Online crowds wield power, for good and bad

“The Barons and the Mob: Essays on Centralized Platforms and Decentralized Crowds,” a collection co-edited by James Grimmelmann of Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School, is an introduction to the complexities of online crowds.

White Coat ceremony welcomes class of 2028

On Aug. 13, 106 first-year medical students received their short white coats, officially marking the beginning of their medical education.

Study confirms frequency of undetected responsiveness in severe brain injury

With surprising frequency, patients with severe brain injury can show clear signs of cognitive function on brain scans in response to requests to carry out complex mental work, even when they can’t move or speak.

David Reiss joins Cornell Law School and Cornell Tech faculties

On July 1, Cornell Law School and Cornell Tech welcomed David Reiss to their faculties as clinical professor of law and research director of the Blassberg-Rice Center for Entrepreneurship Law.

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General anesthetic may lead to new epilepsy treatments

Propofol may hold the keys to developing new treatment strategies for epilepsy and other neurological disorders, according to a new study.

Cornell Tech Council Names New Chairman and Council Member

The Cornell Tech Council, the primary governance group for Cornell Tech and a subsidiary body of the Cornell University Board of Trustees, has announced the appointment of Howard Morgan Ph.D. ’68 as its new chairman and Adam…

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Study finds reliable performance for wireless pacemaker

A dual-chamber wireless pacemaker provides reliable performance over three months, bolstering evidence for this new option, according to results from a multi-center international clinical trial co-led by a Weill Cornell Medicine investigator.

Preclinical study explores approved drug for ovarian cancer

An iron-binding drug that is already approved for treatment of other diseases could provide a novel way to attack ovarian tumors, according to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.

Medicaid enrollees struggle to find psychiatric care

Many people enrolled in Medicaid who require psychiatric care have difficulty accessing clinicians in a timely manner despite the higher need in this population, according to a study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.