Panelists spoke on the causes and possible outcomes of the financial crisis Sept. 15 in a debate that is part of Cornell's Foreign Policy Initiative led by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. (Sept. 17, 2009)
Two visitors to campus spoke about the moral and practical aspects of capitalism and how a growing regulatory state compromises capitalism. (April 5, 2010)
The ILR School's Employment and Disability Institute, as a partner in a $12 million initiative, is working to help overcome the problems that New Yorkers with disabilities have in getting jobs. (Feb. 4, 2009)
Cornell Law School's Stephen Garvey is one of three leaders in a new online project that resembles 'American Idol' in that legal arguments that receive too few votes get kicked off the stage. (June 3, 2008)
Walker '77, chairman of Walker Digital and founder of Priceline.com, will be honored on campus during the Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration April 16-17. (Jan. 26, 2009)
Professor Susan Ashdown and a class of 10 apparel design students set up a study that used the College of Human Ecology's 3-D body scanner to assess the fit and wear of Nike running garments. (Sept. 1, 2009)
Recent graduates of Student Agencies eLab, the not-for-profit business accelerator for Cornell undergrads, has secured major funding, stemming from eLab's help. (Jan. 13, 2009)
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.
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.
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)