How winning teams navigate conflict to stay on course

Why do some teams become derailed by conflict, while others manage to work through conflicts to deliver great performance? A 2008 landmark study co-authored by Johnson's Beta Mannix explains why.

Cornell closes FY16 with record cash gifts, other milestones

After a successful 10-year capital campaign, Cornell in fiscal year 2016 gathered strong philanthropic support and setting a new record of $601.8 million in cash gifts to the university.

$1M NIH grant helps researchers refine quick cancer test

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Cornell and UCSF researchers a four-year, $1 million grant to hone technology for in-the-field diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma – frequently related to HIV infections.

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.