Weill Cornell medical students see primary care, rural medicine in Ithaca

A collaboration between Weill Cornell, Cayuga Medical Center and about a dozen Ithaca doctors gives third- or fourth-year medical students the opportunity to spend a six-week clerkship in Ithaca. (July 5, 2011)

Study: Health information technology poses no harm to nursing home residents

Cornell gerontologists have published the first study to examine how nursing home residents perceive electronic health information technology. The study shows that the technology poses no harm to the residents. (July 1, 2011)

CU physicians fear mental health impact of arts cuts

At 'The Arts and Mental Health: The Impact on the Human Spirit,' Cornell physicians discussed the role of the arts in mental health and the potential effects of arts funding cuts on well-being. (June 10, 2011)

WCMC-Q researchers discover key for identifying gender in date palm trees

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar have identified a region of the date palm genome linked to gender, making it possible to quickly and easily identify male and female trees. (June 1, 2011)

NYC event to examine the arts and mental health June 2-3

Vocalist Bobby McFerrin, President David Skorton and Cornell faculty members in music, medicine and psychiatry will consider the role of the arts in mental health June 2-3 at the New York Public Library. (May 26, 2011)

Artificial tissue promotes skin growth in wounds

Tissue grafts designed by Cornell scientists promote vascular growth, hasten healing and encourage healthy skin to invade wounds. (May 16, 2011)

Biologically inspired materials is theme of CCMR symposium May 24

Bringing together scientists from Cornell and elsewhere, the symposium will cover a wide range of applications, from cell culture to de-icing. (May 9, 2011)

Three on faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

Cornell professors Jon Kleinberg and Paul McEuen, and Weill Cornell professor Carl Nathan, M.D., are among 72 new members of the National Academy of Sciences, announced May 3. (May 5, 2011)

Panelists argue for pragmatic health care reform, to give up on 'utopian dream'

A panel of four Cornellians discussed the challenges surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, May 2 at the annual, student-sponsored annual Sick in America series. (May 5, 2011)