Dean's Messages

October 23, 2026

Dean Bob Harrington discusses clinical expansions with embedded research at 1334 York and 575 Lexington Avenues, academic leadership terms and the value of humanities. He also reveals his favorite Reunion moment.

August 31, 2026

Science continues to triumph and show its value every day, reflected in everything we do.

August 7, 2026

Recognizing the summer season, Dean Bob Harrington takes questions on ice cream and fiction escapes. He also comments on specializing in primary care, when patients might consider clinical trials, healthy disagreement on patient care and peptides.

July 27, 2026

We are writing to let you know that we have resolved an investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office into former faculty member Darius Paduch’s gross misconduct at Weill Cornell Medicine. 

June 26, 2026

Dean Bob Harrington celebrates summer then explains how we support physician-scientists’ careers and address new risks to scientific peer review. He also advises on skills training and the benefits of a four-year medical school.

May 29, 2026

Dean Bob Harrington reflects on a historic commencement day, then takes questions on his vision for clinical research design, New York innovation, men’s health, OneCornell health education and more.

April 24, 2026

Dean Bob Harrington answers questions about the importance of nurses, improving the tenure process, challenges in running an academic medical institution and offers advice to graduates.

March 13, 2026

Dean Bob Harrington answers questions about the WCM-Qatar campus, his Match Day, collaborating on nutrition across Cornell, women who have influenced him, and the value of medical archives.

March 2, 2026

We know many of you have been following the news and are worried about our students, faculty, and staff at our Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar campus.

February 17, 2026

I’m pleased to announce the launch of AI to Advance Medicine to encompass our advancements in combining AI and academic medicine.

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