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Uncovering Secrets to Feline Longevity Trina Wood May 01, 2023 Trina Wood Momma cat and her kitten. Photo: Margaret Graham This article originally appeared in the Spring 2023 issue of CCAH Update. Contrary to the proverb that cats have nine lives, our feline companions only have one. So, it’s important to understand what drives longevity, […]

Monday, May 1, 2023 – 4:37pm FrontOfCollege-2.jpg The 18th Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Investigators’ Day took place on April 14th. The event provides CVM residents and interns with an opportunity to present their research to the veterinary community at large and provides a forum for them to practice their oral presentation skills as […]

Everything You Need To Know About EHV-1 Subtitle Learn about this highly contagious equine virus and how to curb its spread Rob Warren May 01, 2023 Christa Lesté-Lasserre, The Horse It happens every year. First, it’s a 2-year-old that’s feverish and coughing. Then, a pregnant mare loses her foal. A week later, a seasoned sport […]

Monday, May 1, 2023 – 3:26pm KC_2022_small.jpg Kristina Ceres, Ph.D. ’22 has been selected by the Wildlife Disease Association  for a Graduate Student Scholarship Award. Photo: Provided When Kristina Ceres, Ph.D.’22, D.V.M.’24, was in high school, her cockapoo, Oreo, developed severe zinc toxicosis from eating pennies that were scattered around her house in central New Jersey. […]

Study Predicts Poor Survival Rates if Ebola Infects Endangered Mountain Gorillas Subtitle Vaccinations Could Increase Survival Rates, Study Suggests Trina Wood May 01, 2023 Amy Bond Mountain gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park. (Skyler Bishop for Gorilla Doctors) If infected with the Ebola virus, less than 20% of endangered mountain gorillas living in Africa’s Virunga […]

PA Ag Secretary Russell Redding pens an op-ed on the importance of PADLS.

Monday, May 1, 2023 – 10:09am seewald-delco-news-pic.png Lindsay Sweewald, D.V.M.’21, (foreground) and Michelle Delco D.V.M. ’02, Ph.D. ’16, discovered the existence of a marker that is highly associated with early joint injury. This indicator can be measured at the nanoscale, at the level of DNA.  Photo: CVM A new way to diagnose and treat arthritis at an […]

By Abby Cox Laws In 2019, I started veterinary school focused on laboratory animal medicine. I had participated in a wide variety of research opportunities that fostered an appreciation for the role that animals can play in medical discovery and advancement.  With this in mind, I knew that I wanted to take advantage of NC State’s […]

A one-millimetre-long worm and its genome may be key to understanding how human and animal cells age, according to new research from the University of Saskatchewan (USask) published in the journal Aging Cell.