Program on veterinary holistic medicine slated for Oct. 23

An all day event Oct. 23 at the College of Veterinary Medicine will focus on veterinary holistic health, but will also offer two musical interludes.

Fish experts win award for Great Lakes fish disease science and outreach

Cornell researcher Paul Bowser and Sea Grant fisheries specialist Dave MacNeill have received the first Research to Application Award for work on a fish virus and applying it in non-academic settings. (Oct. 20, 2010)

Student-developed iPhone app -- CUPetHealth -- helps keep pets trim

CUPetHealth, developed by students, can help pet owners track how much they feed their cats or dogs as well as their pet's vaccinations and medications.

Three receive $1.5 million innovator awards

Maria Julia Felippe, Ruth Ley and John March have received National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Awards, which includes $1.5 million over five years. (Oct. 4, 2010)

New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Lab opens

Cornell ushers in a new era of disease diagnosis and prevention Oct. 1 with the opening of the state-of-the-art New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to monitor human and animal disease. (Sept. 29, 2010)

Malay king visits to Vet College, discusses collaboration

Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, the king of Malaysia, toured the College of Veterinary Medicine Sept. 18 and discussed potential future collaborations between Cornell and the Malaysian national university. (Sept. 21, 2010)

Researchers discover molecule that can starve cancer cells

Cornell researchers have discovered a molecule that can essentially starve cancer cells of an animo acid they need for growth. The finding may lead to a new class of cancer-fighting drugs. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Quartararo appointed interim director of budget office

Maureen Quartararo, director of administration in the Division of Planning and Budget, has been named interim director of the University Budget Office. (Sept. 16, 2010)

Single largest gift to Vet College will create world's first canine genomics program

The College of Veterinary Medicine will establish the world's first canine genomics program with the single largest gift it has ever received: $10 million from an anonymous donor. (Sept. 16, 2010)