Zachary Schulz is now a part of a potentially life-saving team of researchers, working on methods to improve drug delivery to brain tumors.

Sarah Shearer '12 traveled to Nepal for her semester abroad where she conducted research on maternal health. 

Prof. Laura Harrington, entomology, studies yellow fever and mosquito reproduction.

Everyone — from Alicia Keys, 50 Cent and Rhianna to students at the University — are urging the people around them to register as bone marrow donors.

Two University researchers are teaming up to revolutionize the use of  Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in stroke research. Prof. Henning Voss, physics in radiology, of Weill Cornell Medical College and Prof. Chris Schaffer, biomedical engineering (BME), are developing the first functional, noninvasive MRI technique for studying small-scale strokes in mice, which could eventually be used for clinical research in humans.

Scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College have developed a new treatment for the Nipah and Hendra viruses — a virus commonly found in South Asia — which cause mortality in 70 to 80 percent of cases, says researchers. The viruses are potential agents of bioterror attacks, but research on them may provide the clue to improving vaccinations for measles, mumps and ebola.

Two med students at Weill Cornell discuss the prevalence of CVD, and its effect in low-income communities.

Malaria – a disease carried via mosquitoes – causes 1.5 to 2.7 million deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Cover Africa, a campus student organization that works to raise malaria awareness, hosted its bi-annual concert on Oct. 28 at the Nines.

On Saturday, fifteen members of CCIG dedicated their day to obtain their cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid Certification. Earlier in the semester, the organization had created a budget to certify its most active members. The happenings of Monday, Oct. 19, when a student went into cardiac arrest in Kroch Library, showed need for the presence of CPR- certified students on campus. 

Gabriel Rosenfeld encourages you to take a few minutes everyday to improve your health.