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Students present their research at 30th CURB forum

Studying everything from potential medicine to the aromatic properties of popular beverages, about 120 undergraduates put project posters on display April 22 at the 30th Annual Spring Research Forum.

Alumna's $10M gift to ILR will transform disability institute

Lisa Yang '74 has made a $10 million gift to the ILR School to support and rename its Employment and Disability Institute; it is the largest gift in the school's history.

Skin-repair startup joins McGovern Center incubator

Repairogen, the newest startup company in the Kevin M. McGovern Family Center for Venture Development incubator, promises to repair sun-damaged skin - and someday possibly prevent skin cancer.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred '80 talks business of baseball

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred ’80 spoke about the business of baseball with students on campus April 21.

Students honored for business plans and ideas

Three student teams took home prizes April 16-17 in contests held during Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s Celebration conference, while another 10 teams presented their final pitches at eLab’s Demo Day.

Johnson dean's report calls for end to 'digital poverty'

Soumitra Dutta, dean of Johnson and co-author of Global Information Technology Report, calls for greater urgency in bringing the benefits of information technology to more global economies and citizens.

Jay Walker shares 10 'superforces' of the business future

Jay Walker ’77, founder of priceline.com, identified trends that will affect businesses in the future April 16 on campus, including artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data.

James J. Eyster, hotel management expert, dies at 74

James J. Eyster Jr., Ph.D. ’77, a School of Hotel Administration professor emeritus of finance, accounting and real estate, died April 7 in Ithaca after suffering a stroke.

At ILR Union Days, innovation in the labor movement

Union Days 2015 - themed "Labor on the Line: Breaking Boundaries, Building Movements" and held April 7-8 - featured a talk by Tefere Gebre, executive vice president of the AFL-CIO.