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Real estate leaders gather for Cornell conference in NYC

Cornell students traveled to New York in early October to attend More than 300 students, faculty, and professionals attended the 31st annual Cornell Real Estate Conference in New York City, Oct. 10-11.

Johnson center to lead marine ecosystem group

The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management’s Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise will lead a $2.3 million effort to improve economic links to marine ecosystems.

Early teacher retirement effect? Better student scores

A study of an early retirement incentive given to teachers in Illinois in the 1990s shows that although early retirement incentives lead to the replacement of experienced educators with novice teachers, they do not result in reduced student test scores.

Johnson faculty discuss new initiatives, MBA program

During a TCAM event Oct. 25, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management faculty discussed new programs and degrees to be offered.

Korean gender equality pioneer lectures, signs MOU

Sun-Uk Kim, president of Ewha Womans University in South Korea, delivered the Law School's Clarke Lecture Oct. 21 and also signed a memorandum of understanding with Cornell.

Study: Medical education is still worth the cost

A new paper that analyzes the debt-to-income ratio of new physicians and questions whether a medical education will remain desirable.

All in the family: Dinner tables linked to less obesity

Beyond plate size and calorie and carbohydrate counts, the war against obesity may have a better front – the dinner table.

Panelists address rising cost of education

Early in an hourlong discussion, “Higher Education, Rising Costs: What Does the Future Hold?,” participants stopped trying to predict the future.

Deans: Cornell Tech is redefining tech education

The goal of the Cornell NYC Tech campus is a simple one: be the preeminent graduate school focused on the digital disciplines in the information age.