A dialogue between President David Skorton and industrialist Ratan Tata, Cornell's Entrepreneur of the Year, headlined the Oct. 12 event, which drew more than 350 attendees and featured 21 speakers and panelists. (Oct. 18, 2012)
The high price of food and unstable prices worldwide are issues requiring separate solutions, economists Chris Barrett and Marc Bellemare argue in a new article in Foreign Affairs. (July 14, 2011)
Business, politics and economics play key roles in sustainable development, Cornell professors at a regional symposium of the National Academy of Engineering, May 16.
Labor lawyer Tom Geoghegan, speaking April 15 at the ILR School's Union Days, urged greater government aid to workers, including health insurance and pensions. (April 22, 2009)
The Departments of Food Science and of Plant Pathology each host about one dozen undergraduates from around the country as summer scholars to garner career interest in their fields. (June 20, 2011)
Hospitality leaders discussed how their industry can be more sustainable without compromising profits, Nov. 16 in New York City, at an event organized by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research. (Dec. 8, 2010)
Entrepreneur Rob Ryan passed along some ground rules for successful entrepreneurs during a talk Oct. 26. The event, part of the Moses and Loulu Seltzer Lecture series, drew more than 200 people. (Nov. 2, 2009)
Cornell's Legal Information Institute, which provides free access to U.S. laws, turns 20 this year. An October conference will mark the event. (Sept. 5, 2012)
To study the U.S. military's approaches toward promoting economic development in conflict zones, Johnson School professor Mark Milstein was recently awarded $100,000 from the Social Equity Venture Fund. (Feb. 26, 2008)