Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine was awarded $1.7 million from The Rockefeller Foundation to support our pioneering work in Planetary Health.

Concern has been spreading across scientific disciplines that the pervasive human transformation of Earth's natural systems is an urgent threat to human health, and Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine is helping to forge a new field to meet unprecedented challenges.

Declining elephant populations could have significant impacts on forests, climate, agriculture, and health.