While people say they welcome creative ideas, they are in fact frightened by them and favor the tried and true, according to a new ILR School study. (Aug. 25, 2011)
As part of the Finger Lakes Social Entrepreneurship Institute, the Center for Transformative Action hosted a discussion on the promise of social entrepreneurship Sept. 13. (Sept. 17, 2012)
The next president of the United States needs to truly understand and engage the 'new world order,' says Retired General Anthony Zinni. (April 16, 2008)
A recent School of Hotel Administration graduate is shedding light on a dark side of the hospitality industry: child sex trafficking. Giovanna Cavagnaro ’17 wrote her honors thesis on the largely underreported problem.
Industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata will discuss corporate social responsibility and his company's revolutionary new car, the Tata Nano, at events during 2009 Reunion Weekend, June 4-7. (May 27, 2009)
One year after the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Katrina, three lifelong residents of New Orleans will speak on a panel commem orating the anniversary of the storm that changed the Crescent City, and much of the Gulf…
Barbara Knuth, senior vice provost and dean of the Graduate School, assumed her post as 2015 board chair of the Council of Graduate Schools Dec. 6. She had been serving as chair-elect for the past year.
A new bi-weekly lecture series, specially tailored for undergraduate students, will focus on sustainability, energy and environmental systems. It's slated for Mondays, 7:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 7. (Sept. 3, 2009)
A $1.4 million Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant will fund a Cornell pilot program of seminars in architecture, urbanism and the humanities. Six semesters of seminars will begin in spring 2014.
Aside from its natural beauty, upstate New York is known for an economy that is sluggish, at best. On May 2, 2005, Cornell President Jeffrey S. Lehman will join a host of state leaders, including U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, for a one-day symposium that is dedicated to boosting the upstate economy.