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Over 200 scientists, startup founders and partners in government and industry gathered at Uris Auditorium on April 23 for the 2026 BioInnovate Conference. 

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar celebrated its largest ever graduating class, which also includes a record 22 Qatari nationals, during the institution’s commencement ceremony May 5.

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of April.

Even as the national conversation around diversity, equity and inclusion is muted, Weill Cornell Medicine continues its work to make sure everyone has a seat at the table. That was the message relayed on April 23 by Dr. Linnie Golightly, provost and senior associate dean of academic affairs at CUNY School of Medicine. 

Dr. Boudker was among four Cornell faculty members to be elected into the academy this year.

On April 20, Weill Cornell Medicine awarded the Pioneers in Diversity Awards, recognizing commitment to diversity and inclusion through mentorship, service and advocacy.

Advancing health equity in medicine requires a clear-eyed understanding of history, a rejection of race-based clinical assumptions and a commitment to transform research into practice, said Dr. Joseph L. Wright, senior vice president and chief health equity officer of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in his keynote address for Weill Cornell Medicine’s eighth annual Diversity Week. 

As executive director for women’s health, a role that complements her position leading obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Riley will unify, coordinate and drive new paradigms for women’s health care across medical specialties.

Soon-to-graduate students of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar have gained residency places at prestigious health care institutions in Qatar and the United States, marking another successful Match Day for the college. 

As states reassess Medicaid coverage following recent federal policy changes and the end of pandemic-era protections, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics, the Cornell Health Policy Center and Ariadne Labs are championing evidence-based health care policy reform and expanded Medicaid coverage for children. 

Leaders in the field discussed a shift in research toward looking at shared mechanisms in neurodegenerative diseases at the recent 13th annual Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer’s Disease Research Institute Symposium held in the Belfer Research Building at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Dr. Y. Michael Shim, an esteemed physician-scientist who specializes in advanced pulmonary imaging and obstructive airway diseases, has been named chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

On March 20, the Class of 2026 learned where they will be doing their internship and residency training—setting the stage for the next several years of their medical careers and lives.

More than 100 students from across Cornell campuses and 17 other universities gathered in New York City March 6–8 for the Cornell Health AI Hackathon.

As the conflict engulfing the Middle East complicates clinical instruction for medical students at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, medical education leadership in New York has rapidly launched telehealth electives to help students in Doha complete their education.

Fourteen members of Cornell’s faculty and staff are being recognized this year with Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement. 

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of February. 

The WCCHR provides survivors of persecution or torture seeking asylum in the U.S. with objective forensic evaluations, which are psychological and physical assessments, including gynecological exams, that can last up to three hours. Since its inception, the center has evaluated more than 1,100 people.

Encompassing a Dean’s Lecture Series and Dean’s Grant Program, the initiative aims to provide the institutional infrastructure and services needed to support AI use safely and effectively among faculty, staff and students.

Dr. Anca Dinu Askanase will serve as chief of the Division of Rheumatology at HSS as well as at Weill Cornell Medicine