Undergrad synthetic biology team takes a top prize at world championship

CU GEM's 'Biofactory' beat out 120 other teams to take the 'Best Manufacturing Project' prize at the iGEM 2011 World Championship Jamboree, Nov. 5-7.

Introducing new members of the faculty

Get aquainted with the 2011-12 new faculty members, including hobbies, interests and academic focus. (Nov. 29, 2011)

$100 million gift establishes Belfer Research Building at Weill Cornell

On Nov. 9, Weill Cornell Medical College dedicated the Belfer Research Building, a state-of-the-art facility that will more than double the medical college's existing research space. (Nov. 9, 2011)

Of mice and women: Ithaca-Weill collaborations boost research and recruiting, say panelists

Collaborations between researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Ithaca campus yield results that might otherwise be impossible, and make Cornell more attractive to graduate students.

Multiphoton endoscope could bring diagnostic imaging into doctors' offices

Researchers in Ithaca and Weill Cornell Medical College are pushing the limits of multiphoton microscopy by shrinking the microscopes so they can be inserted safely into a patient's body. (Oct. 17, 2011)

New dean, Dr. Laurie Glimcher, will lead Weill Cornell expansion of medical research

Dr. Laurie Glimcher, a leading physician-scientist and researcher, has been named Cornell's provost for medical affairs and the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean at Weill Cornell Medical College effective Jan. 1, 2012. (Sept. 7, 2011)

Cornell Perspectives: The Cancer Resource Center thanks Cornell for its collaborative efforts

Bob Riter, executive director of the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, thanks Cornell for all its support for Cancer Resource Center activities. (Sept. 2, 2011)

U.S. doctors spend four times more on paperwork than Canadian counterparts

A survey of doctors on both sides of the border finds physicians in Ontario, Canada, spend almost $60,000 less per year on interacting with insurers. (Aug. 4, 2011)

Back, neck pain sufferers could find relief with Cornell-developed spinal disc implants

An interdisciplinary team of Ithaca and Weill Cornell researchers have created an artificial implant to replace intervertebral discs in the spinal column. (Aug. 1, 2011)