The annual Concert for the Animals will be held October 19 in conjunction with the DeeDee Arrison Holistic and Integrative Wellness Seminar Series. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/DeeDeeArrison2013.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0824_web80_001.jpg Dr. Robin Davisson partners with colleagues to look at the role of the brain in obesity and hypertension. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/05/cornell-iowa-share-106m-obesity-hypertension-grant http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/davisson_0776_06_005_select_web80_000.jpg A world of options awaits soon-to-be veterinarian Kevin Render. http://www.cornell.edu/portraits/kevin-render http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/render_pano_web80.jpg Dr. Susan Fubini to serve as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/fubiniassocdean.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/FubiniSusan_web80.jpg Dr. Daryl Nydam will leverage his background in dairy production medicine to benefit the dairy industry. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/nydam_QMPS.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DarylNydam_web80.jpg Four awards from the State University of New York and two College awards recognize top performers. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/awards.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/sunyLogo_web80.jpg When the structures that hold us together fall apart, Cornell University grad students from across disciplines are finding new ways to mend the damage. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/kap.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstockphoto_DNA_Abstract_648618.jpg Dr. Elizabeth Berliner's '03 led 15 students on a recent Rural Area Veterinary Services trip. We hope you enjoy this blog from one of the participants. http://www.hsvma.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=536:ravs_blog_white_mountain_2013&catid=21:ravs&Itemid=79#.UYA37YJbxzM http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/ravs_az_whiteriver_mar13_jinx_184x184_web80.jpg A member of the Department of Molecular Medicine, Dr. Kurpios is a scientist to watch. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/kurpios.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/For-Carly_Kurpios_Scope-1.jpg Conducting research on diseases common in humans and animals alike allows Cornell immunologist Dr. Avery August to make discoveries otherwise impossible. http://www.cornell.edu/video/avery-august-asthma-research http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/JasonVarneyPhotography-AveryAugust_web80_000.jpg In a tight game before a huge crowd, the students skated to victory. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/hockey2013.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/action3_80.jpg New research suggests that our cells might not always need to be taught how to ward off pathogens. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Immune.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/immunethumb.jpg Explore the history of veterinary medicine with a new column called Perspectives in Veterinary Medicine. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/perspectives.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/logo_web80.jpg Dr. Emily Cornwell '15 won the prize for the Best Overall presentation at the College's first annual DVM Research Poster Symposium. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/dvmresearchsymposium.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0113_web80.jpg The world's leading comprehensive textbook on the physiology of reproduction now includes chapters from three Cornell faculty members in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Biomedical.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Sperm-swimming-towards-eg-001thumb.jpg Dr. Kei Hayashi, new to the CUHA team, is an expert in joint pathology and the application of regenerative medicine in orthopedic conditions. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/hayashi.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/20080523tiger120_web80.jpg Professor Rory Todhunter of the Department of Clinical Sciences, has been named the Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Professor of Surgery. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/todhunter.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Todhunter_web80.jpg Professor Sharon Center of the Department of Clinical Sciences has been named the James Law Professor of Internal Medicine. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/center_JamesLaw.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Center_web80_000.jpg The world's first canine pneumovirus test is now available at Cornell as part of a new canine respiratory panel. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Respiratory.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/thumbvirus.jpg Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine invites you to participate in a complimentary veterinary cardiology screening on March 22 and 23. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/cardiostudy.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstock-Maltese-Dog--Years--4209448_web80.jpg The remarkable Dr. Francis H. Fox turned 90 years young on Monday, March 11, 2013. Leave your birthday wishes here. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Foxbd.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/FOXXf.jpg A new summer course will introduce high-school juniors and seniors and undergraduates to the worlds of horse husbandry and veterinary medicine. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/horsecourse.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/thumb_003.jpg Cornell scientists have found ovarian carcinoma's first proven origin and uncovered clues for finding similar sources of other cancers. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Ovarian.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/thumb_002.jpg A research team from Auburn and Cornell universities has sniffed out a new way to boost dogs' detection talents using the power of food. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Diet.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/thumbnose.jpg From stethoscopes to microscopes to the scope of the College, the magazine features news to know and share. http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/109039 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/SCOPES_web80.jpg Diseases on dairy farms cost money and lives, and a new study from Cornell has found ways to save both. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Klebsiella.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/thumb_001.jpg Judy Appleton, the Alfred H. Caspary Professor of Immunology in the Baker Institute for Animal Health and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named a vice provost and will assume many of the responsibilities of Senior Vice Provost Ron Seeber. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb13/ViceProvostChange.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Appleton2_web80.jpg The Southside Healthy Pet Clinic will offer subsidized veterinary care for dogs and cats March 30 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Albany YMCA. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb13/VetClinic.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstock_dog_and_cat_-_english_bulldog__20280629_web80_000.jpg Registration for Animals and Medicine is now open. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/AnimalsandMedicine.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstock-Adorable-Jack-Russell-Terrier--23054663_web80.jpg A local foundation recognizes three people, two of whom are Cornellians, for their influence in the profession. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/award.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0022_red_web80_003.jpg First fellow will further regenerative therapies in training program that combines veterinary medicine with the stem cell research. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Holmes.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/HannahHolmesthumb.jpg Dr. Erin Henry spent more than a week working with the ASPCA to help four-legged victims. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/ErinHenry.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/ErinHenry_web80.jpg A clinical trial will provide clues that may help eradicate a disease. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/vizsla.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/EliseWright2013_3_web80.jpg Dr. Tracey Stokol selected for prestigious award. