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October 2025

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Studying Stress in a Rapidly Changing Arctic: Dr. Kayla Buhler Earns Prestigious Yang Postdoctoral Fellowship in Wildlife Health

October 01, 2025
The newest Cornell K. Lisa Yang Postdoctoral Fellow in Wildlife Health, Dr. Kayla Buhler is developing biomarkers to measure stress in polar bears—offering a powerful new toolkit to assess environmental impacts and support conservation efforts.