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Dr. E. Darracott Vaughan Is Installed as President of the American Urological Association Dr. E. Darracott Vaughan, who was recently installed as president of the American Urological Association (AUA), has stepped down as chairman of the Department of Urology...

Dr. Margaret Altemus (psychiatry) was interviewed by BBC radio about the brain chemical oxytocin. Dr. Nasser Altorki (cardiothoracic surgery) and Dr. Jeffrey Tepler (medicine) were mentioned in a People magazine feature about "Good Morning America" movie critic Joel Siegel,...

Opening Exercises for Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at 3 p.m. in Uris Auditorium. Cornell University President Hunter Rawlings and Dr. Antonio Gotto, vice provost for medical affairs...

Weill Medical College's Continuing Medical Education (CME) Committee has approved the following educational activities for fall 2001. Rheumatology Board Review Course (23 CME credits): September 14–16 Sponsored by Weill Medical College and The Hospital for Special Surgery For information/registration,...

The 2001 Travelers Summer Research Fellows at Weill Medical College. Participants in the 2001 Avon Foundation Summer Research Program. In addition to giving oral presentations, Gateways students prepared poster exhibits on their research projects. Every summer, Weill Cornell sponsors...

Dean Daniel Alonso was interviewed about the new Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar for the The Reporter, the newsletter of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Dr. Craig Basson (medicine) was interviewed by Reutershealth.com and theheart.org about a...

Qian Yin, one of seven students enrolled in the Training Program in Chemical Biology, is doing her second rotation working in the laboratory of Dr. David Eliezer, assistant professor of biochemistry at Weill Medical College. For her first rotation,...

Under the new grant received from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, the Medical College curriculum will focus more attention on issues in geriatric medicine. This summer, seven Weill Cornell medical students participated in a summer research program in which...

Dean Daniel Alonso was interviewed about the new Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar for both the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle and the Chapel Hill (N.C.) Herald. Dr. Louis Aronne (medicine) and dietician Kathy Isoldi were part of a...

Dr. Jack Barchas, the Barklie McKee Henry Professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry, lectured on "Perspectives on Research on Major Mental Illness," at a special fund-raising event on May 4 at the Women's Community Building in Ithaca,...

Norma Resignato, holding the Certificate of Appreciation she received at her retirement party, with Finance Department staff (from left) Steve Borhi, Cheryl Avellanet, Patrick Kane and Marie Thompson. Mrs. Resignato with her children and grandchildren. Among those honoring Susan...

The Human Resources Department has announced the appointments of Thomas Blair as manager of employee relations and Jane Hopkins as manager of compensation. Tom Blair, Manager of Employee Relations Thomas Blair, manager of employee relations. Jane Hopkins, manager of compensation....

Dr. Joseph Michaeli (1950–2001) Dr. Joseph MichaeliPhoto by WMC Medical Art & Photography. Dr. Joseph Michaeli, associate professor of medicine and chief of the multiple-myeloma service in the division of hematology/oncology, died on May 20. A noted clinician and...

The Medical College's fourth annual Dean's Circle Dinner - honoring outstanding alumni leaders who have made significant commitments to ensure the continued excellence of their alma mater - was held on June 11 at the River Club in Manhattan....

The Department of Public Health hosted a reception and open house on May 14 to celebrate the reopening of their newly renovated office space on the third and fourth floors of the Kips Bay Building. Dr. Alvin Mushlin, the...

At the reception celebrating the establishment of the Anne Belcher, M.D. Assistant Professorship of Otorhinolaryngology are (from left) Dr. Rosemary Desloge, the first Belcher Assistant Professor; Suzanne Bunzel and Kate Webster, daughters of the late Dr. Belcher; and Dr....

New York, NY (June 21, 2001) — The Early Lung Cancer Action Project (ELCAP), a nine-year-old project led by New York Weill Cornell Medical Center, has already demonstrated that an initial "baseline" screening of high-risk persons by low-dose advanced computed...

At Commencement ceremonies, Weill Medical College presented its Alumni Award of Distinction to Albert Z. Kapikian, who received his M.D. from the Medical College in 1956. Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences presented its Alumni Award of Distinction to...

Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences held its Convocation ceremonies preceding Commencement on May 24. Dean David Hajjar presented Cornell University Seals to members of the Class of 2001 and also presented awards for special achievement. In addition, Dr....

At Convocation ceremonies preceding Commencement on May 24, awards for special achievement were presented to students and faculty of Weill Medical College. In addition, the Class of 2001 presented their Class Gift to the Medical College, a check for...