Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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Kessler Fellows embark on summer internships

The 2023 Kessler Fellows have accepted internships and will spend the summer gaining firsthand entrepreneurial experience. This year’s fellows are working at startups located from Ithaca to Beijing.

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Cornell Tech launches new product, technology leadership program

Cornell Tech in New York City will host the Product and Tech Executive Leadership Program in September.

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Turning toilets into health monitors, startup joins life science business incubator

A small toilet-installed device, under development by CareTech Human, would enable urological patients to provide doctors with quantitative health data without the hassle or inaccuracies of self-reporting.

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From Food Network to his kitchen, student crafts better butter

Jonah Gershon ’24, a winner of $20,000 in the inaugural Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition, and a past contestant on the Food Network, is spending the summer working on his idea for Spekld, a form of brown butter that could be purchased in a stick, similar to traditional butter.

Spring freeze: Cornell helps vintners recover growing season

Following a mid-May freeze, two Cornell viticulture experts are advising grape growers in New York on how to rescue their season, as vineyards now face a reduced crop and economic loss.

Cornell debuts biotech, pharma management program

A new biotech and pharmaceutical management program offered through the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy will allow students to explore industry trends and cutting edge research with a cohort of peers, executives and renowned faculty from the university.  

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New initiatives support Northeast dairy innovation

Applications are open for a new online entrepreneurship class for innovators with ideas for value-added dairy products, and finalists have been announced for a first-ever dairy products competition.

Nolan School graduate champions global social change

Brian Kaufman leverages his learning from the Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration in managing Blackstone's hospitality assets. His leadership of social change initiatives is adding new dimensions to his career.

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Students donate handmade canoe to Haudenosaunee youth

On May 7, Cornell students presented a handmade canoe to Hickory Edwards, Onondaga Nation Turtle Clan member and founder of the Haudenosaunee Canoe Journey, a program that guides Indigenous youth through ancestral waterways in upstate New York.