The Samuel J. Wood Library and Research Building was dedicated on October 17, 1962. The new building included research laboratory space, new lobby for the medical college, and the medical college library. Enjoy some pictures of our library below.

Dr. Tauber's lecture has been cancelled due to transportation complications in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. It will be rescheduled at a later date.

Please join us for our next lecture on Wednesday, January 23, at 4:30 p.m. David B. Levine will present on: The Civil War and its Casualties. More details to follow closer to the date.

The Heberden Society and the Division of Medical Ethics jointly present:

Alfred I. Tauber, M.D.

Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Boston University

The Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni Association will present Special Achievement Awards to four distinguished alumni on October 20. An exhibit of photographs and documents featuring the award recipients is now on display in the Weill Cornell Medical College main lobby at 1300 York Avenue.

Reunion Weekend for Weill Cornell Medical College is taking place October 19 and 20. Alumni from across the country will be visiting the Medical Center for Reunion 2012: Alumni Making a Difference.

Curtis Hart, M.Div., Lecturer in Public Health, Psychiatry, and Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Religion and Health, will present the first Heberden Society Lecture of the 2012-13 academic year on Thursday, September 27, 2012, at The New York Academy of Medicine.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: A Famous Patient

Thursday, September 27. 6:00 p.m. (Light refreshments served at 5:30)

Are you interested in the history of medicine? Then you'll want to attend the Heberden Society lectures!

Above is a picture of the Sokol Hall Memorial Day Parade in the 1930s found in the Flora Jo Bergstrom Collection. The archives staff wishes you a happy Memorial Day weekend.

Iris and Gerald B. Cantor Ambulatory Surgery Center was dedicated on May 11, 1987. The center, which resides on the 9th floor of the Baker Building, was renovated in 2004. Above are Iris and Gerald B. Cantor at the dedication ceremony in 1987. Photo by Trudeau Studio.

Lawrence Finer, Ph.D.

Director of Domestic Research, the Guttmacher Institute

will present the final Heberden Society Lecture of the 2011-2012 academic year on Wednesday, May 9, 2012.

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The Tumultuous History of Women's and Reproductive Health in the U.S.

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Wednesday, May 9. 5:00 p.m. (light refreshments at 4:45)