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More than 75 employees were honored at the President’s Awards for Employee Excellence, representing Cornell’s Ithaca campus as well as Weill Cornell Medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar. This year marked the first time nominations were open to all three campuses.

Dr. Hazel Szeto's discovery of a first-in-class compound that had mitochondrial therapeutic potential is now a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved drug.

Weill Cornell Medicine’s Ninth Annual Dean’s Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship celebrated and fostered the entrepreneurial spirit on Nov. 17 at Weill Cornell's Griffis Faculty Club.

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of November.

Dr. Robert A. Harrington detailed his path in academic medicine and research during a fireside chat for the Luminaries in Healthcare Leadership series.

Dr. Mocco will lead a large team of neurosurgeons and other experts who specialize in diseases that affect the blood vessels in the brain, known as cerebrovascular disease; brain and spinal tumors; movement disorders; and other diseases of the brain, spine and nerves that branch out from the brain and spinal cord. 

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of October.

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have received a five-year grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to support TRACE, a Tool for Reproducible, Accurate Contour Estimation.

Dr. Lauren Henderson, a physician-scientist whose research focuses on children with difficult-to-treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis and other autoimmune disorders, has been awarded the 10th annual Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s Health Research, Weill Cornell Medicine announced today. 

Dr. Judy Tung, a leading expert in internal medicine and primary care, has been named chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine in the Weill Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, effective Aug. 1.

Dr. Ekta Khurana highlights the goals of a recently paused Department of Defense grant investigating treatment-resistant prostate cancer—and the consequences of further inaction.

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of September.

The "gender desk" at Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, the home of Weill Bugando School of Medicine, aims to break down the barriers – such as sexual harassment – that prevent women from taking on leadership roles in global health. The initiative also focuses on increasing research on women’s health.

The award recognizes Dr. Nathan’s outstanding contributions that have advanced scientists’ understanding of the building blocks of innate immunity and how the immune system fights infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, and cancer.

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of August.

Surrounded by friends and family, the 105 students in the Class of 2029 participated in Weill Cornell Medical College’s annual White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 12, officially marking the beginning of their medical education.

For the third consecutive year, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center has been recognized with the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award by the Mitral Foundation for demonstrated excellence in heart valve repair. 

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In this new role, Dr. Kaushal will help Weill Cornell Medicine harness data science opportunities in service of better patient outcomes.

An esteemed physician, administrator and teacher, Dr. Alonso served both institutions with distinction for more than 40 years.

Experts in newest treatment option for cancer, neurological disorders unite to speed progress, expand access.