Dr. Mary Choi

Every family in America has an immigration story, whether it was a journey by steamship 100 years ago or an arrival by airplane one month ago. In their timely new anthology, Andrew Tisch and Mary Skafidas showcase a variety of voices whose own origin stories illustrate the rich fabric of cultures and backgrounds that comprise the United States.  

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the month of November.

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have received a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to conduct an in-depth study of the mechanisms that cause scar tissue to form in the lung and kidney.

Cornell’s tradition of scholarship, research and service in New York City exemplifies the university’s land-grant mission and transcends disciplines and geographic regions, said Cornell President Martha E. Pollack during a Sept. 14 reception in honor of her inauguration as the university’s 14th president.