Topics of articles in this issue of Cornell Veterinary Medicine include: It's in the Genes: Explaining the College's Role in the Cornell Genomics Initiative; The Changing Role of the Academic Clinician; College Honors Foremost Benefactor (Stephen J. Ettinger); Career Forum on November 13; A Keystone Species Gets a Head Start; Leadership Program Marks Tenth year; DVM Admissions Process: Veterinary Practitioners Play Key Role; Recent Gifts to the College; True Companions Wall Dedicated; Leaving a Legacy: Planned Giving Opportunities; In Memoriam (Christopher Dillman, Jocelyn Kearing McCandless, Paul Radcliffe); People, Honors, and Awards; Reunion 1999.