2009 College of Veterinary Medicine News Archive

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2009 CVM News: Pioneer and innovator in cat health recognized
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-09-18)
This news item is about: Dr. Fred Scott DVM ’62, PhD ’68 will be recognized with the Daniel Elmer Salmon Award for Distinguished Alumni Service, given annually by the Alumni Association of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University. To be presented at the New York State Veterinary Conference, on October3, 2008, the award recognizes and honors Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine graduates who have distinguished themselves in service to the profession, their communities or to the College.
2009 CVM News: Researchers receive prestigious NIH grants, including two $2.5 million Pioneer awards
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-09-24)
This news item from the Cornell Chronicle is about: With new grants, neurobiologist Joseph Fetcho will explore why sleep is necessary and reproductive biologist Alexander Travis will try to harness sperm's locomotive power to deliver drugs. They both have received five-year, $2.5 million Director's Pioneer Awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
2009 CVM News: In memory of Dr. George Abbott, DVM '45
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-09-28)
This news item is about: George Wells Abbott, DVM, 87, died on Thursday, September 17, 2009. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on May 27, 1922, the son of the late George L. Abbott and Annie Laurie (Wells) Abbott.
2009 CVM News: Register for career connections
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-09-01)
This news item is about: Career Connections, October 2-3 2009. The Office of Student and Academic Services and the Veterinary Business Management Association invite you to Career Connections 2009 to be held in conjunction with the NYS Veterinary Conference at the College.
2009 CVM News: International show benefits equine hospital
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-09-01)
This news item is about: For its seventh year, the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament will be held at the Oncenter Complex in Syracuse, NY, from October 28-November 1, 2009. A not-for-profit organization, the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament donates proceeds from ticket sales and a silent auction to the Cornell University Equine Hospital and Vera House.
2009 CVM News: Gift of Alphi Psi fraternity to support clinical fellowship
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-09-01)
This news item is about: Friday night suppers. Chef’s hats. And, Bob Perry’s spaghetti. Weekly dinners at the Alpha Psi fraternity house are fond memories for Dr. Ann Huntington ’77. The frat house, she recalls, was a haven for good times, relaxing from the rigors of the demanding academic program, and connecting with friends. From the 1930s to the 1980s, Alpha Psi was a strong force at the College of Veterinary Medicine, meeting a very important need for generations of students who needed opportunities to connect with each other. With the rise of new student organizations, Dr. Huntington mused, today’s students have found alternatives for connecting outside of the classroom and exploring professional interests. As such, members of the Board of the Trustees for the Beta Chapter of Alpha Psi decided to look for a new way to serve Cornell’s veterinary community.
2009 CVM News: College researchers part of $10 million National Science Foundation grant
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-09-11)
This news item is about: As part of the study, Cornell investigators will analyze fibrillation onset in cardiac tissue. Two Cornell researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine are part of a 19-investigator team that was awarded $10 million under the prestigious Expeditions in Computing program of the National Science Foundation. Under the five-year grant, investigators from eight institutions will be helping to develop and apply the next generation of model checking and abstract interpretation. The investigators will use these computational tools to address challenging problems in complex biological and embedded systems. Four issues will be investigated with support from this multi-disciplinary, multi-institution grant: mechanisms of atrial fibrillation, inter-cellular signaling in pancreatic cancer and the control systems embedded in automobiles and aircraft.
2009 CVM News: New hospital director takes the reins
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-09-17)
This news item is about: Dr. Bill Horne says life is all about balance: too much of one activity, no matter how great it is, has the potential to set you on a course for discontent, unease, and yearning. This quest for balance has driven his personal and professional lives and is the basis for how he will direct the Cornell University Hospital for Animals. Dr. Horne assumed the directorship on July 1, and he intends to continue the Hospital's historic focus on clinical innovation.
2009 CVM News: Shelter Outreach Services (SOS) and college partner
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-09-01)
This news item is about: Through an expanded collaboration with Ithaca's Shelter Outreach Services (SOS), Cornell Universitys College of Veterinary Medicine will assist in providing high quality, high volume spay/neuter services to animals in need in the region. The Finger Lakes SPCA of Central New York also partners with Shelter Outreach Services (SOS) to provide this much needed service.
2009 CVM News: Researchers/alumnus inducted into Equine Hall of Fame
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-10-30)
This news iem is about: Douglas F. Antczak (left) and Alan J. Nixon (center) of Cornell University, along with alumnus I.G. Joe Mayhew (right) of Massey University, and Peter J. Timoney of UK's Gluck Equine Research Center, were selected for their contributions to equine science and research. Nominated by their peers and colleagues, the four individuals were selected by past Hall of Fame inductees.
2009 CVM News: 2009 American College of Veterinary Surgeons outstanding surgical resident award presented
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-10-30)
This news item is about: At the 2009 ACVS Veterinary Symposium, ACVS resident Kyla Ortved was recognized for her manuscript on the Treatment of Subchondral Bone Cysts of the Medial Femoral Condyle in Mature Horses Using Chondrocyte Implantation: A Retrospective Study of 43 Cases, as part of the Large Animal Residents’ Forum Presentation.
