "Altitude depends on attitude."- May 26 , 2009
At the traditional Hooding Ceremony, Dean Kotlikoff jokingly asked the graduates to "endure" one more lecture. <more>
3-D printing takes guesswork out of surgery - May 23 , 2009
Thanks to a collaboration between Cornell colleges, decision-making at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals can be done before animals are anesthetized. <more>
To be all she can be - May 23 , 2009
Jess Dowling DVM '11 commissioned as second lieutenant. <more>
Reunion 2009: June 4-7, 2009 - May 20 , 2009
Return, renew, reacquaint at Reunion 2009, featuring opportunities to mix and mingle with friends, faculty, and family. <more>
Does organic mean healthy for dairy cows? - May 4 , 2009
A growing number of people are beginning to question the effects of widespread fertilizer and pesticide use on rivers and animal species, including humans. <more>
Vet College faculty member recognized with University Award - April 28 , 2009
Dr. Judith Appleton was among five recipients for the 2009 Constance E. Cook and Alice H. Cook Recognition Awards for her contributions to improving the climate for women at Cornell. <more>
Dean Kotlikoff featured on Cornell's Cybertower - April 21 , 2009
Austin O. Hooey Dean of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Michael Kotlikoff was a featured speaker in a recent CyberTower Forum. <more>
College faculty share expertise with Animal Planet viewers - April 21 , 2009
On April 10, "Cats: Born to Survive" debuted on Animal Planet. The 60-minute show features members of the College's Feline Health Center, including Dr. Fred Scott, Dr. Paul Maza, and Dr. Christine Bellezza, and Elizabeth. Part of the Animal Cops Specials 2009, Cats: Born To Survive is rated PG and illustrates why cats have been dubbed the ultimate survivor. <to learn more about the Feline Health Center>
First annual Pedal for Pets: Ride, volunteer, support- April 16 , 2009
Pedal for Pets, organized and sponsored by SCAVMA, will support the Cornell University Hospital for Animals. Learn how you can participate! <more>
International Veterinary Medicine Abroad: Honduras- April 16 , 2009
It was 10 days of opportunities: to explore a different culture; to sharpen their creative problem-solving skills; to practice their clinical skills; and to protect the ecosystem upon which we all depend. <more>
Be prepared to care for your pet in an emergency - April 14 , 2009
You've just clipped Rover's nail too short and now it's bleeding - QUICK - what do you do? Being prepared for emergencies can help save your pet's life. <more>
Cornell's vital agriculture and veterinary roles stressed by N.Y.'s new senator - April 14 , 2009
In her first visit to Cornell as New York's junior U.S. senator, Kirsten Gillibrand pledged to advocate for the university's agriculture and veterinary programs as a way of revitalizing New York state's economy. <read the original article>
Enduring Legacies Captured for Eternity - March 27 , 2009
Dr. Donald Smith is recording veterinary medicine's rich and enduring legacy in accounts of veterinarians who promoted and advanced animal health during the early decades of the 20th century. <read the original article>
Bettina Wagner Named Zweig Professor -
March 26 , 2009
Dr. Bettina Wagner, assistant professor of immunology at the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named the Harry M. Zweig Assistant Professor in Equine Health. The three-year term endowed position recognizes a junior faculty member who shows promise and productivity in the field of equine research.
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Man's Best Friend or Man's Best Workout Buddy? - March 20 , 2009
Bringing research together from weight-loss studies focused on humans and canines, research associate Dr. Barbour Warren and health educator Mary Maley from the Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors Program, and Dr. Joseph J. Wakshlag, assistant professor of clinical nutrition, have started a 12-week pilot study, sponsored by a Hatch grant and Purina.
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Chair of Department of Molecular Medicine Named - March 20 , 2009
Dr. Maurine E. Linder has been named chair of the Department of Molecular Medicine and professor of pharmacology at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, effective July 1, 2009. <more>
James Law Professor of Anatomy Appointed - March 20 , 2009
Dr. Cornelia Farnum has been named a James Law Professor of Anatomy, an appointment that recognizes the totality of her career, including her commitment to teaching, to research, and to service. <more>
New multimedia resource protects poultry and human health - February 11, 2009
Animal disease outbreaks have the power to wield devastating economic blows to farmers and some diseases, like Avian Influenza, may even cause human illness. A new tool, produced by Partners in Animal Health at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, aims to minimize disease outbreaks by helping veterinarians and farmers diagnose poultry diseases more quickly. 
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Collaboration published in PNAS - February 9, 2009
Stem cells within the heart have proven to be an elusive and controversial population. Now research scientists from Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine and collaborators from the University of Bonn have successfully isolated and purified mouse heart precursor cells (heart stem cells) from the developing heart, a key step in determining the specific processes that either maintain stemness or promote differentiation into vascular or cardiac fates. <more>
Schimenti named AAAS fellow - February 9, 2009
John C. Schimenti has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. He will be recognized February 12 at the annual AAAS meeting, held this year in Chicago.