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/stokol.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/stokol_research_web80.jpg Klondike's very existence is good news for endangered species. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb13/Klondike.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/0051_13_058_web80.jpg Dr. Lauren Schnabel has won a career development award that will pave her path forward as a translational clinical scientist. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Schnabel.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/thumb_000.jpg Dr. Ann Dwyer '83 assumed the presidency of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) in December 2012. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/dwyer.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/dwyer_web80.jpg Dr. Joseph Wakshlag, clinical nutritionist at the Cornell University Hospital for Animal, says it's not as complicated as it looks. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/wakshlag.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/thumbjoe.jpg The second annual College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Investigators' Day will be held on Monday, March 18, 2013, and is open to alumni, faculty, students, staff, and friends of the College. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/ClinicalInvestigatorsDay.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Architecture3_web80_002.jpg Dr. Dorothy Debbie has won the inaugural Excellence in Teaching Award, presented by the College's Department Microbiology and Immunology. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/DorothyDebbie.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Dorothy_Debbie_DSC_3346_001_web80.jpg Dr. Jordyn Boesch '06 recently joined Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, adding expertise and capacity to the Hospital's Anesthesia service and talent and ambition to the College's research program. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Boesch.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0006_boesch_web80.jpg An article in the Cornell Alumni Magazine explains a joint program between Cornell and the Smithsonian. http://cornellalumnimagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1533&Itemid=56&ed=33 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/nagashima_web80.jpg The gift will create two endowed professorships in clinical research, positions that are critical for the improvement of animal health. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan13/GreenbergGift.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0022_red_web80_002.jpg Dr. Erika Gruber has received the 2012 Young Investigator Award from the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP). http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Gruber.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/erikathumb.jpg As the College opens its first simulation center and develops new advanced pet simulators, it is expanding a new learning model throughout its curriculum and preparing tools for others to follow suit. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/SimCenter.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/SimulationCenterDanFletcher014thumb.jpg Dr. Susan Fubini will help craft the future of veterinary surgery on the Board of Regents of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Fubinisurgery.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Fubinithumb.jpg Every day, more than 16 million gallons of milk are consumed in the United States. Research will make it safer! http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/map.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/schukken_web80_000.jpg A key discovery about a major disease opens a new paradigm for high blood pressure treatment. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Hypertension.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/thumbnailbloodpressure.gif From the Class of 2014, Kamilla's interest in shelter medicine may have its roots in her native country, Russia. http://www.cornell.edu/portraits/kamilla-shmakalova http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/shmakalova_ss_02_web80_000.jpg In the traditional ceremony, nearly 90 students were coated on December 1. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/WCC12.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0778_web80.jpg Visit "A Baker's Dozen," Clay Horses by Louise W. King, in Connecticut through January 20, 2013. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/clayhorses.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/barbe_80.jpg Dr. Karel Schat helped to edit a soon-to-be-released book that explains the science underpinning avian immunology. http://www.elsevier.com/books/avian-immunology/schat/978-0-12-396965-1 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bird_web80.jpg Read about faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends who are changing the status quo. http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/92825 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/cover_web80_000.jpg Dr. Craig Altier to step forward as chair of the Departement of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/altier.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Altier_web80.jpg Join Dr. Howard Evans in Mann Library for a discussion of Miller's Anatomy of the Dog. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/documents/AnatomyoftheDogFlyer.pdf http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/AnatomyoftheDogFlyer_web80.jpg While the cattle-adapted strain Salmonella Dublin creeps northeast, Cornell offers a more useful test available exclusively at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicines Animal Health Diagnostic Center. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Dublin.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/cowsinfieldthumb.jpg The American Heart Association recently awarded Dr. Robin Davisson one of the most prestigious scientific prizes of her discipline: the 2012 Arthur C. Corcoran Memorial Award and Lecture. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/davisson.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/davisson_0776_06_005_select_web80.jpg From viruses to the earth's core, the just-released book entitled The Where The Why and The How discusses scientific principles and phenomena that are not common knowledge -- and might not even be found on the Internet! http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/bowmanbook12.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bowmansbook2012_web80.jpg Honesty, humor, and hard work highlight annual symposium for graduate students. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/BBSSymposium12.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/0746_12_015_web80.jpg Dr. Guy Palmer will offer the 2012 George C. Poppensiek Visiting Professorship in Global Animal Health Lecture. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/poppensiek12.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/GuyPalmerweb80.jpg A tiny, single-celled organism is having a big effect on elementary, middle and high school science teachers across the country. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct12/Tetrahymena.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Tetrahymena1_web80_000.jpg Opened this summer, Cornell's new Teaching Dairy Barn was officially dedicated during the New York State Veterinary Conference. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/TDB_Oct12.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bilde_web80.jpg The annual Concert for the Animals will be held on October 13 in conjunction with the DeeDee Arrison Holistic and Integrative Wellness Seminar Series. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/arrison12.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0824_web80_000.jpg The College held a big surprise birthday party for Dr. Howard "Howie" Evans' 90th birthday, much of which was captured on video. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/EvansBirthday.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Evans.reading.jpg Join us for this discussion on October 4. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/documents/cheetahlecture.pdf http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/cheetah_web80.jpg Students and faculty will bring a subsidized well-pet clinic to the Cross Island YMCA on October 13. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/healthypet_Oct12.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/cat3_web80_002.jpg Dr. Jeanne Barsanti '74 earns the Salmon Award for Distinguished alumni Service. