The gift will endow and name the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health to address key challenges at the intersection of wildlife health, domestic animal health, human health and the environment.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology staff member Victoria Campbell spends her free time caring for bats in need – setting tiny broken bones, feeding babies, treating illness and nursing native bats back to health so they can be released.
Many people tend to think of cities as places devoid of nature, but a new study suggests that cities offer unique opportunities for wildlife conservation, not to mention the value that nature can have for human health and well-being.
Researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Institute for Computational Sustainability are using big data and AI to model hidden patterns in nature – not just for one bird species, but for entire ecological communities across continents.
“Understanding the impact of Languages Across the Curriculum on all participants will allow us to build on its success and offer multilingual students more opportunities to engage with their disciplinary content in languages other than English."
Dr. Corinna Noel, assistant professor of practice in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, recently joined the College of Veterinary Medicine.
While advancing the understanding of canine diseases, these two-year projects will also explore new avenues for diagnosing chronic pain and develop new models for testing therapies catered to dogs' immune systems.
The Cornell University Hospital for Animals now has the capability of cleansing patients’ blood outside of their bodies, opening the door to new treatment options, including dialysis for animals with kidney failure.
Chobani has announced changes to its successful Chobani Scholars Program, adding a pledge of $1 million and a focus on supporting historically underserved students who wish to pursue a broad set of agricultural interests.