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Dr. Robert Dallek Weill Cornell's Humanities and Medicine Program will present "Hidden Illness in the White House," with Dr. Robert Dallek, a presidential historian and professor of history at Boston University, on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 5 p.m. in...

Larry Kramer Weill Cornell's Humanities and Medicine Program will present "A Conversation with Larry Kramer" to be held on Monday, Jan. 13, at 5 p.m. in Uris Auditorium. Mr. Kramer is a renowned playwright, outspoken AIDS activist and co-founder...

Dr. Mildred Witkin Dr. Mildred Witkin, clinical assistant professor of psychology in psychiatry, died May 18. She was 82. An eminent therapist, author and lecturer, Dr. Witkin was a former associate director of the Human Sexuality Program in Weill...

Jeffrey Lehman, dean of the University of Michigan Law School, will become president of Cornell University in July. Cornell University's Board of Trustees has appointed Jeffrey Lehman, dean of the University of Michigan Law School, as its 11th president,...

At the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in Chicago, Ill. last November, three Weill Cornell presenters were selected as finalists for the competition in electrophysiology. Dr. Steven Hao, for his work, "Beta Blockade Flattens the Cardiac Action Potential...

Larry Kramer Weill Cornell's Humanities and Medicine Program will present "A Conversation with Larry Kramer" to be held on Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, at 5 p.m. in Uris Auditorium. A renowned playwright, outspoken AIDS activist and founder of the...

Dr. Jerry Halpern, clinical assistant professor of surgery, was honored by the Chief Dental Consultant to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of New York and the New York Society of Forensic Dentistry at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Sept....

Dr. Farrington Daniels Dr. Farrington Daniels, professor emeritus of medicine and of public health, died on Nov. 12. He was 84. A groundbreaking dermatologist, Dr. Daniels' early research helped lead to the correlation between ultraviolet radiation (UV), sunburn, skin...

Dr. William Ledger, chairman emeritus and professor of obstetrics and gynecology, was recently honored by his colleagues and friends on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology organized a special international symposium on Unresolved...

Dr. Robert Michels (seated) receives a standing ovation from colleagues and friends. Dr. Arnold Cooper (seated) receives a standing ovation from colleagues and friends. A highlight of the program was a spoof of a psychoanalytic "couch" session performed by...

Despite torrential rains, more than 400 alumni returned to the Medical College on Oct. 10-12, 2002, to celebrate the biennial alumni reunion. The theme, "Celebrating New York," was chosen in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the terror attacks...

HIV Vaccine Trials Continue in Haiti New York, NY (December 18, 2002) — Dr. Jean W. Pape, an internationally recognized infectious disease expert and Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, has received France's highest distinction, the Legion d'honneur,...