High levels of vitamin C kill certain kinds of colorectal cancers in cell cultures and mice, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
President David Skorton has issued a statement on diversity, outlining goals to which he and Provosts Kent Fuchs and Laurie Glimcher have committed, and announcing a new University Diversity Council.
On Aug. 27, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed all claims brought against Cornell University by former ILR senior extension associate Francine Moccio. (Aug. 30, 2012)
In a presentation marking the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act Oct. 28, Angela Winfield, J.D. ’08, who is blind, recalled the ways the law has had a positive impact on her life.
Weill Cornell Medicine conferred degrees on 139 medical doctors, 62 Ph.D.s, 34 physician assistants and 23 with Master of Science degrees at Carnegie Hall May 25.
Although the residents of New York City share as much concern for the environment as their upstate neighbors, 20 percent of city residents do not know where their water originates, and four out of five New York City residents have confidence in the safety of the city's tap water, according to the preliminary results of a survey by two Cornell experts.
Dr. Harold Varmus, director of the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health, is internationally recognized for his research on retroviruses and the genetic basis of cancer.
Joel Malina, CEO and general manager of Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates in Washington, D.C., has been appointed vice president for university relations, President David J. Skorton announced Jan. 9.
How much money would be saved if one high-risk person was prevented from contracting HIV in the United States? A new Weill Cornell study provides the answer.