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/barsanti.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/BarsantiCat_web80.jpg After one summer course at Cornell, Sarah Cudney '16 knew she'd be back. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/cudney.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Migration_web80.jpg Two aspiring equine veterinarians at Cornell will soon start horse-healing careers with less student debt, thanks to twin scholarship gifts. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/orsini.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/quirkphoto1_web100.jpg Dr. Greg Costanzo '09 didn't hesitate to help when a bobcat was in need. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/costanzo.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/constanzo_web80.jpg Sometimes, the shortest distance to an answer isn't a straight line. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug12/VetCourse.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/dietert_0726_12_058_select_web80.jpg Dr. Donald Smith recounts his journey to Alaska with his canine co-pilot on the five-year anniversary of the trip. http://veterinarylegacy.blogspot.com/p/traveling-with-beau.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/IMG_0508_web80.jpg Surprise packages sent by cancer cells can turn normal cells cancerous, but Cornell scientists have found a way to keep their cargo from ever leaving port. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/CancerCargo.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/RedMicrovesicle_001.jpg A new study shows that the lack of a certain gene occurs in almost 28 percent of human breast cancers, playing a role in some 60,000 breast cancer cases in the United States and 383,000 worldwide this year. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug12/BreastCancerNf1.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_1351_web80.jpg Dean Kotlikoff and Dr. Adam Boyko discuss how dogs are helping to unlock the mysteries of disease and what it means for you and your animals. http://www.cornell.edu/video/?videoID=2259 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstock_Happy_Retriever_Labrador_13007750_web80.jpg A recently published paper in PNAS explores a decades-old controversy. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July12/HeartStemCells.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstock_Heart_857568_web80.jpg Veterinary wellness clinics make it possible for more people in Syracuse to care for their pets. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Makingwellnessapossibility.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/dog_web80.jpg Please enjoy the most recent issue of 'Scopes, the College's magazine. http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/76676/ http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/cover_web80.jpg Cornell's first total knee-replacement surgery restores young dog's active life. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Jake.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/jake_000.jpg Drs. Felippe and Thompson assume new leadership roles at the College. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/appointments.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0022_red_web80_001.jpg Dr. Sharon Center has been named the 2012 Outstanding Woman Veterinarian of the Year by the Association for Women Veterinarians Foundation. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Center.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Center_web80.jpg Successful inventors think outside the box. Inquisitive students think outside the textbook. Learn how scientists think outside of the beaker. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/CreativityExamined.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/CreativityExamined_web80.jpg Several members of the College's faculty were recently promoted. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/promotions.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Architecture3_web80_001.jpg The College's entry in the research, medicine and science news writing category earned bronze recognition.. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June12/CASEawards.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/coe2012_web80.jpg A receptor recently discovered to control the movement of immune cells across central nervous system barriers may hold the key to treating multiple sclerosis. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June12/BynoeMS.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/0544_11_031_web80.jpg New research provides the first evidence-based recommendations to resuscitate dogs and cats in cardiac arrest. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/recover.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Figure5a_web80.jpg Dr. Julio Lopez, from the Class of 2008, is featured in a new video series. http://www.youtube.com/user/Zoobiquity http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Lopez1_web80.jpg At the University's 144th Commencement, 82 students from the College of Veterinary Medicine made the transition from student to colleague. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/nld2/Commencement_2012.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Schoellkopf-COMPOSITE_web80.jpg Students from 30 veterinary colleges -- in America, Canada, and Mexico -- are participating in the 10th annual Smith-Kilborne program.. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/smithkilborne.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/microscope_web80.jpg A new sterilizer ensures the College's and Ithaca's Shelter Outreach Services' commitment to infection control. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/sterilizer.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0320_web80.jpg Cornell veterinary students may apply for grants to introduce or further their understanding of animal shelters and the issues they face, thanks to generous support from the Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program and the ASPCA. http://sheltermedicine.vet.cornell.edu/Training/GrantsforStudentExternships.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstock_dog_and_cat_-_english_bulldog__20280629_web80.jpg Investigation into the prime suspects in cases of mystery fevers in horses may uncover new tick-borne diseases. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/TicksUntold.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/lindamittelhorses032thumb.jpg Good timing is a great matchmaker for Cornell University Hospital for Animals' newest equine companions. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Minnie.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/mikeandminnie_000.jpg Warnick is committed to building on past successes of the hospital in ensuring quality care for patients; a quality experience for our hospital clients, and referring veterinarians; and a quality education for our veterinary students and veterinarians in internship and residency programs. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/warnick2.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Warnick07_web80.jpg Dr. Cynthia Leifer has been selected to receive the Pfizer Animal Health Award for Veterinary Research Excellence for outstanding research and productivity early in her career exploring the innate immune system. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/LeiferPfizer.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/clip_image002.jpg.png Among the first-year graduate students enrolled in a new biological and biomedical sciences graduate course, 66 percent of those who applied for National Science Foundation fellowships won them. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/April12/VetCourse.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/NSFlogo_web80.gif Dr. Bruce Akey discusses a rare mutation that has one cow sick and a nation asking questions. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/madcow.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Akey114cr_web80.jpg In a recent webinar, Dean Kotlikoff shares his thoughts and plans for the College's class size. Watch it now. https://cornell2.adobeconnect.com/_a815681237/p5qp29ak5mb/ http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/kotlikoff_web80.jpg Faculty, students, and alumni will bring well-visit care to Brooklyn for a day-long educational and service-learning event. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/healthypet_brooklyn.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/pug_web80_001.jpg Reunion Weekend, June 7-10, 2012 is just around the corner. Make plans now to return for this special weekend at the College of Veterinary Medicine. