Thirty-three Johnson School students spent an intensive spring break in Colombia, advising business leaders on ways to grow their operations and forge into new markets. (April 23, 2009)
Jose Graziano da Silva, director-general of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization, was the keynote speaker at the Second International Conference on Global Land Grabbing at Cornell Oct. 17-19.
New York MarketMaker links nearly 2,000 small food producers with potential buyers, matching fresh fruits and vegetables to restaurants, individuals and consumers looking for them. (Dec. 13, 2011)
Good business is the result of kindness, courtesy and sweating the details, Tom Peters '64 said in the Olin Lecture given June 11 at Bailey Hall. (June 12, 2010)
A team of Cornell students has designed a line of menswear clothing from fabric donated by Pendleton Woolen Mills. They are hoping Pendleton will integrate the 12 garment styles into its designs.
A panel of Cornell food entrepreneur experts, including a chef, sommelier, restaurateur and executive, pondered the successes and challenges of this growing industry, Dec. 6 in New York. (Dec. 9, 2010)
The difficulty of finding a job in the current economy when a candidate has the additional handicap of a criminal record was the focus at the Richard Netter Conference, Oct. 9 in New York City. (Oct. 23, 2009)
The job market may look increasingly bleak for graduating seniors and young alumni, but '10GoodMinutes,' a free weekly podcast of interviews with experts can help. (Feb. 10, 2009)
'Big Idea' competition winners included a system to alert consumers to potential savings with their credit cards and an invention to deter robbers in poor countries. (April 22, 2010)
The CEO of the Olayan Financing Co. delivered Entrepreneurship@Cornell's Celebration weekend's keynote address April 15 in Bailey Hall. (April 21, 2010)