Cells implicated in dementia related to high blood pressure

High blood pressure transforms cells of the immune system that reside around cerebral blood vessels and normally protect the brain into agents of cognitive decline, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine scientists.

On the avenue, Fifth Avenue, Big Red Band stops traffic

In New York City Nov. 12, a wave of chants, horns, sirens and signs, along with the Big Red Band, marked the 22nd Sy Katz '31 Parade down Fifth Avenue.

Entrepreneurs gather for Cornell-hosted summit in NYC

More than 500 people attended Entrepreneurship at Cornell's Summit 2016 Nov. 4 in New York City where they heard about ways to improve company culture and strategies for recovering from a setback.

'Goldwater' explores former Roosevelt Island landmark

The "Goldwater: Autopsy of a Hospital" exhibition in Milstein Hall, features photography of the Roosevelt Island landmark that stood on the site of the Cornell Tech campus.

Weill Cornell partners in innovative drug discovery company

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The Rockefeller University and Weill Cornell Medicine announced Oct. 31 that they have established a new drug discovery company called Bridge Medicines.

Cornell dedicates memorial to alumni lost on 9/11

A memorial in Anabel Taylor Hall, honoring the 21 Cornellians who were victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, was dedicated in a ceremony Oct. 28.

Rawlings calls for 'One Cornell' in university address

Cornell's future lies in its ability to take advantage of being the only institution in New York that bridges the divide between upstate and downstate, said President Rawlings in his State of the University Address Oct. 28.

Admissions underway for first class on new Cornell Tech campus

In August 2017, Cornell Tech's inaugural Roosevelt Island class will move into a campus built for innovation and creative collisions. Cornell Tech is accepting applications in seven master’s programs.

Robert F. Smith School dedicated in inspiring ceremony

In recognition of a $50 million gift aimed at enriching the diversity of undergraduate engineering, the Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering was formally dedicated Oct. 21.