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Cornell University President Dr. David Skorton (right) and Dr. Brian Kelly welcome guests at the Cornell Inventor Recognition Reception on Dec. 8. Dr. David Christini and Dr. David Hajjar, dean of the Graduate School President Skorton and Dr. Yi...

As another year passes and we move into 2007, the Weill Cornell community can look back on the past year and be proud of our accomplishments. We continue to train some of the brightest medical students in the country,...

NEW YORK (December 14, 2006) — Weill Cornell Medical College has received a two-year $200,000 grant funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation and administered by the RAND Corporation to establish the New York City Interdisciplinary Geriatric Research Center (NYC-IGRC)....

Newly Created Position to Spearhead New Office of Institutional Advancement NEW YORK (December 15, 2006) — Senior development professional Susan Holt has been named to the newly created position of chief development officer at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is...

23-Protein Group Is Highly Accurate and First to Be Validated in Autopsied Patients, Cornell and Weill Cornell Team Report NEW YORK (December 11, 2006) — Scientists at Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medical College have identified a panel of 23...

Lynn Goldstein, a dietitian at the Monahan Center, discusses tips for a healthier holiday season. Julie Negrin, director of Culinary Arts at the Jewish Community Center, demonstrates a few healthful recipes to try for the holidays. For many people...

Interest in sub-Saharan Africa brought many students to the region, including second-year student Sandra Demars, who traveled to Durban, South Africa, during the 2006 summer. Second-year student Yu Nina Niu gives a presentation of her visit to Shanghai's Children...

Dr. Owen Davis, associate professor of reproductive medicine and obstetrics and gynecology, has been named director of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. The society was founded in 1944 and has grown to include members throughout the United States...

As Reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, AMG 531 Appears Safe, Effective Against the Autoimmune Disease NEW YORK (November 14, 2006) — Attacking a platelet-depleting autoimmune disease in a whole new way, an experimental drug is helping patients...

Microarray Technology Spots Patterns in Fine-Needle Aspirates That Identify Malignancy NEW YORK (November 14, 2006) — By fine-tuning "fine-needle aspiration" biopsies with a super-fast genetic microarray technology, a team of surgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York...

Tolterodine Plus Tamsulosin Works Better Than Either Drug Alone, Concludes NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell JAMA Study NEW YORK (November 14, 2006) — A major clinical trial finds that a combination of two common medications — tolterodine (Detrol LA) and tamsulosin (Flomax) —...

Finding Brings Researchers a Step Closer to Repairing Injured Spinal Cords NEW YORK (November 10, 2006) — An enzyme called sAC helps spur the growth of nerve endings in the developing embryo, and might also be used to someday regrow...

Tissue Plasminogen Activator May Help Spur Dangerous Heart Arrhythmias, Weill Cornell Team Reports NEW YORK (November 9, 2006) -- Across the world, emergency medical teams often administer a powerful clot-busting drug called tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) to help patients stricken...

Medical "Journey" for Patients Can Be Long and Difficult, but Most Accept the Risk, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Expert Says NEW YORK (November 7, 2006) — For the 170,000 morbidly obese patients who undergo bariatric surgery each year in the U.S., the...

Administrators and staff in the Department of Anesthesiology were the first to participate in a department-wide project using the Skillsoft library of e-learning courses for professional development.click here to enlarge The Department of Anesthesiology and the Weill Cornell Human...

"American Idol" Taylor Hicks dazzles the audience at the 2006 Cabaret benefit. Winners of the NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell talent contest (from left) Toral Shah, Billy Steeves and Heather Moran.Photo by Brad Hess. On the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 25, more...

Weill Cornell senior administrators, including Medical College Dean Antonio Gotto Jr.; Associate Provost and Executive Vice Dean for Administration and Finance Stephen Cohen; and Graduate School Dean David Hajjar, gathered for a series of events in October to recognize...

Gaboxadol Works in Distinct Way to Bring Quick, Balanced Slumber, Collaborative Study Finds NEW YORK (November 1, 2006) — An experimental drug called gaboxadol may soon help millions of bleary-eyed insomniacs get to sleep, and a multi-center team of U.S....