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.

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.

Housefly's love of manure could lead to sustainable feed

An interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers is investigating a system for using housefly larvae to biodegrade manure and then harvesting the larvae for use as protein-rich animal feed.

Underwater seagrass meadows dial back polluted seawater

Seagrass meadows can reduce bacterial exposure for corals, other sea creatures and humans, according to new research in Science Feb. 16.

Bacteria links Crohn's disease, arthritis, researchers find

Research published Feb. 8 in Science Translational Medicine helps explain the connection between Crohn's disease and arthritis.

Sharks show novel evolution of immune, cancer-related genes

A new study of shark DNA reveals unique modifications in their immunity genes that may underlie these ocean predators' rapid wound healing and possibly higher resistance to cancers.

19 Cornell faculty chosen as 2017 Public Voices fellows

Cornell’s Public Voices Thought Leadership Fellowship Program seeks to increase the public impact of top underrepresented thinkers in the U.S. and to help them contribute to public conversations.

New host-microbe institute connects campus researchers

The university launched the Cornell Institute of Host-Microbe Interactions and Disease, an organization that connects the community of Cornell researchers studying host-microbe biology and disease.

Three receive annual Schwartz awards for life sciences

An immunologist, a molecular biologist and a plant scientist have each received awards from the Schwartz Research Fund for Women in Life Sciences.