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August 17, 2026
In the heart of Malaysia, surrounded by the calls of hornbills and the hum of lab equipment, I found myself not in a jungle, but in a lab, holding a vial that could hold the key to wildlife conservation: stem cells....
June 04, 2026
The current practice of freezing embryos—used to assist reproduction in humans or animals or to conserve endangered species—routinely causes ice to form within cells, ultimately leading to fewer viable embryos. Now, a multidisciplinary team has found a way to prevent the formation of that damaging ice.
September 23, 2025
Jennifer Nagashima ’09, PhD ’15, currently leads efforts that merge reproductive biology and biotechnology to protect genetic diversity and boost fertility in endangered species....
April 09, 2025
The Fossil Rim Wildlife Center plays an important role in efforts to save wildlife species from extinction. I was fortunate enough to travel to Glen Rose, Texas for a preceptorship to experience these conservation efforts firsthand....
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July 19, 2024
As an extern at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden’s Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife, Cornell DVM student Natalie Smith learned how reproductive medicine can help conservation efforts for big cats.
February 02, 2024
Carolina Baquerizo, a fourth-year veterinary student at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, was lead author on a Frontiers in Conservation Science paper on the effects of various anesthetic drugs on cheetah sperm quality.
January 30, 2024
A transformational gift from philanthropist and Cornell alumna K. Lisa Yang ’74 will endow and rename the Cornell Wildlife Health Center as the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health at the College of Veterinary Medicine.
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March 20, 2023
Danielle Sosnicki is a Biomedical & Biological Sciences PhD Candidate in the Travis Lab at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. She is studying mechanisms that are involved in the maturation and function of sperm, with a concentration in Zoology and Wildlife Conservation.
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February 15, 2023
Danielle Sosnicki was first inspired to pursue graduate training in reproductive physiology after reading about the northern white rhinoceros, a functionally extinct subspecies of the white rhinoceros. “Their story is what got me interested in trying to help critically endangered species. That’s my goal,” she says....
March 21, 2022
Cornell’s Zoo and Wildlife Society hosted its first Wildlife Conservation Day Feb. 26, a one-day symposium devoted to education and training for students with an interest in non-domestic species.