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September 01, 2026
This spring, I traveled to Laguna Beach, California, for a veterinary student externship at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. Working alongside amazing veterinarians, animal care staff, researchers, and volunteers, I had an excellent opportunity to learn about marine mammal medicine...
August 31, 2026
Chronic wasting disease, a neurodegenerative disease of white-tailed deer, continues to spread across North America. Dr. Chandika Rani Ganesh Babu, a 2026 Yang Postdoctoral Fellow in Wildlife Health, seeks to uncover the genetic and molecular mechanisms that influence susceptibility to CWD.
August 19, 2026
I gained invaluable, hands-on experience at the Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport, Mississippi. As my first externship in an aquarium setting, this experience opened my eyes not only to the diversity of species treated, but also to the breadth of diagnostic and treatment approaches available in an aquarium setting....
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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....
August 10, 2026
The 2026 cohort of Cornell K. Lisa Yang Postdoctoral Fellows in Wildlife Health is poised to restore mangrove ecosystems in the Galápagos, improve chronic waste disease surveillance, and protect the pollinators that underpin global food systems.
August 10, 2026
For the first time in recorded history, in recent years, avian flu reached Antarctica, threatening animals in an already fragile ecosystem....
August 05, 2026
Cornell’s Raina Plowright provides insight into a practical and sustainable solution to preventing spillover at its roots.
August 04, 2026
I spent four incredible weeks externing at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife in Sanibel, Florida. For a veterinary student focused on wildlife and zoological medicine, it was one of the most formative experiences of my training so far....
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July 08, 2026
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.
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July 06, 2026
Do you ever wonder what an internship or residency in wildlife health is like? Or what approaches veterinarians took to get into such a program? If yes, keep reading...