Topics of articles in this issue of Cornell Veterinary Medicine include: Joining Forces in Conservation and Medicine: The Wildlife Conservation Society and Cornell; Biodiversity Conservation in Zambia: Food security looks like the answer; Leadership in Clinical Programs: Patient care, education, and scientific innovation; Students of Excellence and Diversity; Construction Update: Research Facility Takes Shape; Search Begins for New Dean: Orderly Transition of Leadership; News Briefs; Gifts to the College; Endnote: Announcing a New $80 million Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell (Donald F. Smith); Events.