A new surgical option for breast cancer patients combines removal of the cancerous tumor with breast reduction in one surgical procedure, called oncoplastic surgery.
A finding by a team of scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College opens the door to better understanding the amino acid taurine's impact on the brain. (Feb. 13, 2008)
Juan González, street-smart scholar and columnist for the New York Daily News , will deliver the Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press lecture Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 4:30 p.m. in the Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall at Cornell.
Chilly workers not only make more errors but cooler temperatures could increase a worker's hourly labor cost by 10 percent, estimates Alan Hedge, professor of design and environmental analysis and director of Cornell's Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory.
New York, NY (March 26, 2004) -- Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have shed light on the function of the synapse -- the gap between nerve cells where information is passed from one cell to the next -- and solved a 30-year puzzle on how exactly nerve cells transmit signals.The finding may one day help determine what goes wrong in ailments like Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy, said Dr. Timothy Ryan, Associate Professor of Biochemistry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City.
A profile of John Tonello, a Cornell employee and a candidate for the New York State Senate seat representing the 53rd senatorial district. (Sept. 25, 2008)
At the request of the Upstate Citizens Safety Task Force, the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs will conduct a study on the impact of heavy trucks transporting garbage along New York State Route 89. (Jan. 10, 2008)
Dr. Arthur Garson laid out the topography of the health care debate, defining terms and dispelling a few myths along the way, in his keynote address kicking off the Sick in America series, April 20. (April 21, 2009)
Outgoing Interim President Hunter Rawlings has been honored with the renaming of the 10-year-old Cornell Presidential Research Scholars (CPRS) program for undergraduates as the Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research…
Events on campus this week include visiting artists, a field day at Dilmun Hill Farm, Constitution Day panels, and a celebration at the Johnson Museum.