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November 11, 2020
by
Martin Gilbert
As I write this in summer 2020, it is almost six months since the first reports that a mysterious new pathogen was emerging in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Given the pandemic that ensued, few of us remain unaware of the omnipotent reach of wildlife-origin microbes to disrupt our health, our economies and our liberty....
![Cornell researchers participate in a "One Health Perspectives" session](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-11/1110_covid_summit.jpg?itok=hqr1G9Lq)
November 10, 2020
Cornell researchers participated in an open discussion during the “One Health Perspectives” session as part of the COVID-19 Summit, a two-day event featuring researchers from across Cornell.
![Medical worker wearing face mask and eye shield](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-10/h-shaw-UhOIDLhhIcI-unsplash.jpg?itok=We6lB2oF)
October 27, 2020
The history of an approach to health to prevent future pandemics.
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October 15, 2020
Dottie, a 3-month old bobcat, came to the Cornell University Hospital for Animals due to a limp in her hind legs. Following hip surgery, she is bouncing back and recovering well.
![Rings in water](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-10/EkxkJdjXYAAjIwU.jpg?itok=j51l0P6N)
October 14, 2020
Veterinary toxicologist Dr. Karyn Bischoff and other experts discuss the problem with single-use plastics and how they are impacting the health of the planet.
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October 12, 2020
A baby bobcat named Dottie was treated at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals for an infection and a joint injury after taking a fall.
![Puma sitting near forest](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-10/puma-931149_1280_0.jpg?itok=BKHXMKdP)
September 30, 2020
The slowdown in human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly travel, has created a unique opportunity for scientists to better understand human-wildlife interactions.
![Birds in marketplace](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-10/fadya-azhary-mVY1M6MXpVA-unsplash.jpg?itok=KwiiPzSf)
September 29, 2020
A bipartisan bill, the Preventing Future Pandemics Act, would direct the State Department to work with international partners to shut down commercial wildlife markets, end the trade in live wildlife for human consumption and stop the associated wildlife trade, end the import, export, and sale of live wildlife for human consumption in the United States, and phase out demand for wildlife as a food source.
![The bright green algal blooms are prominent along the shore of Lake Victoria’s Kisumu Bay in Kenya by Amber Roegner.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-06/Lake%20Victoria%20by%20Amber%20Roegner%20NEWS%20thumbnail%20.jpg?itok=jFgEWdLI)
September 18, 2020
The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $1.5 million grant for Cornell researchers to study the health dangers, changes in the lake food web, and socioeconomic challenges that arise when these algal blooms produce toxins.
![Visit to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse showing a silky chicken being treated by zoo veterinarian](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2020-09/CVM-CVM_2018_1009_SW_00031.jpg?itok=iCl2c6Rz)
September 10, 2020
Our partners at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo broke ground on a new Animal Health Center that will help boost our collaborative animal care and research efforts.