Faculty Spotlights
Two years after it was first discovered in Louisiana, state wildlife officials have detected seven additional cases of chronic wasting disease, a fatal illness that has afflicted deer in more than 30 states There have now been 19 confirmed Louisiana cases of the...
Since her days as a math major, Assistant Professor of Practice Dr Corinna Noel has been eager to apply her quantitative skills to real-world challenges She discovered epidemiology in graduate school and soon, she says, “I started using my epi skills to help solve...
Getting tobacco vaping warning labels right for both adults and teens has proven complex, as regulators confront two public health challenges: How to promote e-cigarette use as an alternative for adults who smoke cigarettes, while warning teens who use e-cigarettes of...
Cornell researchers have created a genetically engineered mouse model that could shed light on the causes of human infertility and allow researchers to explore other areas of reproduction The work, published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, and to be...
Deer hunters were more likely to be swayed by social media messages about the potential risks of chronic wasting disease if they came from a source they believed aligned with their own views and values, according to a new study Chronic wasting disease – a...
A wheezing black dog drags its owner up the stairs, into a clinic awash with furry patients In one pram a chihuahua is dozing, while a golden retriever nearby circles restlessly before settling down on the tiled floor Most of the pampered pets in the waiting room at...
Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) is a private liberal arts university in Ecuador, with a main campus in the high Andean mountains of Quito, a satellite campus in the Galapagos Islands, and a research station in the Amazonian lowlands USFQ is also one of...
Faculty members from the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health have discovered coronaviruses in wild carnivores that had never been reported in these species before The research, published in Journal of Virology, expands knowledge of coronaviruses’ diversity...
For Jeanne Moseley, teaching public health equity begins with conversations around humility Having spent decades working in public health and international development, she has learned that humility is key to understanding how systemic inequities vary by context,...
This installment features Dr Krysten Schuler, wildlife disease ecologist and assistant research professor in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Schuler works to conserve free-ranging species for...
Cats have a special place in many people’s hearts An estimated 60 million felines are kept as pets in the United States alone Cats also occupy a distinct position in the ecological networks of companion animals, humans and peri-domestic species – wild and feral...
