Grad School Alumni News

Five Questions for WCGS Alumni Advisory Council member Dr. R.V. Paul Chan, M.S. ’08, MBA, FACS

November 1, 2023

1. What is your current position?

I am chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and the John H. Panton MD Professor of Ophthalmology, at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and UI Health. I am also director of the Pediatric Retina...

Weill Cornell Medicine Announces New Residence for Graduate and Medical Students, Expanding Scope of Upper East Side Campus

October 17, 2023

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Video of New Student Residence at Weill Cornell Medicine

NEW YORK (Oct. 17, 2023)—Weill Cornell Medicine is constructing a modern new student residence that, when it opens in 2025, will expand the scope of the institution’s Upper East Side campus and nearly double the existing student residential living space.

The new $260 million, 16-story, 173,000-square-foot...

Celebrating Weill Cornell’s Newest Graduates at Commencement

May 19, 2023

Weill Cornell Medicine’s Class of 2023 gathered in Carnegie Hall for their commencement ceremony May 18.

Video of Congratulations to the Class of 2023 | Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Christopher Bourne’s journey to Weill Cornell Medicine’s 2023 Commencement was defined by two of his passions: science and social activism – both informed profoundly by the events of 2020.

Dr. Bourne graduated May 18 with a doctorate in immunology from...