Spotlights

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May 06, 2024
Cornell alumna Brett Blumenthal BArch ’96, MBA ’04, gave an inspiring talk on "The Transformative Power of Art in Wildlife Conservation," hosted by the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health, and the Zoo and Wildlife Society.

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April 30, 2024
My role within the laboratory is multi-functional, and I serve many stakeholders, including the wildlife health laboratory and the anatomic pathology group....

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April 26, 2024
Cornell's Dr. Martin Gilbert gives a presentation on "Understanding and Managing Canine Distemper Virus as a Threat to Tiger Conservation" at Cornell University's Department of Natural Resources and the Environment in March 2024.
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April 24, 2024
As a former undergraduate researcher and now postgraduate research technician with the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, I have mostly worked on a study of environmental contaminants in hunter-harvested waterfowl....

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April 15, 2024
My role within the lab is a complex balancing act of time management, project and sample organization, and managing our case data stream. I guide incoming diagnostic case submissions, manage research project samples and submissions, and help facilitate educational activities like wet labs and symposiums....

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April 12, 2024
In this eCornell keynote presentation, Dr. Martin Gilbert, Helen Lee, and Laura Bernert from the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health share their fieldwork experiences in Asia and help illustrate how the health of wildlife and our own health and well-being are inextricably linked.
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March 20, 2024
Cornell postdoctoral researcher Dr. Maggie Swift recently presented at the Savanna Science Network Meeting in Kruger National Park, South Africa on forecasting savanna elephant movements using agent-based modeling.
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March 18, 2024
Johns Hopkins Science Diplomacy Coordinator and Cornell alum Isabel Jimenez, DVM '21, speaks with Professor Steve Osofsky about his career in conservation and how up-and-coming applied scientists can enhance their chances of translating their work into real change for good.

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March 15, 2024
I had never heard of Santa Catarina — an island in one of the most southern states of Brazil. It is known colloquially as Ilha da Magia (magic island) for its incredible beauty and folklore passed down by the native Manezinho people....

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February 23, 2024
Have you ever wondered about the journeys taken by certain wildlife veterinarians to get to where they are today? Recently, I had the privilege of chatting with Dr. Jennifer Bloodgood over coffee to delve into this very topic....