A Penny for an Idea

By: Alicia Agnew

Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Class of 2013

A penny for my thoughts you say,

I think they’re worth much more.

For ideas have been the start of wars,

The middle of nations, and often,

The end of someone’s existence.

Ideas are powerful, Ideas are bright,

And some have led souls to the light.

Ideas follow no laws of mankind

But instead jump around inside of our minds.

What are they made of? Can they be seen?

Or are they some sort of fancy solar beam?

They come and they go and they flit around

But like to stay just out of grasp

When you’re fumbling for an answer fast.

They morph with the times or hide in old books,

And some die young while still unheard.

They’re stuffed into our mind’s crannies and nooks

As we file away the new ones we’ve learned.

So if you need my idea, you’ll pay quite a lot

For they’re worth millions, and dollars at that.

The Rotten Egg

By: Kendra Bauer

University of Wisconsin, Class of 2013

During my summer working as a Merck-Merial summer scholar at the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin, I had the opportunity to participate in a lot of clinical procedures in addition to working on my research project. The following is an excerpt from my daily log of my experiences that summer:

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I'm Going to the Vet!

That's so Punny!

By: Stephanie Silberstang

Cornell University, Class of 2013

And now, for an immunology joke:

What does a pathogen do when it meets another pathogen?

It takes off its PAMPs!

Special Species Symposium 2011

Cornell’s Zoo and Wildlife Society would like to welcome you to Special Species 2011!  They are very excited about this year’s line-up.  Collaborating with several other student organizations, they have introduced some new themes including exotic and wildlife behavior, and a special public health outbreak response module.  They hope to highlight some of the emerging roles of veterinarians in both domestic and international society, and keep attendees on the cutting edge of this movement. Students have been hard at work putting things together, and they can’t wait for you to join them for what promises to be one of the most exciting symposiums yet! Lecture topics include pocket pets, wildlife and conservation medicine and the wetlabs include almost every species imaginable!

Registration is due by April 1st for only $60 for lectures, $80 for lectures and wetlabs. Check out their website for more information. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/students/ZAWS/Welcome.html