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August 30, 2016

By Nicholas Roman, CVM Class of 2018 Candidate The FDA is asking veterinarians and pet owners to help investigate a nine-year-old mystery: reports of illnesses associated with consumption of chicken, duck, or sweet potato jerky treats involving more than 6,200 dogs...

August 8, 2016

My name is Rachel Hilliard and I am a member of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine’s class of 2019 I am off to Uganda this summer with the Expanding Horizons program! For the next eight weeks I will be conducting a study on tick-borne...

July 31, 2016

My name is Gabrielle Woo and I am a member of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine’s class of 2017 I began college as an English literature major, but became interested in veterinary medicine after spending time in a chemistry lab that...

July 18, 2016

Most people sense that spending time in nature makes them feel good – but now there is solid research showing the quantifiable mental and physical health benefits that result from time spent in forests As listed on the New York Department of Environmental...

July 11, 2016

My name is Sabine Fischer-Daly and I am a member of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine’s class of 2018 American Samoa will be my home for two months this summer, where I will work as an Expanding Horizons fellow I recently completed my second...

June 30, 2016

Eating dirt can even become an addiction, an impulsive act hidden from others “With geophagy, the language of substance abuse is really common,” says Sera Young, Assistant Professor of Global Health and Nutrition in the Department of Population Medicine and...

June 29, 2016

On June 10, 2016, Cornell University and 15 other high education institutions signed the Fair Chance Higher Education Pledge at the White House The pledge provides colleges and universities with an opportunity to voice their support for reforms to remove...

June 28, 2016

David M Lodge, an internationally recognized conservation biologist, recently began his tenure as the Francis J DiSalvo Director of the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future Here, he talks to the Cornell Chronicle’s Blaine Friedlander about his priorities in the...

June 28, 2016

Cornell nutritional sciences professors Julia Finkelstein and Saurabh Mehta are leading an international team assembled by the WHO to study the risks of Zika virus transmission through breast milk Finkelstein and Mehta's previous research similar viruses and their...

June 28, 2016

  After a three-year study on the Cornell-developed program model CARE: Children and Residential Experiences, a long-term initiative of the Residential Child Care Project (RCCP) in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research at the College of Human...

June 27, 2016

My name is Zachary Dvornicky-Raymond, I am a member of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine’s class of 2019 As far back as I can remember, I have dreamed of working with wildlife and making an impact on conservation worldwide Now that I am in vet...

June 24, 2016

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...