NEW YORK (Feb. 2, 2005) -- The Center of Excellence for Lymphoma and Myeloma at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is the only medical center in the nation to currently offer a chemotherapy cocktail with the next-generation immuno-modulatory research drug Revlimid (lenalidomide), as part of a clinical trial for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. Results of the single-center Phase II clinical trial are anticipated to show improved complete remission rate and response time, and decreased toxicity -- compared to the standard treatment.
Proposal topics include WTO disciplines and biofuels; the process of social displacement and militarization; and the world food crisis as a lens on global development. (Nov. 10, 2008)
The Royal Society of New Zealand has elected Shayle R. Searle, Cornell professor emeritus of biometrics, an honorary fellow. The Royal Society is the counter part of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States.
Susan Murphy ’73, Ph.D. ’94, vice president for student and academic services, delivered her "last lecture" at Cornell Dec. 3, focusing on the importance of gratitude.
The Executive Committee of Cornell's Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets Dec. 10 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fall Creek Room of the Cornell Club of New York, 6 E. 44th St., New York City.
Being married to a university for 50 years is an occasion to celebrate, so the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MS&E) and students of Arthur Ruoff, the Class of 1912 Professor of Engineering, have organized a…
In a move that will affect close to half of Cornell's students, on Sept. 27 President George W. Bush signed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, which went into effect Oct. 1. (Oct. 3, 2007)
Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson will present the 29th annual Hatfield Address and meet with students and faculty Nov. 11. (Oct. 26, 2010)
Construction projects and bridge repairs will soon put the squeeze on campus drivers. The good news: When the dust settles, Thurston Avenue Bridge will have been widened to better accommodate pedestrian, bicycle and car traffic,…