Lubna Olayan named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2010

Lubna Suliman Olayan '77, CEO of the Olayan Financing Company, has been named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year for her entrepreneurial achievement, community service and high ethical standards. (March 9, 2010)

Unions can help rebuild U.S. economy, says labor leader

Lack of planning by the United States is putting China in charge of global wages and other world issues, the president of North America's biggest union said at an ILR School presentation March 4. (March 4, 2010)

Students gain insights from noted economist

Economist Robert Moffitt, a leading expert on the economics of welfare reform, recently spent a week at Cornell to lecture in classes and work with students. (March 2, 2010)

Study: People work harder against underdogs to save face

People will work harder against members of a lower status group because the prospect of losing to those we want to keep below us poses threats we don't want to face, says a Cornell study. (Feb. 24, 2010)

Chief investment officer announces he will leave Cornell

After three-and-a-half years at Cornell, James Walsh announced he will leave his position as chief investment officer. So far in fiscal year 2010, Cornell's endowment performance is up 10 percent. (Feb. 17, 2010)

Miniature ultrasound device could revolutionize pain relief

The latest ultrasound device created by Cornell graduate student George K. Lewis could one day introduce a whole new level of home therapy for pain management. (Feb. 16, 2010)

Cornell Law School applications surge 52.5 percent

Cornell Law School received more than 6,000 applications this year - a jump of 52.5 percent from last year and an all-time record for the school. (Feb. 4, 2010)

Alice Cook House professor's tea serves cookies, John Maynard Keynes

Jonathan Kirshner, professor of government, talked about rebuilding the economy at a House Professor's Tea, Jan. 29, on West Campus. The teas give students venues to speak casually with professors. (Feb. 1, 2010)

Clint Sidle discusses his new book on our need to do good

Clint Sidle of the Johnson School has published a new book 'This Hungry Spirit: Your Need for Basic Goodness,' which discusses the meaning we can derive from serving other people or greater causes.