 In 1927 , William Payne Whitney 's $ 27 million donation led to the building of the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic , which became the name for Weill Cornell 's large psychiatric effort . That same year , the college became affiliated with New York Hospital and the two institutions moved to their current joint campus in 1932 . The hospital 's Training School for Nurses became affiliated with the university in 1942 , operating as the Cornell Nursing School until it closed in 1979 . 
