Jan. 11 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ezra Cornell. To celebrate, the university is sponsoring a series of events throughout the year. (Jan. 8, 2007)
About 20 Cornell researchers discussed to what extent Cornell should pursue research in the area of using algae for biofuel at a July 16 luncheon sponsored by the Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future. (July 21, 2008)
Four out of five people prefer to work at electric, adjustable computer stations that allow them to stand at their computers part of the day, according to a new Cornell study. (Oct. 18, 2004)
Computer scientist Johannes Gehrke has an Alexander von Humboldt award to support a collaborative research project at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems in Saarbruecken, Germany. (Jan. 12, 2011)
New York, NY (January 17, 2002) - A 71-year-old retired businessman from New Jersey is the first patient in the U.S. to receive robotically-assisted coronary artery bypass surgery without a chest incision of any kind. The operation was performed by Dr. Michael Argenziano, director of robotic cardiac surgery, and Dr. Craig Smith, chief of cardiothoracic surgery, as part of a clinical trial sanctioned by the Food and Drug Administration at NewYork-Presbyterian's Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center on January 15, 2002. Until this point, coronary artery bypass surgery required open-chest surgery, which involves an eight to ten-inch incision made in the chest. Robotically-assisted surgery requires only three pencil-sized holes made between the ribs. Through these holes, two robotic-arms and an endoscope (a tiny camera) gain access to the heart, making surgery possible without opening the chest.This historic operation follows the successes of other robotically-assisted surgeries at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Cardiac surgeons at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center have performed more than 40 robotic cardiac operations including internal mammary artery harvests, mitral valve repairs, and the first robotically-assisted atrial septal defect repair in the United States. The surgical robot, Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci ' Surgical System, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for a number of clinical trials in which NewYork-Presbyterian's New York Weill Cornell Medical Center also participates.
Volunteers will give away 450 books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao' by Junot Diaz, MFA '95 - across campus and the community April 23. (April 19, 2012)
Hosting an international student or scholar benefits the host as well as the newcomer, providing connections in the university and local communities and a sharing of cultures and experiences. (Sept. 2, 2010)
Cornell will be the home for a new Honeybee Genetics and Integrated Pest Management Center that will study the continuing threat from deadly parasitic mites and Africanized honeybees.
NEW YORK (Feb. 16, 2005) -- For years, the "gold standard" treatment for patients struggling with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has involved exposure to reminders of the triggering traumatic event. Now, findings from a small pilot study by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers may offer patients a new alternative to that often painful process.
Cornell's plans to address its financial difficulty are taking shape, said Vice President for Human Resources Mary Opperman at a March 25 brown-bag lunch.