In the News
![Dr. Diego Diel, right, director of the Virology Laboratory, led a tour for attendees before the event by Carol Jennings/CVM](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/NYSVDL%20building%20by%20Carol%20Jennings%3ACVM%20NEWS%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=0itxrGsT)
August 27, 2024
New York state lawmakers announced $19.5 million in capital funding to the New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to expand the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell.
Blog
August 19, 2024
Serving as the veterinarian for the CWHL keeps me on my toes, and July has been no exception! On a given day, I might be coordinating with our DEC or regional partners, working on a paper or grant, giving a presentation, mentoring interns or students, and/or working out in the “field” on a wildlife health project....
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August 14, 2024
Cornell's Drs. Raina Plowright, Amandine Gamble, and Krysten Schuler were awarded a grant from Cornell Atkinson’s Academic Venture Fund for their project: Integrating Primary Pandemic Prevention into mainstream policy, funding, and practice through One Health spillover investigation.
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Blog
July 16, 2024
Although my job title is “data analyst,” only a fraction of my time at the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab is spent analyzing data. I help people understand how to turn data into useful information and build the tools to help them do so....
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July 12, 2024
Experts from Cornell and across the nation developed a computer model along with a user-friendly app that predicts counties where wildlife managers should target their surveillance of chronic wasting disease in deer.
![A Great Blue Heron hunting for fish in a lake by Christine Bogdanowicz](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-06/Heron%20by%20Christine%20Bogdanowicz%20for%20Bird%20Connection%20NEWS%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=nXCz5HC-)
July 01, 2024
Cornell’s Dr. Krysten Schuler and David Dayan discuss how pollution in the environment - from lead to PFAS - affects wildlife, and how birds are threatened on multiple fronts.
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For Your Information
June 15, 2024
A collaborative team, including Cornell Wildlife Health Lab researchers, introduce a software program designed to enable agency personnel to make up-to-date, localized, data-driven predictions regarding the odds of chronic wasting disease detection in surrounding areas after an outbreak is discovered.
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Blog
June 03, 2024
I work remotely, so these meetings are often the only human interaction I have all day. But that's not only a function of being remote - it's also a function of the nature of my work. The actual 'doing of the thing' - the math work itself - is often a solo sport....
![Announcing launch of K. Lisa Yang Wildlife Health Fellows program](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-05/Announcement%20thumbnail.png?itok=Mu1rmRbU)
Announcement
May 15, 2024
Check out this new opportunity for our next generation of wildlife health / One Health leaders!
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May 13, 2024
Ever wonder what happens with our students after they are done working/learning with the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab? Well, we keep in touch and follow their journey beyond CWHL. Here's a look at what a few of our wildlife students have planned next.