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/alumni/reunion/Register2012.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/banner8_web80.jpg Dean Kotlikoff invites people to participate in Pedal for Pets, a bike ride that supports the Patient Assistance Fund at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals. (Click the link for April 10 broadcast.) http://whcu870.com/All-Things-Equal-Podcasts/3425883 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Bike-a-thonLogo_web_001.jpg Discovery could reveal a cell-survival strategy to escape the toxic effects of damaged mitochondria. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Mitochondria.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/tetrehymena2_000.jpg Andrea Y. Tu's focus is scalpel sharp. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/AndreaTu.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Tu_web80.jpg Frank Ko played soccer in high school. Like everyone, now and then, he suffered an injury. Perhaps different from most, though, Ko transformed these injuries into learning opportunities. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/FrankKo.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/KOphoto_web80.jpg Dr. Adam Boyko and his brother have traveled the globe to improve our understanding of where dogs came from. http://www.petridish.org/projects/fido-s-forefathers-discovering-the-history-of-african-village-dogs http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/boyko_web80_000.jpg Friends and family helped Dr. Francis H. Fox celebrate his 89th birthday. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/fox.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/111_web80.jpg Dr. Bruce Kornreich joins the Feline Health Center with a mission to pursue his dedication to teaching and service. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/kornreich.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/kornreich_web80.jpg Chavez Carter is contemplating a career in industrial research and development, with aspirations to develop life-saving drugs that will help those suffering from asthma and other conditions caused by inflamed airways. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/carter.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/ChavezCarter_web80.jpg The latest issue of the College's magazine, Scopes, highlights discoveries made with the help of partners near and far. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/documents/Feb2012Scopes.pdf http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/SCOPES2_web80.jpg Surgeons at Cornell University Hospital for Animals help heal puppy's skin with special surgery and novel treatment technique. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Branson.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bransonpf.jpg Vet College student Gabby Wagner '11 isn't waiting until graduation to make a difference. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/March12/GabbyWild.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/GabbyWild2_web80.jpg The students, faculty, and staff of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine invite you, your family and friends to our 46th annual Open House. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/openhouse/index.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0702_web80_001.jpg Cornell research has found a possible way to stop potentially invasive cancer cells from ever hitting the road. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Migration.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/leadingedge.jpg Cornell partners with Texas A&M and Pfizer to offer veterinarians web-based educational products. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/veritas.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0022_red_web80_000.jpg Dr. Rodney Dietert will offer an open lecture as part of the upcoming National Institute of Environmental Health Science's Partership in Public Health. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/documents/webinar_description_february_28.pdf http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/dietert_web80.png The Feline Club presents Feline Follies 2012, the annual cat show and education event open to the entire community on Saturday, February 25th, 1-5pm. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/FelineF.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/cat-washing-face_000.jpg Garnering top honors in his field despite battling two deadly canine cancers, a Cornell family's dog becomes an emblem of hope for patients and pet-owners facing terminal illness. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Hokey.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/hokey001_0thumb.jpg Cornell student association raises money for animals in our community who might not have access to medical care otherwise. Please join them! http://www.vet.cornell.edu/events/pedal/ http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Bike-a-thonLogo_web_000.jpg Dr. Adam Boyko explains the Forever Dog. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/02/build-a-dog/sidebar-ratliff-text http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/boyko_web80.jpg Renovations will sustain a 10% increase in class size and set the stage for an additional 20% increase. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/expansion.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Architecture3_web80_000.jpg Dr. Brian Collins offers advice for keeping your companion animals safe as temperatures drop and holiday symbols appear. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/winterprecautions.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0830_web80_000.jpg On December 3, 90 students from the Class of 2013 were awarded the "white coat," one of the veterinary professsion's most iconic symbols. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/WCC11.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0407_web80.jpg Vet College now one of only two schools to offer 'ablation' to cure dogs' racing hearts http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec11/VetAblation.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/moise_web80.jpg Dean Michael Kotlikoff offered the State of the College, highlighting the College's strengths, challenges, and plans for the future. http://mediasite.video.cornell.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=6afda933857d4960ad23b894a8d94fd01d http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/kotlikoff_web80_004.jpg The 2011 Cornell Farrier Conference garnered 91 attendees in its 27^th year, offering multiple lectures and hands-on training. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Farrier2011.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/farrierconference2011061_001.jpg The fall issue of 'Scopes highlights a few of the College's innovative ideas that have made a difference. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/documents/CornellScopesNov2011.pdf http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/ScopesCoverNov2011_web80.jpg A new course, developed and presented by three professors at the College, helps graduate students develop support systems and skills to succeed in graduate school and beyond. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/bioapp6100.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/marcus_web80.jpg The New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has been certified as a Gold LEED building. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/goldLEED.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0005_web80.jpg SCAVMA and Omega Tau Sigma would like to invite you to attend our First Annual Pet Holiday Photoshoot! Available scenes include Christmas (including Santa Claus), Winter Wonderland, and Hannukah. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/holidaypet.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/cat_dog_hat.jpg For nearly six years, Buddy was an active, healthy ferret. But when the ultimate power outage occurred owner Tara Fish looked to experts at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals for a man-made cadence. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/ferretpacemaker.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Buddy_web80.jpg Over 50 million Americans suffer from autoimmune diseases and the attacks they spark from the body's own defenses. Immunologist Dr. Cynthia Leifer studies the checks and balances of our immune defenses. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/leifer.