Dean's Messages

March 2, 2026

Update on Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar campus operations

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

AI to Advance Medicine

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

February 10, 2026

"Ask Bob" - February 2026

Dean Bob Harrington answers community questions about leadership, standing up for values, why scientists don’t “flip-flop,” and his favorite Winter Olympic sport. As always in February, Heart Month is on his mind.

January 23, 2026

"Ask Bob" - January 2026

Dean Bob Harrington reflects on the start of a new year and answers questions on important leadership skills, national physician organizations, hosting town halls and opportunities in academic medicine.

December 12, 2025

"Ask Bob" - December 2025

Dean Bob Harrington appreciates the teamwork of strategic planning, culture change and leadership recruiting. He also answers questions about premed education, shadowing mentors, and his 65th birthday wish.

November 24, 2025

Gratitude and Hope

I want to thank our entire community for pulling together through a difficult time – a challenging year for science and academic medicine.

November 14, 2025

"Ask Bob" - November 2025

Dean Bob Harrington imparts his style of leadership, prioritization of clinical research, and vision for children’s health to the community. On his mind are WCM’s remarkable students plus how civic engagement can influence the future of medicine.

October 10, 2025

Ask Bob - October 2025

Dean Bob Harrington discusses real estate news, offers career advice, explains the value of reproducible research and shares his concerns about the federal government shutdown.

September 2, 2025

The certainty of academic medicine

Our missions to care, to discover, and to teach have always been about making the uncertain more certain.

June 27, 2025

“Ask Bob” - June 27, 2025

“This has been, in some ways an exhilarating year and in some ways a really difficult year as we've asked people to change the way of doing a lot of things. And people have really stepped up to the moment, and that's been fantastic.”

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