New $1.5M fellowship honors bioacoustics pioneer

A new $1.5 million gift from philanthropist K. Lisa Yang ’74 has established the Christopher W. Clark Postdoctoral Fellowship in Conservation Bioacoustics in honor of Clark, the retired director of the bioacoustics program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Veterinary college alumna stars in new Nat Geo series

“Pop Goes the Vet with Dr. Joya” will feature the work of Joya Griffin, D.V.M. ’06, whose practice specializes in animal dermatology. The show premieres Jan. 1 and will stream on Disney+.

‘Plagues and People’ class gives context for the pandemic

The popular biennial Plagues and People course focuses on epidemics in history that have had the biggest impacts on human culture and society.

Decoding dementia in dogs could help fight Alzheimer’s

A $5.1 million research project just launched at Cornell University, the University of Washington, and the University of Arizona that may offer some hope by investigating the potential links between Alzheimer’s disease and a similar condition in dogs called canine cognitive dysfunction.

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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AI innovators to speak at Cornell BrAIn symposium Dec. 9-10

Cornell BrAIn, initiated and led by the College of Arts & Sciences, will host a two-day symposium Dec. 9-10, bringing together innovators in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and neuroscience.

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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.

$14M grant to adapt West African rice production to climate

A Cornell program is playing a key role in a project to make rice more resilient to climate change and increase production in West Africa, thanks to a four-year, $14 million grant from the Adaptation Fund.

Nexus Scholars Program applications now open

The program connects undergraduates with opportunities to work side by side with Cornell faculty over the summer.

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