In the News
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.
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.
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....
Announcement
May 15, 2024
Check out this new opportunity for our next generation of wildlife health / One Health leaders!
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.
Blog
April 30, 2024
My role within the laboratory is multi-functional, and I serve many stakeholders, including the wildlife health laboratory and the anatomic pathology group....
April 29, 2024
Conservation may seem like something that scientists do to protect species that many people only ever see in zoos. But conservation can happen everywhere, such as in your backyard. Cornell's Dr. Krysten Schuler weighs in on how people can help.
Blog
April 24, 2024
As a former undergraduate researcher and now postgraduate research technician with the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, I have mostly worked on a study of environmental contaminants in hunter-harvested waterfowl....
Blog
April 15, 2024
My role within the lab is a complex balancing act of time management, project and sample organization, and managing our case data stream. I guide incoming diagnostic case submissions, manage research project samples and submissions, and help facilitate educational activities like wet labs and symposiums....
March 13, 2024
With its first confirmed case in January 2022, Louisiana joined a growing club of more than 30 states that have detected chronic wasting disease in deer. Once this disease is discovered, it is extremely hard to eradicate, says Cornell's Dr. Krysten Schuler.