Topics of articles in this issue of Cornell Veterinary Medicine include: The Veterinary Role in First Response; Play Hooky!; The Anatomy of a Legendary Professor: selected views on Alexander de Lahunta; A Lasting Impression; Chief USDA Veterinarian to Head Diagnostic Laboratory at Cornell (Alfonso Torres); Anthrax is an Emerging Issue for the Diagnostic Laboratory; Research Pioneer Catherine Fabricant Dies at 81; Clinical Programs Center Completed; Unprecedented Gift to Further Feline Health Research; Kresge Foundation Awards Grant for Linear Accelerator; Bequest to Benefit Research; Faculty News; Endnote (Donald F. Smith); Coming Events.