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Neutrophil_with_anthrax_copy_web80.jpg A new reality documentary series called Veterinarians on Call offers online viewers a candid look into the work of real livestock veterinarians, raising awareness of the care that goes into responsible livestock farming in the US. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/vetsoncall_Ostrum.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/ostrum_vetsoncall.jpg When John W. Whitefield '65 passed away in 2004, his colleagues and friends began raising funds for a scholarship that would keep his memory alive through generations of students who would receive the award. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/whitefield.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/whitefield_web80.jpg After a run-in with a van (literally), Zeus needed a new hip. Loyal supporters to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals provided a hand. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/zeus.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/096_web80.jpg Dr. Christopher R. Byron BS '94, DVM '98 was appointed assistant editor for the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Journal of Veterinary Research. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/byron.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/ChrisByron_web80.jpg Will a fresh glass of "raw" milk nourish or poison you? http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov11/RawMilk.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/ynte_web80 From the stray-strewn streets of Trinidad and Tobago to cow-covered pastures of rural New York dairy farms, Miguella Paula-Ann Mark-Carew has journeyed far in her quest to understand and combat disease epidemics across the world. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/carew.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/qq.jpg To meet the global challenge of preserving biodiversity, Cornell University and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute have partnered to offer a new shared doctoral program. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/doctoralprogram.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/manedwolf_20080107-209MM_web80.jpg Collaborations between researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Ithaca campus yield results that might otherwise be impossible, according to an Oct. 21 panel "Convergence of Care for All Forms of Life." http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct11/TCAMConvergence.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Convergence_web80.jpg Members of Cornell's Board of Trustees approved Dr. David Russell as the recipient of the endowed Kaplan Professorship. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/kaplan.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Russell_web80.jpg If you're looking for the best of both worlds - clinical and research - consider applying to Cornell's Clinical Fellows Program. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/clinicalfellows12.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstock_flasks_1748408_web80.jpg The DeeDee Arrison Holistic and Integrative Wellness Seminar featured professor Dr. Caroline Medina and Rising Stars of the Stradivari. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/arrison11_wrapup.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0824_web80.jpg The work of farm veterinarians is featured in a new reality series, "Veterinarians On Call," which premieres this fall. Drs. Peter Ostrum and Kelly Gaughn, both featured in thie show's premiere, are Cornell DVM graduates. http://www.youtube.com/VeterinariansOnCall http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/vetsoncall.png A five-year Transformative Research Projects Award (T-R01) of approximately $3.04 million from the National Institutes of Health will help researchers fight cancer. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept11/NIHTransformAwards.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/nihlogo.gif A young female bald eagle found bleeding on the side of the road near Corning, NY, returned to the wild on Friday, October 7, three weeks after successful treatment at Cornell University's Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Health Clinic. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/eagle.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/thumbeagle.jpg Medical genetics service now being piloted at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/geneticservice.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/labpup020xe_80998_000.jpg Explore the many aspects and therapeutic benefits of acupuncture. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/arrison11.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Medina_arrisonlecture11_web80.jpg Recent advances in endoscopic technology have led to smaller endoscopes that can go further into the body, see more clearly, take bigger samples, and serve a wider array of patient needs. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Endoscopy.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/400px-Endoscopy_nci-vol-1982-300_000.jpg A conversation with Dr. Santiago Peralta, veterinary dentist, oral surgeon, and new Lecturer in the Department of Clinical Sciences' Section of Dentistry. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/santiago.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0143x_000.jpg First-year veterinary student Nikhita Parandekar shares her views on the veterinary profession and its values in the Cornell Daily Sun. http://www.cornellsun.com/section/opinion/content/2011/10/07/veterinary-medicine-more-just-cute-fluffy-animals http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/NikhitaParandekar_web80.jpg Sometimes, life makes you wonder "why." Dr. Sally Ness found an answer at this year's New York State Fair. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/peanuts.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/pic1_brior_web80.jpg Matt Marinkovich, Cornell Class of 2014, shares his exploration of the role veterinary medicine plays in modern-day conservation. http://veterinarylegacy.blogspot.com/2011/09/veterinary-students-summer-experience.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Marinkovich_3_adult_web80.jpg In developing countries, poor farmers supplement their livelihoods with practices that seriously threaten biodiversity. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug11/PovertyConservation.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Giraffe_web80.jpg Thanks to a true partnership between specialists at the Cornell Univeristy Veterinary Specialists and Dr. Jeremy Sabatini of Pleasantville Animal Hospital in Connecticut, an endangered species just might walk a little easier. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/arizona_cuvs.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/arizona_web80.jpg A full day of presentations, covering topics that range from Imaging & Diagnostics to Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutics. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/cancersymposium.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/web_80.jpg Researchers may have solved a 100-year puzzle: How to safely open and close the blood-brain barrier to deliver therapies for Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, and cancers of the central nervous system. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Bynoe.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Bynoe_000.jpg The same quality-control system that helped herpesviruses evolve into a leading cause of human disease has revealed new ways to slow its spread. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/herpes.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/PHIL_2171_lores2.jpg On Oct. 8, Cornell veterinary students and faculty will join volunteer alumni to offer their first daylong animal wellness clinic in the Bronx YMCA, thanks to a service-learning award won by Dwight Bowman. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/bronx.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bowman171cr_73066_000.jpg Incoming graduate students welcomed to Cornell. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/bbssymposium.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/McGregorandMleckzo_web80.jpg N. Joel Edwards '64 will be recognized with the Daniel Elmer Salmon Award for Distinguished Alumni Service, in October. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/edwards_salmon.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/edwards_njoel_web80.jpg Dr. David Russell is expanding the field of options for novel tuberculosis (TB) drug discovery. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/vertex.