3D-printed scaffold could improve breast reconstruction results

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have developed a technique to help surgeons reconstruct more natural-looking nipples for patients who have undergone breast reconstruction after mastectomy to treat breast cancer.

Cornell Law to open Blassberg-Rice Center for Entrepreneurship Law

A new center for entrepreneurship – operating both in Ithaca and on the Cornell Tech campus in New York City – will deepen Cornell Law School’s commitment to supporting entrepreneurship initiatives through clinical education.

Trishala Dessai is looking out for gig workers

The next episode of the Startup Cornell podcast features an MBA student whose business focuses on gig workers, as well as their customers.

Around Cornell

Postcards from Earth: Hologram project showcased at Intrepid

A yearslong effort to launch Cornell-made satellite technology into a neighboring solar system is making a terrestrial stop at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City with a new exhibit: “Postcards from Earth: Holograms on an Interstellar Journey.”

Weill Cornell Medicine awarded grant for lymphoma research

Weill Cornell Medicine has been awarded a five-year, $4.2 million grant by the National Cancer Institute to investigate the molecular mechanisms by which immune cells interact with Epstein-Barr virus to cause lymphoma, particularly in people living with HIV. 

Cornell students help Tarrytown envision waterfront future

As sea levels rise over the next decades for low-lying Hudson River towns, Cornell landscape architecture students offered ideas for coping with climate change and embracing the water.

Long COVID symptoms vary among racial and ethnic groups

Black and Hispanic patients were more likely than white patients to develop a wide array of lasting symptoms and conditions after a COVID-19 diagnosis, according to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.

Study highlights ongoing challenge of screening for COPD

A new screening tool identified roughly half of primary care patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder who could benefit from available treatments, according to a nationwide study.

On-demand male contraceptive shows promise in preclinical study

An experimental contraceptive drug candidate developed by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators temporarily stops sperm in their tracks and prevents pregnancies in preclinical models.