CVM News: Intermin director leads newly merged units
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-10-28)
This news item is about: On July 1, Dr. Judith Appleton, the Alfred H. Caspary Professor of Immunology and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, began her tenure as director of the newly merged James A. Baker Institute for Animal Health and Cornell Feline Health Center (FHC). Appleton succeeds Dr. Douglas Antczak, who has returned to his full-time faculty position as the Dorothy Havemeyer McConville Professor of Equine Medicine after fifteen years at the helm of the Baker, and Dr. Fred Scott, who came out of retirement to serve as interim director for the FHC.
2009 CVM News: Concert for the Animals 2009: Award-winning artists perform at the College
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-10-29)
This news item is about: Tim Fain and Robert Koenig perform to benefit the animal hospitals at Cornell.
2009 CVM News: Second annual New York State Veterinary Conference a wrap
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-10-16)
This news item is about: From October 1-4, the College of Veterinary Medicine and the New York State Veterinary Medical Society (NYSVMS) co-hosted the 2009 New York State Veterinary Conference at Cornell. Visitors from across the state and throngs of violet balloons filled the corridors of the Veterinary Medical Center, as the event attracted nearly 270 veterinarians and more than 30 vendors. As many as 100 students and other non-veterinarians also participated.
2009 CVM News: Expanding the understanding of equine and human diseases
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-11-06)
This news item is about: A Cornell veterinary immunologist and a mare from his research herd are at the center of what may turn out to be the most important breakthrough for horses since the advent of the horseshoe some 2,000 years ago. The completed map of the horse genome has already enabled advances in equine medicine, from the study of simple genetic traits to complex multi-gene conditions and the genetic regulation of development and healing. In addition, the horse genome holds the potential to shed light on human genetics and disease. A paper published in this week’s edition of the journal Science—written by the international Horse Genome Project team that includes Dr. Doug Antczak, Dorothy Havemeyer McConville Professor of Equine Medicine at the Baker Institute for Animal Health—provides a high quality draft of the approximately 2.7-billion DNA base pair sequence, as well as comparative analysis and population genetics of the horse.
2009 CVM News: Pioneer and innovator in cat health recognized [Dr. Fred Scott]
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-10-03)
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2009 CVM News: Ten-part video series for pet owners in the works
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-11-03)
This news item is about: For the third consecutive year, Nestlé Purina PetCare has made a donation to Partners in Animal Health to help support the ongoing development of educational videos for cat owners. Their $71,000 gift will underwrite a 10-part video series used to teach pet owners about a variety of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases. A number of veterinary faculty and the Feline Health Center are participating in this project, with Dr. Joseph J. Wakshlag, assistant professor of clinical nutrition, serving as the main collaborator on nutritional aspects of GI disease management. The videos will be available to the public at no charge on the Partners in Animal Health website and 2,000 DVDs will also be produced and made available to veterinarians for use as a client education tool.
2009 CVM News: Veterinarians tend to more than animals
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-10-09)
This news item from National Public Radion is about: Being a veterinarian involves more than giving rabies shots. In a special broadcast from Ithaca, N.Y., four veterinarians practicing in different areas join host Ira Flatow to talk about their day-to-day work — from birthing calves, to tracking epidemics, to diagnosing a sick hamster.
2009 CVM News: Dean Kotlikoff reminds Class of 2009 veterinarians that altitude depends on attitude
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-05-26)
This news item from the Cornell Chronicle is about: As Cornell's graduating class of doctors of veterinary medicine transition from books, classrooms and labs to professional practice, many will begin traditional postdoctoral training, and others have plans to pursue more unusual careers: One grad will join a dairy ambulatory practice, another will embark on a primate medicine residency and a third will conduct avian influenza research in Taiwan. Regardless of their paths, Michael Kotlikoff, the Austin O. Hooey Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, sees them as well-prepared for their careers ahead. As he cloaked the 81 graduates with ceremonial hoods May 23, a day before their formal recognition at Commencement, he told them: You survived the rigors and routines of the No. 1-ranked veterinary college in the nation. You leave Cornell with the finest training in veterinary medicine available anywhere in the world.
2009 CVM News: To be all she can be
Office of Communications (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2009-05-23)
This news item is about: She's never shot a gun, and the idea of leading enlisted personnel in a potentially life-threatening situation is at the moment a bit intimidating. But Jess Dowling DVM '11 is the poster child for the Army's motto: be all that you can be. Her commitment to service and leadership has been a close companion throughout high school, her undergraduate years at Cornell, and her short tour in the workforce before begnning veterinary school. This commitment was most recently evident as she led the College of Veterinary Medicine to the successful conclusion of the first-ever Pedal for Pets, a fundraiser for the College's nonprofit hospital.