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Gregory Poe, expert in environmental economics, dies at 56

Gregory Poe, professor of applied economics and management, died unexpectedly March 11 at his home in Ithaca. His work focused on applied welfare economics, nonmarket valuation, experimental economics and water pollution policy.

Cornell ranked among best in U.S. News grad school rankings

The 2018 U.S. News & World Report ranking of graduate schools is out, and Cornell has again landed in the top 10 for English and engineering programs.

Lectures to examine economics in the era of Donald Trump

The Cornell Program on Ethics and Public Life brings two leading economists to campus March 20 and April 17 to examine how what Donald Trump's vision for the U.S. means.

CALS, SUNY Broome agree to food science transfer program

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences announced March 8 an agreement with SUNY Broome Community College that lets students complete a degree in Cornell’s Department of Food Science.

Basu: Economics of climate change will affect world poverty

Economist Kaushik Basu spoke on “Inequality, Poverty and Climate" at the Perspectives on the Climate Change Challenge seminar March 6.

Legalize recreational pot? More say 'yes' for economic benefits

Arguments that support legalizing recreational marijuana are more convincing than arguments against it, according to Jeff Niederdeppe, associate professor of communication. Top pro-pot arguments emphasize the economic benefits.

Health care leader advises students to be 'disruptors'

Nancy M. Schlichting, MBA ’79, retired CEO of the Henry Ford Health System, delivered a keynote address on "Unconventional Leadership" at the inaugural Sloan Women in Healthcare Leadership Symposium.

Ride-sharing study findings are scalable to different cities

Using data from millions of taxi trips, a group that included math professor Steven Strogatz applies a natural rescaling law to predict the ride-sharing potential for four major cities.

FuzeHub awards innovation grants to Cornell-led projects

Three projects with ties to Cornell are among the seven grantees to receive a total of more than $469,000 in funding from FuzeHub, a nonprofit that assists small manufacturers.