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Workshop takes transdisciplinary approach to great ape communication

cgm76 October 19, 2017 October 19, 2017One Health in the News

Bonobos Kanzi and Panbanisha with Sue Savage-Rumbaugh. How have systems of communication evolved among the great apes? How did language arise? How can humans and apes best communicate? Oct. 20-21, Cornell will host a transdisciplinary workshop on apes, language and communication to explore these and other questions. “The Eloquence of…

Cornell to launch new Master of Public Health program

cgm76 June 24, 2016 June 24, 2016One Health @ Cornell

By Krishna Ramanujan Originally posted in the Cornell Chronicle on June 21, 2016 Outbreaks of Zika and Ebola, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, foodborne diseases and chronic illnesses are constantly in the news, making comprehensive public health assessment, planning and action crucial to the future of the planet. Starting in the fall 2017 semester, Cornell…

Human-Animal bond for health

cgm76 March 24, 2016 November 21, 2023One Health @ Cornell

Earlier this year, a video went viral about a man, Eric O’Grey, and his dog, Peety. The video celebrates the love between people and their pets, but for Eric and Peety, it is much more. According to NPR, who picked up the story in March, the duo helped save each…

Adam Boyko (Animals)

cgm76 March 24, 2016 November 21, 2023Uncategorized

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Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine Laboratory focus on genomic investigation of dogs as a model of genetic disease and evolutionary genetics Find his full bio here.

Elizabeth Berliner (Animals)

cgm76 March 23, 2016 November 21, 2023Uncategorized

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Faculty Fellow at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Assist Clinical Professor and Janet L. Swanson Director of Shelter Medicine Population Medicine and Diagnostic Science, College of Veterinary Medicine Read her full bio here.

CVM Team Rescues 28 Animals

cgm76 March 22, 2016 November 21, 2023One Health in the News

Dr. Elizabeth Berliner, the Janet L. Swanson Director of Shelter Medicine at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine, was a first responder in a local case of pet hoarding. Twenty-eight unhealthy animals were seized from their Newfield home in November 2015 and their owners are facing charges. While hoarded animals often suffer from serious conditions,…

Cecelia Madsen (MPH)

cgm76 March 22, 2016 November 21, 2023Uncategorized

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MPH One Health Fellow, College of Veterinary Medicine Cecelia Madsen is an Ithaca native and graduate of Cornell University. Prior to her work with the Cornell MPH program, she spent two years as an agriculture extension agent in Senegal, West Africa with the United States Peace Corps.

Dog Tags for Health

cgm76 March 22, 2016 November 21, 2023One Health in the News

A Rapid Response Fund grant from the Cornell Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future has allowed Cornell researchers and collaborators from the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs to mark and monitor stray animals that have been treated with contraception and rabies vaccines from those who have not. Eloise Cucui, a student…

Study of Genetic Diseases in Dogs Informs Humans

cgm76 March 22, 2016 November 21, 2023One Health in the News

Through a genetic analysis of 4,200 dogs, Cornell researchers led by biomedical sciences professor Adam Boyko, have investigated 180,000 genetic markers and taken a big step forward in mapping genes responsible for diseases in dogs. This study – the largest of its kind to date – improves understanding of human…

Reproduction as the Mosquito’s “Achilles Heel”

cgm76 March 22, 2016 November 21, 2023One Health in the News

Cornell entomology professor Laura Harrington and molecular biology and genetics professor Mariana Wolfner are studying the mosquito mating process in hopes of discovering a way to control mosquito reproduction. Researchers believe that it could be possible to block a female mosquito’s ability to reproduce, which would provide a new way to fight Zika virus, dengue fever,…