Dean's Bulletin 2003 en web@med.cornell.edu <a href="http://www.globalmoxie.com/">Big Medium Web Content Manager v1.3.4a</a> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/index.shtml Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. Sat, 21 Apr 2006 16:35:00 GMT The Department of Surgery hosted a cocktail reception for the new "Weill Cornell Weight Loss Surgery Program" on November 25, in the Griffis Faculty Club. Dr. William Stubenbord, acting chairman of the Department of Surgery and professor of surgery, gave the opening remarks. Dr. Michel Gagner, professor of surgery (pending), and Dr. Alfons Pomp, associate professor of surgery (pending), gave an overview of the program. Tue, 17 Apr 2006 17:25:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/12_15_03/article_01-12_15.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/12_15_03/article_01-12_15.shtml On Nov. 15, the Outreach Office of Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences held its annual "November Workshop for Biology Teachers"—a one-day professional development event for New York City high school teachers sponsored by the Pfizer Foundation—at Weill Cornell. More than 85 teachers from all boroughs of New York packed Weill Auditorium, where they attended lectures and labs on cutting-edge biomedical science and learned methods of presenting to students in New York City public schools. Lectures were given by faculty from Columbia University and the Sloan-Kettering Institute, while hands-on labs were presented by alumni teachers from previous workshops and volunteer graduate students of the Graduate School. Tue, 17 Apr 2006 17:25:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/12_15_03/article_02-12_15.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/12_15_03/article_02-12_15.shtml   Tue, 17 Apr 2006 17:25:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/bm~doc/article_03-12_15.pdf http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/bm~doc/article_03-12_15.pdf At an awards presentation held in the Griffis Faculty Club on Nov. 3, Weill Cornell honored 142 staff and faculty who have served the Medical College for 45, 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, and 15 years. Tue, 17 Apr 2006 21:36:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_25_03/article_01-11_25.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_25_03/article_01-11_25.shtml At an awards presentation held in the Griffis Faculty Club on Nov. 5, Weill Cornell honored 260 staff and faculty who have served the Medical College for a period of 10 and 5 years. Tue, 17 Apr 2006 21:36:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_25_03/article_02-11_25.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_25_03/article_02-11_25.shtml The 13th Medical Complex Art Show, sponsored by the Weill Cornell Medical Library, attracted a wide range of creators—from the artistically inclined to the budding neophyte. But regardless of how one's work was judged on the artistic totem pole, everyone was a winner according to Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of the Medical College. Tue, 17 Apr 2006 21:36:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_25_03/article_03-11_25.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_25_03/article_03-11_25.shtml On October 27th, more than 850 guests braved heavy rain and gathered at the majestic Cathedral of St. John the Divine for Cabaret 2003, NewYork Weill Cornell's annual benefit. The event, co-chaired by Weill Medical College Overseer Sanford Ehrenkranz and his wife, Lisa, and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Trustee Charles Koppelman, and his wife Bunny, raised more than $2,285,000, to be shared evenly between the Hospital and the Medical College. The successful Cabaret Journal was co-chaired once again by Dr. Patricia Allen, her husband Douglas McIntyre, and Catherine Wood. Tue, 17 Apr 2006 21:36:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_25_03/article_04-11_25.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_25_03/article_04-11_25.shtml On October 22, the twenty-first annual Women's Health Symposium, sponsored by NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center, was held at the Citigroup Building. The sold-out event, entitled "Stress: Rx for Relief," was hosted by the Women's Health Symposium Executive Steering Committee, co-chaired by Myra Mahon and Joan Weill, both of whom have demonstrated long-term commitment to NewYork Weill Cornell and women's health issues. Tue, 17 Apr 2006 21:36:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_25_03/article_05-11_25.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_25_03/article_05-11_25.shtml   Tue, 17 Apr 2006 21:36:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_25_03/article_06-11_25.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_25_03/article_06-11_25.shtml   Tue, 17 Apr 2006 21:36:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/bm~doc/article_07-11_25.pdf http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/bm~doc/article_07-11_25.pdf Jeffrey Lehman was inaugurated as Cornell University's 11th president during an unprecedented, transnational "Triple Inauguration" held at the Medical College, Cornell University (Ithaca campus), and Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q), earlier last month. During the spectacular event, which spanned a week in October, President Lehman articulated his global vision for higher education, relating to the theme, "Cornell Celebrates a New Beginning." Wed, 18 Apr 2006 20:42:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_17_03/article_01-11_17.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_17_03/article_01-11_17.shtml The new building of Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q), a remarkable structure that houses state-of-the-art facilities and resources, was celebrated during a unique ribbon-cutting ceremony held in Qatar's Education City on October 12, and also marked the first of three inauguration ceremonies for Cornell University's 11th president, Jeffrey Lehman. Wed, 18 Apr 2006 20:42:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_17_03/article_02-11_17.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_17_03/article_02-11_17.shtml The Department of Medicine will host Medicine Grand Rounds with Dr. Victor Dzau as the 2003 Dr. Aaron Feder Visiting Professor, on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 11 a.m. in Uris Auditorium. Dr. Dzau will present a talk on "Heart Failure 2003 and Beyond: From Neurohormones to Stem Cells." Wed, 18 Apr 2006 20:42:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_17_03/article_03-11_17.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_17_03/article_03-11_17.shtml   Wed, 18 Apr 2006 20:42:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/bm~doc/article_04-11_17.pdf http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/bm~doc/article_04-11_17.pdf Weill Cornell's Office of Alumni Relations hosted the Symposium on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases on Monday, Oct. 20, in commemoration of the late Dr. Benjamin H. Kean (1912-1993), a beloved faculty member of the Medical College. The event gave the Weill Cornell community an opportunity to reflect upon the outstanding career of Dr. Kean and to remember him as a mentor, teacher, researcher and friend. Sat, 21 Apr 2006 16:35:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_06_03/article_01-11_06.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2003/11_06_03/article_01-11_06.shtml