With a Cornell MBA, Colleen Padilla has harnessed her experience as a mother and corporate brand manager to create a popular blog reviewing products for moms and kids.
The MBA Project Initiative offers students short-term work over the summer, paid and unpaid, at both large corporations and small nonprofits across the country. (May 26, 2009)
Rich Marin, former chairman and CEO of Bear Stearns Asset Management, and Johnson School professors Bob Jarrow and Maureen O'Hara, examined the roots of the nation's financial meltdown, Sept. 24. (Sept. 30, 2008)
Cornell will join five other universities in providing research support to The Solar Energy Consortium. This research partnership between colleges and solar energy companies will help advance New York's solar industry. (Jan. 18, 2008)
Don't upgrade the nation's transportation system by boosting gas taxes, but charge drivers directly for using specific roads at specific times, says Cornell's Rick Geddes, a member of a federal commission. (Jan. 18, 2008)
A new four-year study by the ILR School's Kate Bronfenbrenner finds that employers use coercive tactics to discourage formation of unions. (May 20, 2009)
Trust in the workplace is being eroded by pay cuts, reduced benefits, layoffs and bigger workloads shouldered by survivors. The good news is that employers and employees can take practical steps to rebuild trust. (May 20, 2009)
Cornell President David Skorton has been tapped by New York Gov. David Paterson to lead the Task Force on Diversifying the New York State Economy Through Industry-Higher Education Partnerships. (May 14, 2009)
Bombyx Technologies' medical devices that are a low-cost alternative to corneal transplants won the Johnson School's Venture Challenge competition, held April 16. (April 23, 2009)
Jay Walker '77, founder of Priceline.com and Walker Digital, delivered the keynote address April 16 as the Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year. (April 23, 2009)