Dean's Bulletin 2004 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/2004/index.shtml Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. Wed, 28 Mar 2006 15:29:00 GMT A whirlwind of activities and warm camaraderie marked the 2004 CUWMC Alumni Association's Reunion Weekend, Oct. 1 and 2. More than 500 participants, including 303 alumni and their guests, attended the two-day celebration, entitled "Nostalgia: Looking Back, Thinking Forward." Tue, 27 Mar 2006 17:14:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_01-11_18.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_01-11_18.shtml Dean Antonio Gotto will present his Quarterly Employee Briefing Session on Nov. 30 at 3 p.m. in Uris Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will follow the briefing; all employees of Weill Cornell Medical College are welcome. Tue, 27 Mar 2006 17:13:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_02-11_18.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_02-11_18.shtml Dean Antonio Gotto opened the 14th Medical Complex Art Show on Nov. 18 in the Weill Cornell Medical Library. Stop by to enjoy a wonderful display of artwork contributed by more than 50 faculty, staff, and students of Weill Cornell Medical Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Rockefeller University, and Hospital for Special Surgery. Tue, 27 Mar 2006 17:13:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_03-11_18.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_03-11_18.shtml When asked his secret for living long and living well, legendary jazz great Al Gallodoro offers a simple recipe: "steak, a little wine, a positive outlook … and spaghetti at 3 in the morning when I'm up composing!" At 91 and still performing and teaching, Gallodoro, a master saxophone and clarinet musician and composer, entertained an appreciative audience that filled Uris Auditorium on Sept. 8. Tue, 27 Mar 2006 17:13:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_04-11_18.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_04-11_18.shtml The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Dr. Aaron Marcus, professor of medicine and professor of medicine in pathology and laboratory medicine, the important Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award. Providing extended grant support to investigators whose scientific contributions are distinctly superior and who are likely to perform in an outstanding manner, the MERIT Award may be extended for up to 10 years. Tue, 27 Mar 2006 17:13:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_05-11_18.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_05-11_18.shtml More than 100 people attended a free blood pressure screening on Oct. 4 in the Greenberg Lobby of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center as part of National Physician Assistant Awareness Week. Sponsored by the Class of 2005 and 2006 Weill Cornell Physician Assistant (PA) Program, 24 students participated in the event, administering screenings to more than 70 staff, patients, and community members. In addition, they provided information on hypertension, preventive medicine, stroke, and the physician-assistant profession to many more visitors who passed through the lobby. Tue, 27 Mar 2006 17:13:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_06-11_18.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_06-11_18.shtml Now in its sixth year of operation, the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences (WGSMS) Outreach Office, directed by Dr. Brian Turner, '02, has committed significant resources to an ambitious plan aimed at improving the science education of secondary-school students in New York City. In recent years, the office has worked directly with students to help them gain a stronger understanding of science and gain a foothold in science and medicine as a career. Tue, 27 Mar 2006 17:13:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_07-11_18.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_07-11_18.shtml   Tue, 27 Mar 2006 17:12:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_08-11_18.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_08-11_18.shtml In response to an overwhelming request for transportation services between the Cornell University campus in Ithaca and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, a regularly scheduled express bus service began operation on Sept. 7. Tue, 27 Mar 2006 17:12:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_09-11_18.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_09-11_18.shtml The Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell announced two new appointments this fall. Dr. Barry Kosofsky, an expert in genetic and intrauterine factors that affect brain development, was named professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College and chief of the Division of Pediatric Neurology for Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. Dr. Mark Dovey, a specialist in the treatment of pediatric cystic fibrosis, was appointed assistant professor of pediatrics at the Medical College and chief of the Division of Allergy/Immunology/Pulmonary at the Hospital. Tue, 27 Mar 2006 17:12:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_10-11_18.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_10-11_18.shtml Awards & Honors Tue, 27 Mar 2006 17:12:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_11-11_18.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/11_18_04/article_11-11_18.shtml   Tue, 27 Mar 2006 17:12:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/bm~doc/article_12-11_18.pdf http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/bm~doc/article_12-11_18.pdf   Tue, 27 Mar 2006 17:10:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/bm~doc/article_13-11_18.pdf http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/bm~doc/article_13-11_18.pdf On August 28, family, friends, and Weill Cornell Medical College faculty and staff helped welcome the Class of 2008 at the traditional White Coat Ceremony and Opening Exercises. The annual event, part of a weeklong schedule of activities for the new medical students, included inspiring speeches by distinguished faculty members, as well as a reading of the Hippocratic Oath by Dean Antonio Gotto Jr. Wed, 28 Mar 2006 15:29:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/10_19_04/article_01-10_19.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/10_19_04/article_01-10_19.shtml Jeanne Kisacky, architectural historian at Syracuse University, will present the Heberden Society Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 28, at 5 p.m. in Uris Faculty Room (A-126). The title of her lecture will be "From Chasing Air to Corralling Germs: Architectural Strategies of Disease Prevention in The New York Hospital to the 1930s." Wed, 28 Mar 2006 15:29:00 GMT http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/10_19_04/article_02-10_19.shtml http://www.med.cornell.edu/deans/2004/10_19_04/article_02-10_19.shtml