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White Coat 08 - January 29, 2009
The College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Association honored the Class of 2010 at the White Coat Ceremony in December 2008. The symbol of professionalism and empathy in the practice of medicine was given to a new generation. The purpose of white coat ceremonies is to alert medical students to the need to balance excellence in science with humanistic patient care. <more>
Breadth and depth key to rankings - January 23, 2009
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine is consistently ranked among the nation's best. What is it that makes Cornell stand out? <read the original article>
First annual Zoonotic Diseases Symposium - December 19, 2008
Dr. Lonnie King, a director with the CDC, will offer the keynote address in conjunction with the George C. Poppensiek Lecture program. Registration for the event is open. <more>
Vaccine for Johnes Disease - December 11, 2008
Scientists at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine have developed a vaccine that prevents Johne's disease, a condition that leads to $220 million to $250 million in losses annually to the U.S. dairy industry. The breakthrough will be published in the January 2009 issue of the journal Vaccine. <read the original article>
Researcher spends holiday searching for dog's ancestor
- December 9, 2008
Dr. Marta Castelhano will spend most of December in Portugal, traveling from village to village in a car equipped with a centrifuge and clipboard. On the lookout for village dogs, Castelhano will encourage these semi-feral to completely feral dogs to cooperate long enough for her to draw four to five milliliters of blood. <more>
Dean's portrait: traditional & trendy
- December 8, 2008
A portrait of Dr. Donald F. Smith, ninth dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and professor, has been hung in the Atrium of the Veterinary Education Center. Presented to Smith by the Alumni Association at the New York State Veterinary Conference Awards Banquet in October 2008, the portrait pays tribute to Smith's 10-year deanship that began in 1997. <more>
Research opportunity for specialty-trained veterinarians
- November 11, 2008
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2009 Clinical Fellows Program at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. The anticipated starting date is August 1, 2009.
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Research published in Structure - November 11, 2008
At the root of characterizing disease states and of life-saving treatments is a thorough understanding of the fundamental processes that control cell behavior, including those that make cells move, signal, grow, and replicate. With this information, scientists can more easily predict how cells will respond in various situations: to threats and to opportunities.
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Quality Milk Requires Quality Vets
- November 4, 2008
Voice of America discusses the production of safe milk and the shortage of large animal vets.
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Samantha gets a leg up
- November 3, 2008
Several disabled goats and sheep -- rescued by the Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, N.Y. -- have a new lease on life: They have been given artificial legs, thanks to the work of several Cornell veterinarians working with Ithaca's Hangar Orthotics and Prosthetics. <read the original article>
Gilmour appointed for second term
- October 23, 2008
"Research is a collaborative enterprise," said Robert Gilmour. "With rare exceptions, the days of the lone ranger are gone. Over the past decade there has been a reawakening of research at the Vet College, with new leadership and a new philosophy. I've been fortunate to have been a part of that." <more>
Snedeker to give talk on environmental estrogens - October 14, 2008
On October 19, Dr. Suzanne Snedeker, associate director of translational research for Cornell's Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors (BCERF), will present information on the link between environmental estrogens that are found in everyday products and increased breast cancer risk at a meeting of the Sigma Alpha - Alpha Psi sorority. This professional agriculture sorority includes undergraduate members interested in the veterinary sciences. <more>
Leaders Among Us
- October 14, 2008
At the recent annual convention for the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP), several Cornellians were recognized for their leadership in the profession. <more>
Internationally Known Scientist Recognized by College of Veterinary Medicine
- October 1, 2008
Dr. Alexander (Sandy) de Lahunta will be recognized with the College of Veterinary Medicine's Alumni Association's Daniel Elmer Salmon Award for Distinguished Alumni Service. To be presented at the New York State Veterinary Conference, on October 4, 2008, the award recognizes and honors Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine graduates who have distinguished themselves in service to the profession, their communities or to the College. <more>
Excellence in research recognized: Robert Weiss earns 2008 Pfizer Animal Health Award
- September 30, 2008
Robert S. Weiss, PhD, associate professor for molecular genetics, earned the 2008 Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence, which comes with $1,000 prize. He will present his research findings at a College of Veterinary Medicine seminar on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, during which time he will be presented with his award. The award has been provided to schools of veterinary medicine since 1985, promoting the accomplishments and research productivity of faculty in the early stages of their career.
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Gift funds equine education and research - August 14, 2008
A $25,000 unrestricted gift to Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine from Plainfield Asset Management, LLC, of Greenwich, Conn., will strengthen the College's commitment to equine education and research. Plainfield has investments in Tioga Downs, Vernon Downs, both New York horse race tracks, is the principal investor in Capital Play, one of the bidders for the video lottery terminal at Aqueduct Race Track and has other horse racing and gaming interests globally. <more>
What Dog DNA Reveals - August 12, 2008
THE POST-STANDARD of Central New York reports on the hope that a project at Cornell leads to cancer answers. <read the original article>
Discarded fishing hooks injure wildlife
- July 23, 2008
WSYR-TV reports on the dangers posed for wildlife by discarded and lost fishing tackle.
