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Rod smiling while holding a fish with the ocean in the background.

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Even in retirement, Dr. Rodman Getchell still had 60 round goby samples waiting in a university freezer....
Group of penguins

For the first time in recorded history, in recent years, avian flu reached Antarctica, threatening animals in an already fragile ecosystem....
Jan Lovy wearing a coat and coveralls, looking down in a rural lab setting.

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Dr. Jan Lovy shares the journey that brought him to Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, where he now serves as an associate professor in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health.
Two huts that are raised from the ground in a remote setting.

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As climate change intensifies weather extremes, conflict displaces populations, and infectious disease outbreaks restrict movement, the need for remote, low-cost dietary monitoring tools has never been greater....
Catalyzing Conservation Fund

Five new projects supported by the Catalyzing Conservation Fund are tackling urgent challenges wild species and local communities face across four continents and an array of marine and terrestrial ecosystems, from the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific Coral Triangle to the frozen tundras of the circumpolar Arctic.
Serene, calm lake surrounded by green trees with a bench on the shore.

Cornell's Dr. Katie Fiorella weighs in as researchers find surprising pop-ups of harmful algal blooms in Cayuga Lake, even in cooler temperatures.
Three penguins stand and walk along a sandy, rocky shoreline beside ocean waves

A population genetic study of endangered penguins combined with genome-wide associations in the context of infectious disease outbreaks highlights the need for tailored management and conservation plans for species with fragmented populations....