Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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Advocate for people with disabilities wins Truman scholarship

Teresa Danso-Danquah ’15, an ILR School student who has worked on advocating for people with disabilities at Cornell nationally and internationally, has been named a 2014 Truman Scholar.

Childhood obesity survey finds creative solutions

Creative solutions where voiced when Cornell researchers asked public officials: What to do about childhood obesity?

Errant methane plumes detected over Marcellus wells

Using an airplane to detect greenhouse emissions emanating from freshly drilled shale gas wells in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus basin, Cornell and Purdue scientists have found that leaked methane is more of a problem than previously thought.

Corporate greening starts with trained students

Cornell students are learning how to arrive at the 'triple bottom line' – fusing profits, people and the planet – to run a smart but green business.

Chocolate milk ban riles schoolchildren

The Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs surveyed students in 11 Oregon schools following the banning of chocolate milk.

Galvin critiques climate of upstate entrepreneurship

Alumnus Greg Galvin assessed opportunities and challenges facing upstate New York entrepreneurs April 10 on campus.

Students reap rewards in annual business contests

Winners of the Big Idea Competition, the Student Business of the Year award and the Cornell Venture Challenge were announced during the Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration, April 10-11.

Angela Davis to deliver Olin lecture April 25

Scholar, author and political activist Angela Davis will deliver a Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin lecture series Friday, April 25.

Experts peer into the high-tech, digital future

Alumni experts and Cornell faculty addressed hundreds of Bay Area alumni at the 14th Cornell Silicon Valley conference April 1.