Pillsbury: Success for entrepreneurs stems from courage, balance

Leland “Lee” Pillsbury ’69, the Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year, shared lessons learned during his illustrious career with the next generation of Cornell entrepreneurs April 15.

Equine Design wins Student Business of the Year by a nose

Caitlin Parrucci '15, M.Eng. '16, is founder of Equine Design, winner of the 2016 Student Business of the Year. Her device tracks a horse's water intake, a key indicator of equine health.

Students pitch business ideas at Celebration events

An easy-to-wear heart monitor and a nonprofit that encourages young girls to start their own business shared top honors April 15 in the Big Idea competition, part of Entrepreneurship at Cornell's yearly Celebration.

Cornell works with Mexican tribe on forest management

A pilot project in Mexico is bringing together Cornell researchers and Maya leaders to manage community forests for biodiversity conservation now and livelihoods, including bee-keeping and ecotourism, into the future.

New institute unites hospitality, health policy, design

The Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures (CIHF), a collaboration between the School of Hotel Administration and the College of Human Ecology, unites hospitality, health and design.

Entrepreneurship to play 'essential' role in College of Business

With entrepreneurship faculty and classes now scattered across campus, the nascent College of Business is poised to act as the focal point for entrepreneurship-related academics at Cornell.

Students tackle global challenges at Clinton conference

Ten students received when they participated in the Clinton Global Initiative University annual meeting, April 1-3, at UC Berkeley to compete for funding to support social justice projects.

New interdisciplinary initiative explores capitalism

A new History of Capitalism initiative from Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences and the ILR School brings together scholars from across the university to examine the nature of capitalism.

Kelly Musick named Cornell Population Center director

Kelly Musick, associate professor of policy analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology, has been appointed to a five-year term as director of the Cornell Population Center.