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Spotlights

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
Aerial view of dense green forest and winding dark river, with overlaid presentation title text: “Democratizing Innovation for the End of Extinction” by Alex Dehgan, Dante Wasmuht, and Jason Holmberg of Conservation X Labs. A small inset in the upper right shows a lecture hall scene with a speaker at a podium, labeled "Cornell Lecture Hall."

Video

Democratizing Innovation for the End of Extinction

July 15, 2025
The Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine hosted its second annual Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine with a keynote by Dr. Alex Dehgan of Conservation X Labs, highlighting how AI can drive accessible, global conservation solutions.
Artificial Intelligence
Extinction
Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife Health
Acoustics
Accreditation
College of Veterinary Medicine
Migration
Public Health
One Health
Planetary Health
Wildlife
Wildlife Medicine
Research Technician
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
wildlife tracking
Global Climate Change
Evolution
Wildlife Disease
Disease Detection
Conservation
Conservation Medicine
Wildlife Migration
A greater one-horned rhino walks past an outdoor eating area with the sun setting in the background.

Video

A Rhino Walks Into a Bar

July 09, 2025
While in Chitwan, Nepal, Drs. Carmen Smith and Martin Gilbert captured footage of a free-roaming greater one-horned rhino passing through the bar. 
Chitwan National Park
Greater One-horned Rhinoceros
Rhino
Wildlife Medicine
Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife Conservation Medicine
Free-ranging Wildlife Disease
Nepal
Nepal Wildlife
Wildlife Research
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health Free-Ranging Wildlife Pathology Fellow
Carmen Smith using a laptop computer and a Grundium slide scanner to review slides while a juvenile rhino grazes in the background.

Video

Rhino Curious About Wildlife Pathology

June 26, 2025
Dr. Carmen Smith, our Free-Ranging Wildlife Pathology Fellow, was reviewing tissue samples at the National Trust for Nature Conservation Biodiversity Conservation Center in Chitwan, Nepal, when a curious greater one-horned rhino came closer to inspect his work.
Rhino
Wildlife Medicine
Wildlife
Wildlife Pathology
Histopathology
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health Free-Ranging Wildlife Pathology Fellow
Free-ranging Wildlife Disease
National Trust for Nature Conservation

News

Alumni Spotlight: Jessica Siegal-Willott '97, DVM '02, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

June 25, 2025
Dr. Jessica Siegal-Willott ‘97, DVM ‘02, credits her training at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine with laying a strong foundation for her career, which spans clinical practice, conservation, and public service....
Career
Wildlife Career
Alumni
Cornell alumni
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Zoological Medicine
Zoological Health
One Health
Santa Fe Teaching Zoo
Central Florida Zoo
Lubee Bat Conservancy
White Oak Conservation Center
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Smithsonian
Wildlife Health and Health Policy
SARS-CoV-2
Disease Transmission