A beagle’s sudden blindness reveals stage 5 lymphoma

Teddy was diagnosed with the most common type of cancer for dogs: Lymphoma, a blood cancer that starts in the lymph nodes and can infiltrate any organ in the body, including the eyes.

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Veterinary nonprofit expands to NYS animal shelters

FARVets, a nonprofit run through the College of Veterinary Medicine to address animal overpopulation with spay-neuter clinics and vaccinations, has extended its reach in New York state as it has had to limit international programming because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anthrax arms race helped Europeans evolve against disease

New research from the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine has revealed how  humans evolved greater resistance against anthrax multiple times during history: when they developed a diet of more ruminants, and when agricultural practices took hold.

Students present projects in global and public health

The 2021 Global and Public Health Experiential Learning Symposium featured projects aimed at improving access to public health everywhere from Tompkins County to Tanzania.

Major gift helps launch Canine Health Center

A $30 million gift from Margaret and Richard Riney has endowed and named the Cornell Margaret and Richard Riney Canine Health Center at the College of Veterinary Medicine to improve the health and well-being of dogs.

Cornell’s first Laidlaw scholars research, lead

The Laidlaw scholars at Cornell are diving into a world of research. Over the first summer of the program, 24 Cornellians selected for the prestigious international program completed research projects on topics ranging from migration and big data to entomology, engineering communications and animal science.

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Department of Defense funds research on rare eye condition

Weill Cornell Medicine has received a $1.27 million grant from the United States Department of Defense to develop treatment for a rare but devastating eye condition largely affecting military personnel who suffer traumatic eye injuries in combat.

Parallels in human, dog oral tumors could speed new therapies

Recent Cornell research compared the profiles of a nonlethal canine tumor and the rare, devastating human oral tumor it resembles, laying the groundwork for potential translational medicine down the road.

Wild turkey patient has reason for gratitude

While Thanksgiving may be a perilous time for turkeys, one wild turkey has a lot to be grateful for as she recovers at Cornell’s Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital from a dog attack.