2015 College of Veterinary Medicine News Archive
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Item 2015 CVM News: Shelter medicine plays vital role in Newfield, New York hoarding caseOffice of Marketing and Communications. Media Relations (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-12-15)This news item is about: A couple in Newfield, NY is facing 62 charges after a number of animals were seized from their trailer in November 2015. Tompkins County SPCA officers called it one of the worst animal hoarding cases they had ever seen: 28 animals, and three that had already died, crowded into a filthy single-wide trailer.Item 2015 CVM News: Poultry vaccine wins Innovator Award for CVM EmeritiOffice of Marketing and Communications. Media Relations (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-11-02)This news item from the Cornell Chronicle is about: Two Cornell professors emeriti of veterinary medicine have received the 2015 Ezra Technology Innovator Award for their work as co-inventors of the Marek's disease vaccine. Currently, 22 billion doses of vaccines that treat various strains of Marek's disease are administered annually to chickens in commercial production, of which Cornell’s vaccine is the most used. On Oct. 22 Provost Michael Kotlikoff, former dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, presented the award to Bruce Calnek, DVM '55, the Steffen Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Medicine, and Karel Schat, Ph.D. '78, professor emeritus in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.Item 2015 CVM News: Clinical Investigators' Day spotlights residents' researchOffice of Marketing and Communications. Media Relations (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-10-30)This news item is about: The fourth annual Clinical Investigators’ Day took place Friday, October 16 in conjunction with the fall New York State Veterinary Conference, held at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Clinical Investigators’ Day provides CVM residents and interns with an opportunity to present their research to the veterinary community at large. In addition to serving as a forum for the presentation of important research, the event promotes interaction among students, faculty, practitioners, and alumni.Item 2014 CVM New: CVM's Dubovi recommends new vaccine against canine influenza H3N2Office of Marketing and Communications. Media Relations (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-11-25)This news item is about: A virologist at the College of Veterinary Medicine urges dog owners to take advantage of a new vaccine to protect against H3N2, the strain of canine influenza that sickened hundreds of dogs in the Chicago area last March and has since spread across the U.S. Edward Dubovi, who helped identify the virus, says H3N2 is more of a challenge than the older H3N8 virus.Item 2015 CVM News: Licensed Veterinary Technician Week honors dedicated professionalsOffice of Marketing and Communications. Media Relations (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-10-13)This news item is about: When people first learn that Laura Barlow works in a cancer clinic, they assume her job is depressing all the time.Item 2015 CVM News: First test tube puppies born at CVM-Baker InstituteOffice of Marketing and Communications. Media Relations (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-12-05)This news item is about: Researchers at the Cornell laboratory transferred 19 embryos to a host female dog, who gave birth last spring to seven healthy puppies. Genetic testing shows that two are from a beagle mother and a cocker spaniel father, and five from two pairings of beagle fathers and mothers.Item 2015 CVM News: An owl's tale: Rescued, recovered, releasedOffice of Marketing and Communications. Media Relations (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-09-30)This news item is about: The young Great Horned Owl was brought to the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Health Center at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine, in Ithaca, NY. The staff provided supportive care, including fluids, pain medication, nutrition, antibiotics, and anti-fungal medication.Item 2015 CVM News: Cornell AQUAVET students live the life aquaticOffice of Marketing and Communications. Media Relations (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-08-14)This news item is about: The biomedical skills that veterinarians use to care for traditional livestock can be applied to aquatic animals as well. The AQUAVET program offered by Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is designed to train students and stimulate research in aquatic animal medicine.Item 2015 CVM News: CVM is Nat Geo WILD's Vet School [television series]Office of Marketing and Communications. Media Relations (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-08-25)This news item is about: After months of filming at the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) complex, Nat Geo WILD presents Vet School, a new series that follows first- and fourth-year students over one academic year. The show premieres Saturday, Sept. 19, at 10/9c on Nat Geo WILD.Item 2015 CVM News: New AHDC director arrives October 1, Dr. Francois ElvingerOffice of Marketing and Communications. Media Relations (Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2015-09-23)This news item is about: Dr. François Elvinger, Dr.med.vet., Ph.D., has been named Executive Director of the New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC) at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). He will also serve as Assistant Dean for Diagnostic Operations. His appointment will begin Oct. 1, 2015.