The Executive Committee of the Cornell Board of Trustees voted unanimously Sept. 16 to approve the appointment of School of Hotel Administration Dean Michael Johnson to a second term.
The Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future’s Academic Venture Fund has awarded $1.5 million to a range of projects that will provide sustainable solutions around the world, from the Finger Lakes to the Pamir Mountains in Central Asia.
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)
More than 100 students gathered in small groups Sept. 12 to talk with ILR graduates, who gave such advice as take jobs abroad, learn languages and build relationships. (Oct. 3, 2008)
Hundreds of unions representing workers in the global transport industry agreed to take significant steps to counter climate change at a conference in Mexico City last month. (Sept. 1, 2010)
The Cornell-Queen's Executive Master of Business Administration program, now offered to professionals in more than 20 U.S. and Canadian cities, may add its first Latin American site this year. (Feb. 15, 2011)
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)
A company that moved to Ithaca to be close to Cornell's expertise is ready to market a vibration-based power source for wireless sensors. (Aug. 9, 2011)
Financial engineering master's students at Cornell Financial Engineering Manhattan participated in a trading game developed by Levent Kahraman '92. (Dec. 14, 2012)
John Sohn '11 has won a $25,000 Geoffrey Beene National Scholarship from the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund for his idea of a fashion apparel truck that would sell his gender-neutral clothing line. (Jan. 18, 2011)