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Young Women in Bio visit Weill Cornell

Last Wednesday the Weill Cornell Women in Science (WiS) group hosted 24 high school girls for the event, “Overview of Research Science.” Students interested in a career in science were invited from all over the city to hear about life as a researcher with visitors from Bronx High School of Science, KIPP NYC Charter School, La Scuola D’Italia G. Marconi, and the Fieldston School.

WiS is a student-run group focused on science outreach to girls, mentorship for early scientists, and...

Winners of the 1st inaugural WCGS Three Minute Thesis® Competition

At yesterday's inaugural Three Minute Thesis® Competition, the event featured ten 3-minute presentations by Weill Cornell Graduate School and Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School PhD students. The superb quality of the presentations reflected the high quality of research and outstanding communication skills of current students from both institutions. Congratulations to this year's winners:

Judges' ResultsFirst Prize

Robert Frawley: "A Glimpse at a New Spinal Fusion: Using...

NOW AVAILABLE: 2015-2016 Course Offerings Catalog-2016 Course Offerings Catalog

The 2015-2016 Course Offerings Catalog is now avaialble, including Quarter III and IV courses. Students must register for courses via the LEARN system.

David Lyden, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, featured in Nature Magazine

NEW YORK (October 28, 2015) — It’s been a longstanding mystery — why certain types of cancers spread to particular organs in the body. Now, investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered precisely how this happens, supporting a century-old hypothesis known as the seed and soil theory of metastasis.

The culprit? Protein signatures on the membranes of small, tumor-secreted packages containing the blueprint that drives cancers to distant organs. These signatures could offer...

WCGS/GSK "Three-Minute Thesis" Competition

We are pleased to invite you to the inaugural WCGS/GSK Three-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. The event, which will be a joint competition for Weill Cornell Graduate School and Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School students, will be held at 4pm on Nov 11, 2015 in Uris Auditorium, with a mixer to follow in the Griffis Faculty Club.

3MT®, founded by the University of Queensland, Australia, is an event that "cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication...

Tri-Institutional Minority Society (TIMS) 2015 Fall Reception

TRI-INSTITUTIONAL MINORITY SOCIETY (TIMS)

You are cordially invited to attend the

Tri-Institutional Minority Society (TIMS)

2015 Fall Reception

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

6:00PM - 8:00PM

The Skylight Lounge, 2nd Floor

Belfer Research Building

...

Weill Cornell Celebrates President Garrett's Inauguration

"I see a special synergy between our programs in New York City and on our Ithaca campus," stated Elizabeth Garrett, Cornell University’s 13th president to a fervent crowd of 350. President Garrett illuminated towards a future of greater collaboration at her Sept. 21 introduction to Weill Cornell Medical College. President Garrett, who was inaugurated on Sept. 18, spoke to administrators, faculty and students at a reception at the Belfer Research Building on how she believes deeper...

NYC Teachers Workshop

Weill Cornell Graduate School is planning a Teacher’s Workshop on October 17th for middle and high school teachers who want to bring science to the classroom.

If you are interested in potentially teaching a project or class (we can help with ideas), please let us know! If you would just like to volunteer for that day and help with the classes already being offered that would be great, too!

For more information visit here: https://www.ccmr.cornell.edu/samplerseries

Isotopes for the win!

For the last 12 years or more the Grad School has fielded a summer softball team, "Isotopes", that competed in a Zog Sports league.

This past summer the "Isotopes" managed to win in their league, going 7-1 and clinching the championship game by a score of 13-5 on Randall's Island.

Weill Cornell team takes 1st Place in Consulting Contest

"Solid Solutions," team from Weill Cornell, won first place in the Columbia Graduate Student Consulting Contest last Friday. Members are Suveg Pandey (BCMB), Michael Kaufmann (Pharmacology), Alec Stranahan (BCMB), Emily Mercer (Pharmacology), and Jenny Knauss (BCMB).