As Rourke retires from her position as publications manager and editor for the Cornell Law School, she is 'looking forward to the next chapter.' (May 1, 2009)
Vaccines that train the immune system to seek out and destroy malignant cells are at the cutting edge of cancer treatment. Now, joint research – conducted by researchers at Weill Medical Cornell and at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Branch in New York – has pinpointed two proteins that seem ideal targets for a vaccine against multiple myeloma.
The work of Samuel Bacharach and the ILR School's R. Brinkley Smithers Institute for Alcohol-Related Workplace Studies will be highlighted in the HBO series 'Addiction,' premiering March 15 at 9 p.m. (March 13, 2007)
With the goal of advancing Weill Cornell Medicine's mission to nurture the best future health care leaders, the Feil family has made a $12.5 million gift to establish a state-of-the-art student center.
The graduation ceremony marked a milestone in American higher education, as Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City became the first U.S. medical school to grant its M.D. degree on foreign soil. (May 8, 2008)
A strategic conference of business executives and academic researchers in travel, tourism and hospitality will convene in New York City Thursday, March 7.
ITHACA, N.Y. --Many coastal and large urban areas in the Northeast are facing their worst precipitation deficits (July through February) since official climatological record-keeping began more than a century ago, say experts at the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University. The severest drought faces those communities experiencing at least a 15-inch precipitation deficit since last July, including most of New Jersey, southeastern New York state, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, the climate center says. (March 1, 2002)
For months the growers have listened carefully to the agricultural advice of the Cornell Cooperative Extension agents. Now, it is harvest time at one of New York City's most-advanced farms: the hydroponic rooftop garden of the High School for Environmental Studies on West 56th Street.