Topics of articles in this issue of Cornell Veterinary Medicine include: Rara Avis (Howard E. Evans); Glowing Cartilage, Growing Bones; MRI: A Brand New View on Small Animals; The Detectives: Translating Discovery [conference]; Gift Endows the Deanship (Austin O. Hooey); CVM Faculty: Grambows Honored for Service; Foremost Benefactors (James McClure): Boehringer Gift; Surgery Suite Named for Leonard; Wine Country Circuit Dog Shows; Hampton Classic; Endnote: An Open Letter to Erica Evans, Cully Fox, and Helen Kirk (Donald F. Smith); Coming Events.