Scientists get $1.6M to study infectious farm diseases

A team of researchers, led by Cornell scientists, will explore basic research questions and real-world issues surrounding the transmission of two important agricultural diseases.

Veterinary hospital in Connecticut earns Level 1 certification

Cornell University Veterinary Specialists in Stamford, Connecticut, has received Level 1 certification from the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society.

Virus causing mass Cape Cod duck die-offs identified

Since 1998, hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dead eider ducks have been washing up every year on Cape Cod’s beaches. Scientists have pinned down one of the agents responsible: a pathogen they’re calling Wellfleet Bay virus.

Origins of left-sided gut artery, lymphatic system discovered

A new study reports for the first time how arteries form to supply the looping embryonic gut with blood, and how these arteries guide development of the gut’s lymphatic system.

Rare canine open-heart surgery succeeds

Esme, Japanese Chin, received a rare and successful seven-hour open-heart surgery at Cornell’s Hospital for Animals, a procedure that required a team of surgeons flown in from Japan.

Some plants evolve tolerance to deer

New evidence suggests some plants are evolving tolerance to being eaten by deer.

$25M gift establishes Drukier Institute for Children's Health

Weill Cornell Medical College announced Dec. 4 that it has received a $25 million gift from Gale and Ira Drukier to establish a cross-disciplinary institute dedicated to understanding the causes of diseases that are devastating to children.

Iceland president: Green energy forges good business

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the president of Iceland, told a Cornell audience how his country remade itself from one of Europe’s poorest into one now financially and environmentally secure.

New virus causes devastating sea star wasting disease

Researchers have identified a new virus that as the culprit in a massive die off of sea stars native to the Pacific coast of North America.