Moms can transmit psychiatric trouble to kids: study

Anxiety, avoidance and a heightened response to stress can be transmitted from mother to child by multiple nongenetic mechanisms, a new study by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine shows.

Inside Medicine video series: Bench to Bedside

In the second season of the Inside Medicine online video series, Weill Cornell Medicine chronicles three stories emblematic of the institution’s dedication to translational research.

Cornell and Iceland team to model geothermal energy

With an aim to create clean, renewable geothermal energy projects, and to cooperate in research and education, Cornell and Geothermal Resource Park Iceland have signed a memorandum of agreement.

Cardiovascular Research Institute opens at Weill Cornell

Dr. Geoffrey Pitt, a leading cardiologist and scientist, will direct Weill Cornell Medicine's new Cardiovascular Research Institute.

Huttenlocher gives update on Cornell Tech campus

Dan Huttenlocher, founding dean and vice provost of Cornell Tech, talked to Ithaca area business leaders on May 3 regarding the state of the school's campus, under construction on Roosevelt Island.

David Lifka named vice president, chief information officer

David Lifka, director of the Cornell Center for Advanced Computing, has been named the university’s vice president for information technology and chief information officer, effective June 1.

Weill Cornell scientists win cancer research grants

Dr. Juan R. Cubillos-Ruiz and Dr. Dan Landau have won Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) grants totaling nearly $1.5 million for innovative research projects in ovarian cancer and combination cancer therapy.

AOL-Cornell Tech lab pioneers new content technology

Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech announced April 20 “Immersive Recommendations,” where a user opts in to a tool that translates personal digital traces into content recommendations.

Interim dean to lead Weill Cornell Medicine June 1

Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi, the Sanford I. Weill Chairman of the Weill Department of Medicine, has been appointed interim dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and interim provost for medical affairs of Cornell University, starting June 1. The formation of a search committee also has been formed.