NYC tunnel-borer named for Cornell engineer, suffragist

A tunnel-boring machine that will repair New York City's Delaware Aqueduct has been named in honor of Nora Stanton Blatch Barney, Class of 1905, a suffragist civil engineer.

Grad student presents at UN panel on status of women

Anamika Goyal spoke on a panel at the 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women March 13-14, an annual gathering of global leaders focusing on the status of rights of women and girls.

Three-pronged approach is key to precision medicine

Combining genetic information from tumor cells with 3-D cell cultures grown from these tumors, and rapidly screening approved drugs, can identify the best treatment approaches in patients.

Hutchinson wins National Book Critics Circle poetry award

Assistant professor of English Ishion Hutchinson has won the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry for his 2016 collection "House of Lords and Commons."

Weill Cornell Medicine celebrates Match Day 2017

Weill Cornell Medicine celebrated one of its best Match Days ever March 17, with 100 percent of the graduating medical students matching to residency positions - the next three to seven years of their medical careers.

Hotel to rise in heart of Cornell Tech campus

Cornell announced plans March 14 to build a hotel on the university's new Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island that will open in 2019.

Delirium in critically ill children admitted to hospitals is common

One out of every four children admitted to intensive care units for critical illness develops delirium, according to an international study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

Bible's Joseph is topic of lecture March 20 in NYC

Lauren Monroe, associate professor and chair of Near Eastern Studies, speaks on "The Joseph Traditions and the Genesis of Ancient Israel" at the Center for Jewish History March 20 in New York City.

Gene mutation found to drive prostate cancer subtype

A newly discovered genetic mutation that is found in a subtype of prostate cancer is integral to the disease’s development and growth, according to research from Weill Cornell Medicine scientists.