Seven assistant professors win NSF early-career awards

Seven assistant professors have both been recognized by the National Science Foundation with CAREER awards, which support junior faculty members' research projects and outreach efforts.

Veterinary College's new tests detect tick-borne diseases

A new process developed by Laura Goodman uses nanoscale technology that can detect multiple pathogens in ticks at once.

Veterinary team cares for native species at Belize Zoo

Students at the College of Veterinary Medicine can get an idea of what it's like to care for wild animals through a partnership between the college and the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center.

Barn swallow behavior shift may be evolutionary

A new population of barn swallows near Buenos Aires, established only about 30 years ago, has adapted both its migration cycle and its breeding cycle in a dramatically short time.

Cornell veterinary scientist Alan Dobson dies at 88

Alan Dobson, professor emeritus of biomedical sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine, died on Feb. 21 in Ithaca, New York.

Grant explores using seminal fluid proteins to control mosquitoes

Cornell researchers are exploring a new approach to reducing the spread of mosquito-borne viruses through seminal fluid proteins from male mosquitoes that disrupt the reproductive biology in females.

Program to offer diagnostic services for animal shelters

Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine has launched a pilot program to provide diagnostic services for animal shelters.

Mann Award winner studies degenerative disease

Peter Sullivan, a fifth-year doctoral student, is the winner of this year's Harry and Samuel Mann Outstanding Graduate Student Award for his research on ALS and FTLD.

Milkweed defensive strategy drives away friends of enemies

A new study shows how milkweed toxins affect the web of creatures that surround the predatory aphids, especially ants, which frequently serve as aphid protectors.