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New Animal Health Diagnostic Center
- July 14, 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. The 125,000 gross square foot Center is expected to be complete in 2010 and will accommodate the work of more than 200 people who are currently housed in 12 locations. Complete with laboratories at biosafety levels 2 and 3 (which will enhance Cornell's ability to investigate infectious diseases), a state-of-the-art necropsy facility and multidisciplinary diagnostic laboratories, the new Center will replace the existing facilities, which were constructed in 1978, and expand Cornell's service, teaching, and research capacities. <more>
Kollias joins conservation organization
- July 11, 2008
George Kollias, DVM, PhD, was invited to become a full member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Specifically, he has been appointed to the Species Survival Commission Otter Specialist Group and the Otters in Captivity Task Force. The appointment recognizes his major and ongoing contributions to the conservation of otters. <more>
Hoelzer Earns Investigator Award
- July 11, 2008
Dr. Karin Hoelzer has been awarded a Young Investigator Award and will present her research at the 2008 Merck-Merial NIH Scholars Symposium in August. Hoelzer, a graduate research assistant at the Baker Institute for Animal Health, will offer "The road to viral emergence - understanding the emergence of canine parvovirus," which is based on research conducted in the laboratory of Colin Parrish and in close collaboration with Professor of Biology Edward Holmes from Pennsylvania State University. <more>
Dr. Andrea Looney lead author in JAVMA.
- July 10, 2008
Between 8 and 12 million cats and dogs will be abandoned to shelters in 2008; 5 to 9 million will be euthanized because there are not enough homes for them, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). <more>
2008-09 Awards Announced for the NIH/Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program
- July 1, 2008
The NIH/Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program (FICRS) is pleased to announce that Rebecca Mans Mitchell and Barbara Szonyi of Cornell University have been selected as scholars for the 2008-2009 class. <more>
Resident Research Award - July 1, 2008
Dr. Sophy Jesty, resident in cardiology at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, earned the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) 2008 Resident Research Award at the organization's annual conference held in San Antonio, TX, in June. Her research presentation was titled, "Cardiomyocyte Calcium Transients in German Shepherd Dogs with Inherited Ventricular Arrhythmias." <more>
NIH funds two Veterinary Medicine clinical research programs
- June 26, 2008
Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicines clinical research program will receive $1,000,000 in NIH funding over the next four years. The funding will support two initiatives: the DNA Bank and common variable immunodeficiency in horses. <more>
Sondermann Receives Pew Award
- June 26, 2008
Holger Sondermann, Robert N. Noyce assistant professor of life sciences and technology, was recently named one of 20 exceptional researchers selected as 2008 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. As a Pew Scholar, he will receive a $240,000 award over four years to help support his research, as well as gain inclusion into a unique community of scientists that encourages collaboration and the exchange of ideas. <more>
Dean honored for leadership & research
- June 20, 2008
Cornell University Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine Michael Kotlikoff will receive the highest honor bestowed by UC Davis' College of Veterinary Medicine at the College's commencement scheduled for June 13, 2008 - the Alumni Achievement Award. Kotlikoff earned the award in recognition of his outstanding personal and professional contributions to cardiovascular research and leadership in academic veterinary medicine. <more>
Cat's golden years fun for humans
- June 19, 2008
The Times Picayune's writer Gloria Dauphin looks at the benefits of a relationship with an older feline. <read the original article>
Cancer Links to Environmental Estrogen
- June 18, 2008
U.S. News and World Report writer Deborah Kotz examines new information from the Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factor Program on the risk of environmental estrogens.
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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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Bred for Edge
- June 4, 2008
NPR's All Things Considered looks at the development of the modern racehorse and the consequences to their health. <read the original article>
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). <more>
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." <more>
$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. <more>
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. <more>
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>
Veterinary expertise for the world
- April 29, 2008
Thanks to the recent work of Roger Ellis '73, DVM '77, cows in Yaroslavl, Russia, may soon have a better quality of life. <more>
Study of horses aids flu research
- April 29, 2008
Stored safely in a freezer at Cornell's James A. Baker Institute for Animal Health are samples of the virus thought to be most like the one public health experts expect someday to afflict record numbers of the world's population. The virus was collected in 1973 during an outbreak of equine influenza at a Florida racetrack. Dorothy Holmes, an infectious disease specialist in Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, had obtained samples of the virus with the intention of using it to create nasal spray vaccines for horses.
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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. <more>
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 <more>
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. <more>
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. <more>
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. <more>
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. <more>
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. <more>
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. <more>