Trustees approve new Weill Cornell research building

The Cornell Board of Trustees voted Jan. 22 to authorize construction of Weill Cornell Medical College's new Medical Research Building.

CU mourns Haiti earthquake victims at Sage Chapel vigil

Cornellians at a candlelight vigil Jan. 29 in Sage Chapel paid tribute to the victims of the earthquake that struck Haiti earlier this month.

New vaccine method is cheaper and more effective

An interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers has devised a new way to make vaccines that promises to prevent diseases much more cheaply. (Jan. 25, 2010)

Javaid Sheikh appointed dean of WCMC-Q

Physician, researcher and Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar interim dean Javaid I. Sheikh has been appointed dean of the college, effective Jan. 1.

Researchers discover new way to generate abundant blood vessel cells from stem cells

Weill Cornell researchers have discovered a way to produce 40 times more blood vessel cells from stem cells than previous methods. Such cells will hopefully be used soon to heal damaged tissues.

Watt Webb receives National Academy of Sciences Hollaender Award for biophysics

The award cites Webb for 'pioneering the applications of rigorous physical principles to the development of optical tools that have broadly impacted our ability to examine biological systems.'

Study: Mice behavior studies can apply to human behavior

A new study published in Science shows that animal behavior studies can predict human behavior and that those with a certain altered gene have a harder time recovering from very stressful events.

University reaches out to Cornell students, staff in Haiti

Five Cornell students and staff members who were in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, working at the Weill Cornell-affiliated GHESKIO clinic during the Jan. 12 earthquake, were safe as of Jan. 14.

Weill Cornell dean hopes for evacuation of students in Haiti

Two Cornell students and several Weill Cornell faculty members and staff who are stationed at and working with the WCMC-affiliated GHESKIO clinic in the earthquake-ravaged city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.