Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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Samsara, Meraki co-founder honored at entrepreneurship celebration

More than 300 alumni, students, faculty, staff and community members joined Celebration Ezra 2025 on April 10-11, to network, get inspired and honor the Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year John Bicket ’02.

Hatfield lecturer offers insights on obtaining success

Christy Pambianchi ’90, executive vice president and chief people officer at Intel, delivered the lecture April 10 in Ives Hall.

Students pitch innovative startups in San Francisco

Teams from eLab, the Runway Startup Postdocs Program and BioVenture eLab pitched their business ideas at the annual Cornell Silicon Valley: Student Startup Showcase at San Francisco’s Autodesk Gallery on March 27.  

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Robinson-Appel Award recipients create community-engaged solutions to social challenges

Three Cornell undergraduates are being recognized for their dedication to tackling social challenges through innovative, community-engaged learning projects.

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Snapshot shows Cornell’s impact on local economy

Cornell drives economic growth in Ithaca and region via student and visitor spending, increased entrepreneurship, taxes and fees, and contributions to local municipalities and nonprofits.

Podcast features 2025 Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year John Bicket

Bicket ’02, chief technology officer and co-founder of tech firm Samsara, is the guest on this month's Startup Cornell podcast.

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New York Outcomes Fund spurs, supports growers’ sustainability efforts

Run by the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, the fund delivered payments and provided support to growers who planted cover crops and reduced tillage on nearly 15,000 acres in western and central New York.

Day-long conference celebrates Cornell Atkinson at 15

The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a daylong program on April 10, highlighting the center’s varied research and success in developing partnerships that benefit people and the planet.

Cost of living is top issue for Empire State Poll respondents

Nearly 70% of New York state residents see the cost of living as the most important issue facing their households, according to the Empire State Poll, conducted in August 2024 by the ILR School’s Center for Applied Research on Work.