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Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center
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Blogs from the Field

A healthy future for wildlife, people, and planet.

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Aquatic Animal Health The Student Experience
Aquaculture
Aquarium
Aquatic Animal Health
Aquatic Animal Medicine
Aquatic Animals
Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Aquatic Medicine
Aquatics
AQUAVET
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health’s Student Support Fund
Cornell Wildlife Health Center Student Support Fund
Student
Student Experience
Student Experiential Learning
Student Learning
Student Support
Veterinary Student
Roger Williams University
Hands-on Experience
marine mammal
Endangered Fish
Farmed fish
Fisheries
Global Climate Change
Fish Pathology
Fish
Fish and Wildlife Health Conservation
Fish Biodiversity
Fish Diseases
Fish Health
Fish Medicine
Wildlife Disease Ecology
Public and Ecosystem Health
Mystic Aquarium
New England Aquarium
Long Island Aquarium
Georgia Sea Turtle Center
Woods Hold Oceanographic Institute
Sea Turtle
Necropsy
Freshwater
Sea Star
Ecosystem
Ecosystem Health
Ecosystem Services
Marine Ecosystems
Department of Public and Ecosystem Health
Water Testing
USGS Western Fisheries Research Center
Sea Lions
Coral
Coral Health
Coral Reef
Coral Reef Ecology

Becoming Veterinary A-“fish”-ionados in AQUAVET I

March 30, 2026
The AQUAVET® I program provides valuable hands-on experience in aquatic veterinary medicine to fill a critical gap in traditional veterinary curricula. Seven students from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine had the opportunity to attend this incredible program last summer....
Head veterinarian, Dr. Ana Bastos, and veterinary intern, Sarah Abdelmessih with the cheetah cubs after their vaccinations.
Wild Carnivores Wildlife Medicine The Student Experience
Cheetah Conservation Fund
Expanding Horizons Program
Cheetah
Namibia
Community Livelihoods
Livestock Health
Wildlife-livestock Interactions
Public Health
Public and Ecosystem Health
Wildlife Rehabilitation
Human-Wildlife Conflict
Africa
African Wildlife

A One Health Approach to Cheetah Rehabilitation

May 24, 2023
This past summer, with support from Cornell’s Expanding Horizons Program, I had the opportunity to work with the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Otjiwarongo, Namibia as a veterinary extern....
Alexander Levitskiy taking blood sample during summer research in Kenya.
Planetary Health The Student Experience
Poultry
Chicken
Poultry Health
Kenya
Africa
Algal Blooms
Harmful Algal Blooms
Fishing Communities
Environmental Health
Public and Ecosystem Health
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
Poultry Husbandry and Health
Expanding Horizons
Student
Veterinary Student
Veterinary Students
Student Learning
Environmental Toxicology
Planetary Health
Infectious Disease

Chasing Chickens in Kenya: Linking Poultry Health and Harmful Algal Blooms

September 07, 2022
Poultry health, harmful algal blooms, and Kenyan fishing communities—you might be wondering, how exactly are these concepts linked? Join me on the tale of my summer in Kenya, where I was exploring these topics....