eCornell gets Best in Biz Award for customer satisfaction

eCornell has been named 'Most Customer-Friendly Company' at the 2011 Best in Biz Awards, receiving the Gold for customer satisfaction and customer support success rates. (Nov. 21, 2011)

Program to train grad students in environmental finance

A new program will train graduate students for emerging opportunities at the intersection of sustainability, the environment and finance. (Nov. 14, 2011)

Tax spending -- not income -- to save society $3 trillion a year, says Frank in NYC

Robert Frank, speaking at Museum of American Finance in New York City Nov. 2, says eliminating income taxes but instituting a steeply progressive consumption tax would free up $3 trillion annually. (Nov. 7, 2011)

John Alexander '74 named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year

John Alexander '74, MBA '76, a founder of the CBORD Group Inc., has been named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2012. (Oct. 3, 2011)

Study: Entrepreneurship rankings are seriously flawed

A new Cornell study reports that entrepreneurship program rankings are seriously flawed because they ignore the widespread trend toward universitywide entrepreneurship programs. (Sept. 21, 2011)

Cornell ties for No. 2 as top feeder school for hedge funds

Cornell graduates are among the most likely to end up in an investing job in the hedge fund industry, according to an online hedge fund media publication. (Aug. 1, 2011)

Provost announces universitywide economics department

The new universitywide Cornell Department of Economics combines all economics faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences and ILR School and some faculty with joint appointments in other colleges.

Wise investment now will reduce U.S. debt, say professors

That best way to reduce government debt is to invest now on improvements in infrastructure, education and other major national priorities, say Cornell professors Robert Hockett and Robert Frank. (July 14, 2011)

People buy more junk food when using plastic, study finds

People who use credit cards to purchase food tend to buy more junk food than those who pay cash, finds a new Cornell study. The findings may help people cut down on impulsive shopping. (July 12, 2011)