President welcomes Cornell community to the fall semester

Interim President Hunter R. Rawlings III welcomed students to the Fall 2016 semester and encouraged each of them to take advantage of the opportunities for personal and professional growth that Cornell has to offer.

White Coat Ceremony: a medical journey begins

One hundred six students in Weill Cornell Medicine's Class of 2020 received their white coats at the annual White Coat Ceremony Aug. 16.

At 45, ex-detective shifts investigation skills to medicine

Former NYC police investigator Christian Saffran is beginning his first year in the Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. Program to follow his dream of becoming a physician scientist.

Cornell builds bridges with Qatari 'doctors of the future'

The Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medicine-New York welcomed three young guests recently: high school students from Qatar, visiting the United States for the first time to get a sneak peek into the world of academic medicine.

NYC institute builds community with liberal arts courses

The nonprofit Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, co-founded in 2012 by Ajay Chaudhary '03, integrates teaching and research in the humanities and social sciences into the lives of working adults.

The nuances of 'buy the rumor, sell the news'

Recently, a trio of researchers studied patterns of buying and selling by different categories of traders in the days before and after analysts issued buy or sell recommendations for specific stocks.

Cornell leases three floors in midtown Manhattan

Cornell has signed a multiyear lease on the second, fourth and fifth floors of 45 West 57th St. in Manhattan. The space, located near Central Park, will be used for academic purposes and events for alumni and students.

If smoker has COPD, quitting might not help lung function

Quitting cigarettes may not improve smokers' lung function if they have already begun to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine.

Research links metabolism to inflammatory response

An enzyme that stimulates the breakdown of fats in immune cells helps trigger inflammation, or an immune response to pathogens, a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers suggests.