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Russell_vertex_restingMODualFPs_web80_000.jpg On Oct. 8, Cornell veterinary students and faculty will join volunteer alumni to offer their first daylong animal wellness clinic in the Bronx YMCA, thanks to a service-learning award won by Dwight Bowman. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/bronx.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bowman171cr_73066_000.jpg Cornell researchers explore solutions to protect biodiversity and improve the lives of those living in poverty. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug11/PovertyConservation.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Giraffe_web80.jpg With Cornell input, a new AVMA committee will investigate antimicrobial resistance and the debate on the judicious use of antibiotics. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/warnick.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/warnick_web80.jpg Growing embryos face heavy housekeeping when it's time to pack internal organs. A new study published in Nature Aug. 3 shows how simple mechanical forces between neighboring types of tissue help organs take shape and grow. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/gut.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/ForCarly_Kurpios_Scope_000.jpg Janna Lamey, manager of the Graduate Education Program in the College of Veterinary Medicine was recently recognized with a George Peter Award for Dedicated Service. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Lamey.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/GPAwards1_000.jpg Two experts from Cornell are teaming up to tackle salmonella contamination in produce, thanks to a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/tomatoes.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/cherry-tomatoes-plant_w725_h544_000.jpg Where economics and epidemiology collide, graduate student Rebecca Smith, DVM '05 builds the tools to chart their course. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/epidemics.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/smith_000.jpg During these hots days, pets are at risk of heat stroke, a potentially fatal syndrome that can develop within a matter of minutes when core body temperature rises. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/heat.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/heatwave1_000.jpg Dr. Douglas G. Aspros '75 of White Plains, New York, was selected as the president-elect of the American Veterinary Medical Association at the AVMA's annual meeting in St. Louis. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/avma.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/as_000.jpg Cornell scientists helped develop a new -- and much less painful and potentially damaging -- method to end life-threatening heart fibrillations. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/tech.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/gilmour_000.jpg Dr. Margaret (Margy) McEntee was appointed the Alexander de Lahunta Chair of Clinical Sciences for a five-year term, beginning July 1, 2011. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/mcentee.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/images/McEntee798B_web80.jpg Frequently Asked Questions http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cu-pethealth/id392332903?mt=8 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/images/iphoneapp_web80.jpg Vote for a hero http://www.herodogawards.org/view-entries.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0330_web80.jpg Kotlikoff reappointed Vet College dean for five-year term http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June11/KotlikoffReappoint.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/kotlikoff_web80_003.jpg Photo galleries from the College's Reunion 2011 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/ReunionGalleries.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/thumbnail.jpg Test reveals infection history, reduces assays needed for horses and dogs http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/lymeassay.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstockphoto_Horses_Hoof_2440849_web80.jpg Cross-continental collaboration follows food from farm to fork. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Qatar.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Qatar.cfm PhD student Christopher Blackwood wins three fellowships in three months to combat neurodegenerative disorders. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/documents/Blackwood.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Blackwood.cfm Dr. Linda A. Mizer received her fifth award for achievements as an educator and inspiration to her students. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/mizer.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/mizer.cfm Veterinarian-turned artist Dr. Robin Truelove Stronk '75 uses her veterinary skills to help a community in need. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/stronk.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Stronk.cfm Dr. Elizabeth Bunting, wildlife veterinarian with the Animal Health Diagnostic Center, answers questions from readers of the New York Times about Violet, a red-tailed hawk nesting on a ledge in New York City http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/bunting.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_1142_web80.jpg Dryden elementary students explore veterinary medicine. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/fieldtrip.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0933_web80.jpg "Be Kind to Animals Day" will have lasting impact. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/documents/MidIslandAnimalHospital.pdf http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/midislandlogo_web80.png Meet Lefty, a comforting soul. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/lefty.cfm Enjoy this double feature, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Japanese Earthquake Relief Services. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/documents/DayNightColor.pdf http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DayNightColor.jpg Cornell's equine facilities are operating under normal status http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/lifted.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/horse_web80_002.jpg Four veterinary students volunteering in Trinidad and Tobago earned a glowing commendation for their service http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Tobago.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/a.jpg New working horse will play a key part in saving equine patients' lives http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Mike.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/b.jpg Dr. Nora Springer funded to study blood clotting and thrombosis http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Springer.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/c.jpg Trials and triumphs opening a new veterinary practice in NYC's Latino community http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Tello.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/e.jpg College's Dean of Public Policy receives two distinguished awards http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Torres.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/d.jpg Workshops in understanding chaos address issues across disciplines http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Chaos.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/menubuttons.jpg Equine HerpesVirus Confirmed at Cornell Hospital http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/ehv.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/horse_web80_002.jpg ... on the ice, that is http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/hockeygame.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/0292_11_142_web80.jpg US News & World Report's ranking of veterinary colleges finds Cornell at the top http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/usnews.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/USNews_badge-best-white.png Barn cat brain surgery highlights the Hospital's emergency mettle http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Cooperscaper.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/cooperthumb.jpg Demonstrations, exhibits, and lots of animals http://www.vet.cornell.edu/openhouse/index.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/pug_web80_000.jpg Dr. John Murray, one of Cornell's foremost benefactors, died on February 25. He was ninety-eight. http://veterinarylegacy.blogspot.com/2011/02/john-d-murray-dvm-cornell-1939-memorial.