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Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher, dean of Weill Cornell Medical College and provost for medical affairs of Cornell University, is the winner of the 2012 Ernst W. Bertner Memorial Award from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for her distinguished contributions to cancer research.

A study from Weill Cornell Medical College researchers investigating the use of electronic health records in assessing clinical quality measures has recently been touted by a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Ranjodh Singh was always passionate about medicine, but it wasn't until he spent the year after college working at Mazil, a youth empowerment and learning center in India, that he became committed to it.

Every medical school class is diverse in its own way, and the Weill Cornell Medical College Class of 2016 is no exception.

Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher, dean of Weill Cornell, speaks with four students of the Class of 2016, who just a few weeks ago embarked on the beginning of their medical school journey.

Cindy Parra may only be a first-year medical student at Weill Cornell Medical College, but she's pretty sure of the kind of medicine she wants to practice -- at the very least, the patient population she wants to treat.

There are few people in the world whose lives have not been touched by medicine in some way. Weill Cornell Medical College M.D.-Ph.D student Andrew Milewski is no exception.

Chioma Enweasor never thought her move from her home country of Nigeria to the United States was a big deal until much later in life.

Weill Cornell Medical College's ophthalmology services for diabetic patients received a boost last month, courtesy of a grant from the New York City Council secured by Councilwoman Jessica Lappin.

On Wednesday, Sept. 12, Dr. Peter Bach, professor of public health at Weill Cornell Medical College and the 11th annual Lorraine and Ralph Lubin Distinguished Visiting Professor, presented the keynote lecture, "Intrinsically Incompatible: Comparative Effectiveness Research and Cost Containment," during the David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium at the Weill Greenberg Center.

Blood pressure medications are currently failing millions of Americans, who continue to battle hypertension and remain at increased risk for heart attack and stroke.

The power of taxane-based chemotherapy drugs are misunderstood and potentially underestimated, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in the September 15 issue of the journal Cancer Research.

Dr. Lewis Cantley, a leading cancer researcher, credited with discovering a family of enzymes fundamental to understanding cancer, has been named director of the newly established cancer center at Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

Weill Cornell Medical College announced today that it will create a child care center for up to 60 children of its faculty, students and staff near its campus on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

A new study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College shows combining two already-FDA approved drugs may offer a new and potent punch against diseases in which blood vessel growth is abnormal -- such as cancer, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and rheumatoid arthritis.

An off-patent anti-inflammatory drug that costs around two cents for a daily dose in developing countries has been found by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College to kill both replicating and non-replicating drug resistant tuberculosis in the laboratory -- a feat few currently approved TB drugs can do, and resistance to those is spreading.

Less than half of community-based substance abuse treatment programs in the United States currently make HIV testing available on-site or through referral. A new study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College shows the cost-effectiveness of integrating on-site rapid HIV testing into drug treatment programs.

Dr. Laurie Glimcher speaks with internist Dr. Carla Boutin-Foster, recently appointed assistant dean for faculty diversity, who will lead our initiative to enhance the multicultural and multiethnic presence at Weill Cornell.

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of Aug. 31 - Sept. 7.

A monthly highlight of grants obtained by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers, clinicians and students.