Teaching Heart Health from the Pulpit
May 14, 2012 The Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is hosting a graduation ceremony for its first class of Faith-Based Ambassadors of Health. After participating in a 12-week training course this group of pastors and ministers from churches and ministries in Brooklyn, Queens, Harlem and Staten Island are now prepared to educate their congregations about reducing the risk factors for heart disease.
 
New Study Discovers Powerful Function of Single Protein That Controls Neurotransmission
May 14, 2012 Scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that the single protein -- alpha 2 delta -- exerts a spigot-like function, controlling the volume of neurotransmitters and other chemicals that flow between the synapses of brain neurons. The study, published online in Nature, shows how brain cells talk to each other through these signals, relaying thoughts, feelings and action, and this powerful molecule plays a crucial role in regulating effective communication.
Awards and Honors Across Weill Cornell Medical College
May 11, 2012 Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the week of May 4-11.
 
Cross-Institutional, Interdisciplinary Research Team Wins Prestigious Award for Collaboration
May 10, 2012 A coalition of interdisciplinary researchers from four institutions — including Weill Cornell Medical College and Hospital for Special Surgery — has won a prestigious award recognizing the team's success in translation of research discoveries pertaining to perioperative outcomes in orthopedic surgery into clinical practice.
 
On National Stage, Weill Cornell Researchers Spark Dialogue on Future of Health and Medicine
May 10, 2012 Standing before leaders entrenched in health, science and medicine at the annual TEDMED conference hosted at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. last month and simulcast via live streaming to medical schools — including Weill Cornell — and universities across the nation, Dr. Gregory Petsko, a professor of neuroscience at Weill Cornell, warned of the coming onslaught of Alzheimer's disease if nothing is done to stem the tide.
 
Physician Incentives Not Correlated with High Quality Care in New Analysis
May 9, 2012 A new article from Weill Cornell Medical College researcher Dr. Tara Bishop published in the American Journal of Managed Care, suggests that financial incentives and public reporting on quality measures alone may have little impact on physicians to improve quality of care.
 
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar Honors the Graduating Class of 2012
May 7, 2012 The hard work and success of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar's Class of 2012 was celebrated May 6 as the Medical College's latest graduates earned the right to call themselves doctors for the first time.
 
Mentoring the Next Generation of Outstanding Academic Physicians
May 4, 2012 On April 10, Cornell University President Dr. David J. Skorton spoke to and exchanged ideas with a group of Weill Cornell Medical College assistant professors who take part in the Department of Medicine's Faculty Development Mentoring Program. Their success as faculty, he said, is fundamental to achieving the Medical College's mission of developing and retaining outstanding clinicians, educators and scientists.
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