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From left: Dr. Emmanuel Kimwaga and Dr. Mange Manyama are receiving training in the basic medical sciences and computers from Weill Cornell to promote their development as faculty of BUCHS. They are studying under the supervision of Dr. Estomih...

New York, NY (February 21, 2002) — The old idea of putting foreign-language cassettes under your baby's crib, or playing Mozart on the stereo to help the baby learn, is based on studies that are "largely anecdotal," says Dr....

New York, NY (February 18, 2002) — In two sessions at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Boston today — on stem cells in the morning and on adult neuronal production in the afternoon — Dr....

Talk at AAAS Evaluates New Imaging Technology's Usefulness in Understanding "Persistent Vegetative" and "Minimally Conscious" States New York, NY (February 15, 2002) — The latest research in the conditions known as "persistent vegetative state" and "minimally conscious state" will be...

Dr. Carolyn Volel-Heiderstadt, a 1996 Weill Cornell alumna, was the keynote speaker at the Regional Premedical Conference. Dr. Bruce Ballard and Dr. Carolyn Volel-Heiderstadt sit among high school and college students at the annual Regional Premedical Conference, hosted by...

"The Cornell Illustrated Encyclopedia of Health: The Definitive Home Medical Reference" has just been published by LifeLine Press and is now available at major bookstores and online. The Encyclopedia was produced by The Reference Works Inc.—with Weill Medical College...

World Trade Center survivor Elaine Duch at the press conference held at NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center when she was released from the Burn Center. From left: Dr. Roger Yurt, director of the Burn Center; Dr. Palmer Bessey, professor...

Award-winning playwright Tony Kushner Weill Cornell's Humanities and Medicine Program presents "An Evening with Tony Kushner," the award-winning playwright, on Feb. 13, at 6:30 p.m. in Uris Auditorium. Mr. Kushner's most recent play, "Homebody/Kabul," is now playing off-Broadway. Written...

Information for this section, which notes promotions and appointments at the rank of associate professor and above, is provided by the Office of Faculty Affairs. Appointments to Professor Ibrahim Abdelwahab, M.B.B.Ch., Clinical Professor of Radiology (New York Methodist Hospital)....

Dr. Stuart S. Asch Dr. Stuart S. Asch, professor emeritus of clinical psychiatry, died Jan. 21. He was 79. A gifted teacher, clinician, and administrator, Dr. Asch was also an honorary attending psychiatrist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Asch, who...

Dr. Margaret Altemus (psychiatry) and Dr. Robert Allan (psychology in medicine) were interviewed by Glamour Magazine about the health benefits of exercise to reduce stress and depression. Dr. Brian Apatoff (neurology) was interviewed by Bloomberg Radio about a possible...

Dr. Robert C. Ascher Dr. Robert C. Ascher, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at NewYork Weill Medical Center, died at his home on Feb. 5 from complications of pancreatic cancer. He was 77. A noted psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and educator,...

Seated, front: Suzanne Baly, a senior secretary in Weill Cornell's Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Jasmine Castro (seated, rear), an administrative assistant in Weill Cornell's Institute of Genetic Medicine, give blood at the Blood Drive and Minority Bone...

World Trade Center patient Donovan Cowan, 34, at the press conference held at NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center when he was released from the Burn Center. From left: Gregory Bauer, assistant professor of surgery and Mr. Cowan's physician, and...

Mammographic Screening Does Save Lives New York, N.Y. (January 30, 2002) — The journal Lancet has just published in its February 2 issue an important analysis from six physicians at Weill Cornell Medical College, rebutting a recent article published in...

Cutting the ribbon at the ceremony of the Department of Medicine are (from left) Dr. Ralph Nachman, chairman of the Department of Medicine; Dr. Rees Pritchett, professor of clinical medicine; Leona Helmsley; Dr. Herbert Pardes, president and CEO of...

Dr. Edward Laws Dr. Edward Laws, the W. Gayle Crutchfield Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Virginia, will be the guest of Weill Cornell's Department of Neurological Surgery as the William D. Stubenbord Visiting Professor on Tuesday, Jan....

Bryan Burt accepts the 2001 Goldmann Student Merit Award at the 65th Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner of the Public Health Association of New York City held on Nov. 8. Bryan Burt, third-year medical student, received the top prize...

Weill Medical College's Continuing Medical Education (CME) Committee has approved the following educational activities for Spring 2002. 2nd Annual Pediatric Trauma Workshop (3 CME credits): January 25 Sponsored by Weill Medical College and The Hospital for Special Surgery For...