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Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center
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Spotlights

A large group of penguins gathered on a rocky hillside overlooking a sandy beach and turquoise ocean, with a grassy hill rising in the distance under a pale blue sky.

Podcast

Cornell Veterinary Podcast: Studying Seabird Diseases in the Sub-Antarctic

October 28, 2025
From penguins and albatrosses to vultures and beyond, Dr. Amandine Gamble's research takes her to one of the most remote places on Earth to tackle some of today’s most urgent wildlife health challenges, including the spread of highly pathogenic bird flu.
Public Health
Public and Ecosystem Health
Department of Public and Ecosystem Health
Pathogens
Avian Medicine
Bats
Veterinarian
Wildlife Veterinarian
Wildlife
Wildlife Medicine
Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife Health
Sub-Arctic Region
Subantarctic Islands
Wildlife Career
Conservation
Disease Ecology
Wildlife Disease Ecology
Penguin
Penguins
Antarctica Penguins
Wildlife Research
Fieldwork
Field Conservation
Infectious Disease
Emerging Infectious Disease
Wildlife Ecology
Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Aquatic Animals
Aquatic Animal Health
Host Ecology
Infectious Disease Modeling
Wildlife Movements
Emerging Pathogens
Seabird Conservation
Seabird
Seabirds
Polar Bears
Applied Research
Immunology
Wildlife Immunology
Veterinary Career
Career Pathway
Invasive Species
Reservoir Host
Avian Cholera
Poultry
Poultry Health
Reproduction
Reproductive Biology
Disease Transmission
Farm
Avian Flu
Avian Influenza
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Bird
Migratory Bird
Bird Migration
Birds
Bird Colony
Vulture
Vaccination
Vaccine
Wildlife Vaccination
National Academies Sciences Engineering Medicine

Video

Needs and Opportunities for Managing Wildlife Health for Conservation and Human Welfare

October 27, 2025
Dr. Steve Osofsky moderates a discussion on opportunities for addressing wildlife health, natural resources management, and related economic challenges at the Fall 2025 National Academy of Sciences Board on Animal Health Sciences, Conservation, and Research meeting.
Widlife Health
Agriculture
Fence
Beyond Fences
Ecosystem Services
Wildlife Conservation
Conservation
WOAH
World Organisation for Animal Health
Ecosystem Health
Planetary Health
Veterinary Services
Capacity Building
HPAI
Avian Influenza
African Swine Fever
Livestock
Contagious Bovine Pleural Pneumonia
Animal Health
Animal Health Sciences, Conservation, and Research
Steve Osofsky speaks as a panelist on Zoom

Video

A Conversation in Prioritizing Ecological and Conservation Issues through Animal Health

October 27, 2025
As a panelist at the Fall 2025 Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences Board on Animal Health Sciences, Conservation, and Research, Dr. Steve Osofsky discusses approaches to wildlife-compatible land use, environmental conservation as a cost-effective public health intervention, and more.
Wildlife Conservation
Animal Science
VASCAR
Wildlife Disease Ecology
Policy
Public Policy
Public and Ecosystem Health
research
Wildlife Movements
Conservation Biology
Infectious Disease
Wildlife Veterinarian
Marine Mammals
Conservation Through Public Health
OneHealth
Animal Disease
Wildlife Ecology
Wildlife Health
Wildlife Career
Conservation
Dr. Steve Osofsky on the podcast with Dr. Michelle Moyal

Podcast

Cornell Veterinary Podcast: One Health Adventures of a "Bio-Diplomat"

October 16, 2025
Tune in to learn how Steve Osofsky, DVM '89, the Jay Hyman Professor of Wildlife Health & Health Policy and director of the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health, helped establish the concepts of One Health, Planetary Health, and more....
AHEAD
Beyond Fences
KAZA
Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area
Podcast
Steve Osofsky
Public Health
Wildlife Conservation
Conservation
Conservation Medicine
Veterinary Medicine
Career
Conservation Career
Career Pathway
Wildlife Career
Wildlife Health and Disease in Conservation
Michelle Moyal
Planetary Health
Save our planet
One Health
Rhino
Veterinary Student
Wildlife Veterinarian
Veterinary Training
Biodiversity Conservation
Conservationist
Cornell
College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
Cornell alumni
Alumni
Fieldwork
Africa
Southern Africa
Elephant
Elephants
Zoonotic Disease
Two black and white rock penguins standing on rocks.

