CCE appoints human nutrition, food safety & obesity prevention lead

Angela Odoms-Young is the critical issue lead for extension programming in the areas of human nutrition, food safety and security and obesity prevention, effective October 1, 2024. The appointment reflects CCE's dedication to leveraging campus resources and CCE educators and collaborators across the state, to ensure that needs are met and key metrics and benchmarks for educational work are identified. 

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Silvia Formenti, Massimo Loda elected to National Academy of Medicine

Professors Dr. Silvia Formenti and Dr. Massimo Loda have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, in recognition of outstanding professional achievement and major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences.

Biomarker may predict immunotherapy response in liver cancer

A study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides new insights into a pair of proteins and their opposing functions in regulating the interferon response in hepatic stellate cells, a critical immune component in the liver’s fight against tumors.

Kotlikoff’s State of the University applies perspective of history

Interim President Michael I. Kotlikoff invoked history – Cornell’s and his own – in his first State of the University address, delivered Oct. 18 in Call Auditorium during the Trustee-Council Annual Meeting.

New Support by Frederic Rubinstein to Boost Cornell Tech’s Public Interest Technology Efforts

Cornell Tech today announced that longtime supporter and Cornell alumnus Frederic Rubinstein ’52, LLB ’55 has donated $1 million to the campus’ Public Interest Technology (PiTech) program to support research that helps to…

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Unique immune response in lupus paves the way for new treatments

The findings could lead to new treatments targeting a particular protein to better manage inflammation in patients who don’t respond well to existing therapies.

Magnetically regulated gene therapy tech offers precise brain-circuit control

A new technology enables the control of specific brain circuits non-invasively with magnetic fields, according to a preclinical study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, the Rockefeller University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

FDA commissioner will discuss regulations, research, health challenges

Robert M. Califf will join Cornell leaders at a public event on Oct. 16 to discuss approaches to persistent and emerging threats to Americans’ health.

Study finds mutations, DNA structures driving bladder cancer

A study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center found that antiviral enzymes that mutate the DNA of normal and cancer cells are key promoters of early bladder cancer development.