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/johnmurray_web80.jpg As of January this year, rabies in raccoons in Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island has been officially eliminated http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Feb11/RaccoonRabies.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstockphoto_Raccoon_1668800_web80.jpg Veterinarian and professor Val Beasley will discuss a world without frogs - the direction he says we're heading http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/11poppensieklecture.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstock_Frog_On_A_Leaf_1704836_web80.jpg Immunologists caught a key culprit in Crohn's disease, a cell from our own immune forces, with unconventional help from a common parasite This marks a major leap toward understanding human Crohn's disease. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Crohns.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/SEM_Lymphocyte.jpg Fun for cat lovers of all ages! Come to the College for this weekend event between 12:30 for a cat show, lectures, carnival games, adoption center, bake sale, and raffle with exciting prizes. Cats are welcome! http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/FelineFollies.cfm Eve Donnelly and Katie Melville were selected from a pool of about a dozen researchers to receive a travel fellowship established by Dr. Cornelia Farnum. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/11travelfellowship.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/travelfellowshipimage_web80_000.jpg On Feb. 10, from 12:30 to 1:00 in LH I, Jennifer Morrissey, Class of 2013, will discuss African-American veterinary students at Cornell from 1900 to 1950, in recognition of Black History Month. Dr. Donald F. Smith also discusses the topic in his blog. http://veterinarylegacy.blogspot.com/2011/02/black-history-month-african-american.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/kirkseycurd_web80.jpg Dr. Kirk, emeritus professor of medicine, was internationally recognized and perhaps best known for his text, Current Veterinary Therapy. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/kirk.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/kirk_web80.jpg Dr. Gillespie's many contributions to veterinary medicine are a matter of record. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan11/ObitGillespieDVM.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Gillespie_web80.jpg Unique plaque "in recognition of outstanding research and contributions to poultry health" honors Dr. Karel Schat's fruitful career in avian virology. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Schataward.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/schatthumb.JPG With several preview events -- for referring veterinarians, Cornell alumni, and close friends, Cornell University Veterinary Specialists welcomes its first patients on January 14, 2011. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/11CUVSopens.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/signatureimage_web80.jpg In a study funded by the Morris Animal Foundation, the outlook for arthritis could get much brighter. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/11CanineArthritis.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstock_Newfoundland_Dog_2800754_web80.jpg During the holiday break, some of the College's services will have limited hours. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10operatinghours.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/cadaceus_red.jpg Faculty and graduate students present equine research. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Zweig.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/thumb.jpg Research pioneers from leading institutions converge in Ithaca to share their work on stem cells. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/StemCellSymposium.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/stemcellthumb.jpg Dr. Colin Parrish assumes the reigns. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10parrish.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Parrish1475x7_web80.jpg The helm changes hands at the AQUAVET® training program. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Getchell.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/getchellthumbnail.jpg Dr. Abou-Madi continues contributions to wildlife health and conservation medicine, offering students unique opportunities to work with wildlife. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Abou-madi.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Abou-madipenguinthumbnail.jpg First-ever Sea Grant "Research to Application Award" goes to Dr. Paul Bowser for applying fish virus research to real world problems. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/BowserAward http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Bowserthumbnail.jpg Fifteen perspectives converge to explore how genes guide development. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10Schimenti.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Schimenti80px_000.jpg A Q&A with the College's Dean. http://www.cornell.edu/video?videoID=942&startSecs=0&endSecs=3425 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/kotlikoff_web80_002.jpg From the College's HR office, Connie Park shares thoughts with Gary Stewart from the University's Community Relations office. http://www.cornell.edu/video?videoID=835&startSecs=0&endSecs=870 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/conniepark_web80.jpg The faces, programs, and projects that explore equine immunology issues. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/docs/ZweigNewsletter1110.pdf http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/ZweigLogo_noyears_Final_web80.jpg Hear from the College dean, faculty, staff, and students. http://www.cornell.edu/video?videoID=933&startSecs=0&endSecs=285 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Architecture3_web80.jpg Steve Kraus assumes the reigns on November 1, 2010. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/kraus.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/stevekraus2_web80.jpg Trial and error has its place in clinical training. But not in the emergency room. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/RescueDog.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstock_Stethoscope_345048_web80.jpg Dr. Paul Bowser wins first Sea Grant Association's Research to Application Award. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct10/SeaGrantAward.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0265_web80.jpg Nationally recognized neurologist and geneticist to discuss a spontaneous canine disease termed Golden Retriever Muscular Dystrophy. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/docs/hartenstein2010.pdf http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstock_AutumnBuddyS_584749_web80.jpg Complimentary educational sessions by leading authorities in the subject matter, lunch, and an afternoon and evening concert by rising stars of the Stradivari Society. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10arrisonevents.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstockphoto_Music_Notes_5841030_web80_000.jpg A paradigm-shifting collaborative opens door for novel drug discovery. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10vertex.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Russell_vertex_restingMODualFPs_web80.jpg Veterinarians and technicians meet at Cornell for learning and networking. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10NYSVC.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Logo2010pms268_web80_000.jpg Dr. Julia Felippe challenges popular thinking. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10felippe.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Flaminio026cr_web80.jpg A standing-room only crowd officially opened the doors for the facility designed to keep New Yorkers and the nation safe. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept10/VetLabOpens.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/ribbon2_web80.jpg Dr. Stephen Ettinger awarded with Daniel Elmer Salmon Award for Distinguished Alumni Service. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/DanielElmerSalmonAward.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/steveettinger082710_web80.jpg A $10 million anonymous gift from an anonymous donor will support investments in endowed professorships and faculty start-ups, DNA sequencing, and the DNA Bank. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10caninegenomicsprgm.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/caninegenomicspgrm_web80.jpg In the cover story of this week's Cancer Cell, Dr. Rick Cerione talks about glutamine addiction. