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Five Cornell teams make state business plan competition

Five teams of Cornell undergraduates will participate in the finals of the New York Business Plan Competition, this year a virtual event beginning May 1.

COVID-19 impact: Gustavo Flores-Macías on economic, political consequences

Political scientist Gustavo A. Flores-Macías compares the economic consequences of COVID-19 to the 2008-09 recession. The pandemic, he says, will result in a poorer and more unequal U.S. society.

OWiC Technologies wins BenDaniel Venture Challenge

OWiC Technologies, a company developing microscopic optical scanning technology, was named winner of the annual BenDaniel Venture Challenge, held virtually on April 17.

eLab teams prepare for virtual Demo Day April 28

Five eLab teams will share their progress this year during the annual eLab Demo Day celebration, which normally takes place on campus but this year will be a virtual event April 28.

ILR School hub offers NYS-focused COVID-19 information

Aimed at informing workers, unions, employers and policy leaders across New York state, a COVID-19 and Work hub was launched April 16 by the School of Industrial and Labor relations.

COVID-19 impact: Robert H. Frank on economic policy

Economist Robert H. Frank discusses how COVID-19 will impact economic policy, such as public investments in medical research and hospital surge capacity.

Cornell helps forge a new field: finance sustainability

In a special climate change issue of the Review of Financial Studies, nine new research papers – including two from Cornell – have staked new territory for scholarly study: finance sustainability.

Applications open for second Grow-NY competition

Applications are now open for Year 2 of Grow-NY, the food and agriculture business competition administered by Cornell's Center for Regional Economic Advancement and funded by Empire State Development.

MBAs find ways to stay social from a distance

Students in the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management have found fun, interesting and valuable ways to make the most of physical distancing by creating new ways to engage.