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Elizabeth Garrett, the 13th president of Cornell University, heralded a future of greater collaboration at her Sept. 21 introduction to Weill Cornell Medical College.

Two leading organizations are currently funding Dr. Janey Peterson's research on interventions that can help older adults with multiple chronic illnesses become more physically active, thereby improving their health and overall well-being.

A genetic mutation implicated in a common and incurable form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma drives disease development by disrupting the mechanism that manages normal immune cell growth.

What do infectious disease and internal medicine have to do with competitive table tennis? Not a lot. And that's one reason why Dr. Matthew Simon loves the game.

Dr. Costantino Iadecola wins the 2015 Excellence Award for Hypertension Research and other awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of Sept. 11 - Sept. 18.

Dr. Monika Safford has been named chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of Sept. 4 - Sept. 11.

The performance of a complex known as retromer may be key to treating Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, according to the research of Dr. Gregory Petsko.

A new start-up company is dedicated to producing next-generation endoscopic tools that make complex gastrointestinal surgeries safer and less expensive while also improving patient outcomes.

A generous gift from Caryl and Israel Englander to Weill Cornell Medical College will expand and enhance its precision medicine program.

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of Aug. 28 - Sept. 4.

Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar's new six-year integrated medical program has officially begun.

Dr. Robert Winchell has been appointed director of the Trauma Center and chief of the Division of Trauma, Burns, Critical and Acute Care at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He will serve on the faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College.

Dr. Benjamin Samstein describes himself as a surgeon who prefers not to operate.

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of Aug. 21 - Aug. 28.

Stiffer breast tissue in obese women promotes tumors, new research suggests.

Report: Stakeholders interested in device innovation should support a comprehensive partnership on medical devices to monitor the products' performance.

The cost of treating the more than 7 million people with substance use disorder can be taxing, but sorting out the complex economics of treating substance use disorder is the goal of a new center funded by a $5.8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of August 14 - August 21.

First-year students are "coated" by Weill Cornell faculty members, officially launching the start of their medical education.