New dean, Dr. Laurie Glimcher, will lead Weill Cornell expansion of medical research

Dr. Laurie Glimcher, a leading physician-scientist and researcher, has been named Cornell's provost for medical affairs and the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean at Weill Cornell Medical College effective Jan. 1, 2012. (Sept. 7, 2011)

Cornell Perspectives: The Cancer Resource Center thanks Cornell for its collaborative efforts

Bob Riter, executive director of the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, thanks Cornell for all its support for Cancer Resource Center activities. (Sept. 2, 2011)

Simply eating a lighter lunch can prompt weight loss

A new study finds that people don't compensate by eating more later in the day or week when they eat lighter lunches. Thus, light lunches can result in weight loss, researchers say. (Aug. 22, 2011)

Three local siblings all enter Cornell this fall

Three local siblings of different ages are all entering Cornell this fall, all with help from the SUNY's Educational Opportunity Program and the state's Higher Education Opportunity Program. (Aug. 22, 2011)

U.S. doctors spend four times more on paperwork than Canadian counterparts

A survey of doctors on both sides of the border finds physicians in Ontario, Canada, spend almost $60,000 less per year on interacting with insurers. (Aug. 4, 2011)

Back, neck pain sufferers could find relief with Cornell-developed spinal disc implants

An interdisciplinary team of Ithaca and Weill Cornell researchers have created an artificial implant to replace intervertebral discs in the spinal column. (Aug. 1, 2011)

New study warns of Affordable Care Act's billion-dollar misunderstanding

A new study finds that millions of workers will switch to a government-subsidized insurance exchange as consequence of poorly understood factors in the new Affordable Care Act. (July 26, 2011)

Ivy League -- via group co-led by Skorton -- adopts rules to cut football concussions

Cornell President David Skorton led a committee that triggered the Ivy League presidents to accept a new series of recommendations that cut the number of concussions in football. (July 21, 2011)

Decision-making expert blames 'good stories' for anti-vaccination movement

Despite decades of success, vaccinations have come under attack. Human Ecology's Valerie Reyna asks why. (July 18, 2011)