Weill Cornell Medical College Creates Office of Faculty Development
January 26, 2012 Weill Cornell Medical College has announced the establishment of the Office of Faculty Development dedicated to assisting its physicians, researchers and educators in achieving academic success at each stage of their careers, with targeted activities that focus on the needs of junior, mid-career and senior faculty.
 
Taking Moments to Enjoy Life Helps Patients Make Better Health Decisions
January 23, 2012 The experience of daily positive affect — a mild, happy feeling — and self-affirmation helps some patients with chronic diseases, including coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and asthma, make better decisions about their health. These findings are detailed in three studies of 756 patients published online in the Jan. 23 edition of the Archives of Internal Medicine — the first large, randomized controlled trials to show that people can use positive affect and self-affirmation to help them make and sustain behavior change.
NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center Alumni Council Honors Staff
December 23, 2011 The NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center Alumni Council honored 30 physicians and health care professionals last month for exemplary service to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.
 
Cornell Wins NYC Science-Campus Competition
December 21, 2011 In a "defining moment" for New York City, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced Monday that Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology won a competitive bid to establish an applied sciences campus on Roosevelt Island.
 
Weill Cornell Physicians Ring NYSE Closing Bell
December 20, 2011 Physicians and researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College and nearby institutions marked the end of the trading day at the New York Stock Exchange Dec. 19 in a show of solidarity in the fight against stomach and esophageal cancer, deadly diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract in dire need of medical progress.
 
Medical School Class of 2015 Embodies Diversity
December 5, 2011 The Medical College strives year after year to recruit students from assorted backgrounds that represent a snapshot of America.
 
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney Goes to Bat for Scientific Research on Capitol Hill
November 23, 2011 As Congress debates strategies for deficit reduction, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-New York, is cautioning Congressional members to consider the role federal funding has in achieving scientific breakthroughs before enacting spending cuts.
 
Weill Cornell Researchers Working to Improve Pain Treatment for Minority Seniors
November 17, 2011 Researchers at Weill Cornell are convening local New York City stakeholders — community-based organizations, potential funders, government agencies, and academic researchers — in an effort to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the treatment of pain.
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