Dr. Dwight Bowman was recognized for his outstanding achievements in the field of parasitology and for his vast contributions to veterinary research and education.
A Cornell study that revealed commercial eastern common bumblebee hives pose a threat to their wild counterparts has led one major pollination company to quickly adapt the bumblebee hive boxes they ship to growers.
Plant pathogens can hitch rides on dust and remain viable, with the potential for traveling across the planet to infect areas far afield, a finding with important implications for global food security and for predicting future outbreaks.
The American College of Veterinary Surgeons – the specialty board that certifies veterinarians in large and small animal surgery – recognized Dr. Nicole Buote as an ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Soft Tissue).
At NextGen Cassava, together with partners IITA and NRCRI in Nigeria, TARI in Tanzania and NaCRRI in Uganda, Tufan and the Survey Division team are breaking down research silos by integrating data sets between plant breeders, economists and gender specialists.
Two faculty members from Weill Cornell Medicine and one from the College of Veterinary Medicine have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
Jonathan Cheetham, Ph.D. ’08, associate professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, is making important forays into equine airway research, with a clinical interest in upper airway surgery and equine sports medicine.
Recent scientific discoveries have shown that Neanderthal genes comprise some 1 to 4% of the genome of present-day humans whose ancestors migrated out of Africa, but the question remained open on how much those genes are still actively influencing human traits — until now.