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10cancercell_cerione.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/cerione_CellCoverimage_web80.jpg Vet students from SCAVMA and OTS will wash dogs and share your pet's Body Condition Scores. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10falldogwash.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/100_2068_web80.jpg The Cornell China Dairy Institute is a four-week continuing education collaboration between Cornell and Huaxia Dairy. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10cornellchinadairyinstitute.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/CowsHolsteins969_web80_000.jpg The egg recall has prompted questions about oversight, food-safety, and food-borne illnesses. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10salmonella.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstock_Eggs_2375816_webonly_80.jpg Dr. Gretchen Schoeffler was one of six faculty to discuss Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? with incoming students. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10androids.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/schoeffler_web80.jpg Register for Career Connections at the New York State Veterinary Conference. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/events/ccf2010/ http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/careerconnections_web80.jpg Register for the New York State Veterinary Conference. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/education/conferences/nysvetconf/ http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Logo2010pms268_web80.jpg Celebrate with Dr. Larry Waitz. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10waitz.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/WaitzImage07-1009WaitzCloseup_web80.jpg Shira Rubin DVM '13 won top honors for essay on women in the veterinary profession. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10rubin.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0022_red_web80.jpg Nearly 80 students explore veterinary profession. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10summerprogram.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0022_red_web80.jpg Annual ceremony honors dedication, service, and teamwork. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10serviceawards.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_1069_web80.jpg Spay/neuter clinic addresses feral cat concerns. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10fhcclinic.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/cat3_web80_001.jpg Dean Michael Kotlikoff offers State of the College. http://cornellmediasite.cit.cornell.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=9a9676b766b047f5a86cf29b8275b9bc http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/kotlikoff_web80_001.jpg Then. Now. Always. Cornell. Reunion 2010 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10reunionwrapup.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0702_web80.jpg Work is published in PLoS. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10plosantczak.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/antczak_horse_web80.jpg College of Veterinary Medicine graduates professionals. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/nld2/commencement_2010.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/groupshot_web80_001.jpg Cornell University Veterinary Specialists to open in early 2011. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10cuvs.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/People267_web80_001.jpg Paul Streeter has been named the Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/10streeter.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/paul-streeter_web80_001.jpg As more humane organizations aim to eliminate euthanasia, the Vet college is training future DVMs in the art and science of caring for homeless pets. http://cornellalumnimagazine.com/index.php?id=759 http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/ScarlettSPCA076x_web80.jpg Cornell University and The City University of Hong Kong have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish terms of collaboration for the creation of the first veterinary medicine academic program in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR). http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/articles/10cityu.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/kotlikoff_web80_000.jpg The Diagnostic Endocrinology Lab has reintroduced the pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) test. A single serum sample can help to identify problems that can be addressed early. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/articles/10pmsgtest.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/horse_web80_001.jpg Dr. Cornelia Farnum is the 2010 winner of the Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award, presented annually by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/articles/10farnum.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/farnum_web_thumbnail_000.jpg Please congratulate our students on their outstanding successes --winning five out of eight competitions -- at this year's SAVMA Symposium, held in Wisconsin. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/articles/savma2010.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/savma2010_web80.gif Reunion 2010 is approaching quickly - mark your calendars, make hotel reservations and plan now to attend this special event. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/alumni/reunion/ http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/reunion_web80_000.jpg The Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine will host its 44th annual Open House on Saturday, April 10, 2010, on the Ithaca campus, from 10 am to 4 pm. Something for animal lovers of all ages. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/articles/10OpenHouse.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/openhouse_web80.jpg Dr. Avery August to join Cornell. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/articles/10avery.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/JasonVarneyPhotography-AveryAugust_web80.jpg Research to benefit people in hospitals. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/articles/10grohn.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/grohn_web80.jpg From Classrooms to Clinics: the Student Experience http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/cvmagazine/docs/scopesFinal.pdf http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/janfeb10cover_web80_000.jpg Just Labs cover story looks at the College's DNA Bank. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/articles/10justlabs.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Justlabsarticle-1_web80.jpg Shortage of food supply veterinarians key to discussion. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/articles/10NBC3.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/CowsHolsteins969_web80.jpg Dr. Sondermann and team identify master regulator. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/articles/sondermann.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstockphoto_E_Coli_Bacteria_3212587_web80.jpg Francqui Chair will be awarded on February 17. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/articles/schukken.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/schukken_web80.jpg New tool helps to measure breeding values. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/research/bvhip/trends.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/hipdysplasia_web.jpg Read Misha's story and see if it touches your heart. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/articles/10misha.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/Misha_web80.jpg Novel component boosts effectiveness. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan10/VaccineDelivery.html http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/bigstockphoto_Vaccine_Phials_3113373_web80_000.jpg Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia virus found in Superior's fish. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/articles/10vhsv.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/VHSV_conesus.walleye_web80.jpg Understanding your cat's stomach troubles. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/articles/10gastrointestinal.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_0776_web80.jpg Time-honored tradition recognizes hard work. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/articles/WCC09.cfm http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Images/DSC_2233_web80.jpg