Podcast

All About Penguins: Crested Penguins, Climate Change, and Conservation with Dr. Jeff White

October 09, 2025
Cornell's Dr. Jeff White shares his journey from bird-loving kid to penguin expert, exploring crested penguins, conservation challenges, and why public engagement matters more than ever.
Catalyzing Conservation Fund
Penguin
Penguins
crested penguins
Antarctica Penguins
Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
Conservation Medicine
Wildlife Conservation
Conservation
Aquatic Animals
Aquatic Animal Health
Podcast
Spotify
Climate Change
Global Climate Change
Global Health
One Health
Wildlife
wildlife tracking
Fieldwork
Public Policy
Science Communication
Pigeons
Seabird
Seabird Conservation
GPS
Wildlife Ecology
Christine wearing a baseball cap, sits at a desk looking through a microscope.

Blog

Alumni Spotlight: Christine Parker-Graham, DVM, CertAqV, DACZM

October 07, 2025
What Christine Parker-Graham, DVM, CertAqV, DACZM enjoys most about the field of veterinary medicine is the “unending potential that a DVM affords you." Parker-Graham is a graduate of UC Davis and completed a zoo, wildlife, and exotic medicine internship at Cornell...
Wildlife Veterinarian
Wildlife Career
Career
Conservation Career
Career Pathway
Veterinary Career
DVM
University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine
Zoological Medicine
Zoo
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish
Ocean
Conservation Biology
Aquatic Animals
Aquatic Animal Health
Aquatics
Internship
Fellowship
The National Aquarium
American College of Zoological Medicine
Population Health
hatcheries
Seabirds
Sea Turtles
National Marine Mammal Foundation
Professional Development
Dr, Childs-Sanford is wearing blue exam gloves as she examines a pelican standing on a table.

Podcast

Inside Cornell's Wildlife Hospital

September 30, 2025
A day with Dr. Childs-Sanford is anything but ordinary. Follow her through the fast-paced, unpredictable world of wildlife care at the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital.
Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital
Wildlife
Wildlife Medicine
Wildlife Health
New York State
Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife Veterinarian
Wildlife Career
Conservation
Conservation Medicine
Native Wildlife
Wildlife Health Cornell
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Career Pathway
Veterinarian
A black salamander in the muddy grass.

Blog

Let’s Get Slimy! Salamander Research at Cornell

August 22, 2025
Isla Chauhan, Cornell DVM '28, shares insights from her field research and explains how she used computer programming tools to explore climate preferences of salamander species.
Salamander
Hedrick Lab
Wildlife Release
Fieldwork
research
Mississippi Slimy Salamander
Wildlife Ecology
Data
Data Analysis
Environment
Climate Change
Climate Change Analysis
Wildlife Conservation
New York Nature
New York State
Ithaca
Veterinary Student
Cornell PhD
Dr. Seeley performing a dental exam on a silverback gorilla that is laying on its back under anesthesia.

News

Alumni Spotlight: Katie Seeley '07, DVM '11, PhD, DACZM, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

August 18, 2025
Katie Seeley ’07, DVM ’11, PhD, DACZM knew from a young age that she wanted to be a veterinarian....
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Cornell Wildlife Health Center
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell alumni
Alumni
Alumni Spotlight
Career
Wildlife Career
Zoo
Zoological Medicine
Career Pathway
Wildlife Veterinarian
Veterinary Training
Zoo Veterinarians
Isidor I. Sprecker Wildlife Medicine Award
Expanding Horizons
Cornell Expanding Horizons
Indonesia
Indonesian Rhino
Southern Africa
The National Aquarium
Internship
Ecosystem Health
Conservation Medicine
A greater one-horned rhino walking down a busy street with a person in the background taking a photo.

Video

A Greater One-Horned Rhino Walking the Streets of Nepal

July 24, 2025
A greater one-horned rhino strolls down the street in Nepal, just outside Chitwan National Park.
Rhino
Wildlife Medicine
Wildlife
Wildlife Pathology
Free-ranging Wildlife Disease
Chitwan National Park
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health Free-Ranging Wildlife Pathology Fellow
Greater One-horned Rhinoceros