June 2024
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Blog
June 27, 2024
Being a Rochester native, Seneca Park Zoo, home to nearly 100 different species, has always been my home zoo. A couple of years ago, Dr. Chris McKinney, who had worked at the small animal GP my family pets see, transitioned from relief veterinarian to full-time zoo veterinarian. So, as a veterinary student very much interested in a career in zoo medicine, I reached out....
![Katelyn Cadwallader (Class of ’26) auscultating the heart and lungs of an Ocelot.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/Ocelot%20in%20hospital%20Konsant%20SPOTLIGHT%20blog%20thumnail.png?itok=oZntlCuG)
Blog
June 20, 2024
Last fall, Cornell alumnus Bill Konstant visited Cornell to share his exciting life experiences from around the world as a conservationist and gave a donation to support Cornell veterinary students seeking hands-on clinical experience at the Belize Zoo.
![Fishers work on Lake Victoria in Africa by Kathryn Fiorella.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-05/Climate%20change%20article%20NEWS%20thumbnail.jpg?itok=_HjxjmIW)
June 17, 2024
Fatal drownings are a big risk for small-scale fishers on Africa’s largest lake, with many of those deaths attributed to bad weather – conditions that are likely to worsen with climate change, according to a new study co-authored by Cornell's Dr. Kathryn Fiorella.
![A mule deer contemplates crossing under a wire fence by Christine Bogdanowicz.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-05/CWD%20Mule%20deer%20SPOTLIGHT%20thumbnail_0.jpg?itok=ExC82gCh)
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.
![Dr. Martin Gilbert by Rachel Philipson/CVM](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-06/Dr.%20Martin%20Gilbert%20by%20Rachel%20Philipson%3ACVM.jpg?itok=sOmG_voL)
Podcast
June 13, 2024
On this Cornell Veterinary Podcast, Dr. Martin Gilbert discusses his decades-long experience working in the nonprofit sector and in academia on international wildlife conservation projects in settings as diverse as Greenland, Papua New Guinea and Madagascar.
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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....