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- Locavores called either 'local heroes' or 'indulgent, hedonistic'
Cornell food experts debated whether buying and eating more local food is worth it in terms of nutrition, emissions, food safety and land efficiency at a panel discussion, Feb. 28 in Emerson Hall.
March 4, 2008
- New courses teach leadership to food science and business majors
Two new courses for food science and undergraduate business majors teach leadership and team-building skills with help from Cornell's Team and Leadership Center.
March 4, 2008
- AEM ranked No. 4 in BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek magazine has billed Cornell's undergraduate business program the fourth-best in the nation, according to its most recent rankings survey.
March 3, 2008
- Business as usual not an option for rescuing world food system
The global food system is in disarray: Prices of fuel and food are skyrocketing; weather is wreaking havoc; and subsidies are misdirected. There is an urgent need for new policy priorities, says Per Pinstrup-Andersen in a Cornell Perspectives piece.
March 3, 2008
- ILR documents the battle against alcoholism in the workplace
The video testimonies of four recovering alcoholics, all pioneers in the field of alcohol abuse prevention in the workplace, lend an authentic voice to the ILR School's Oral History Project.
Feb. 29, 2008
- Milstein gets $100K to study U.S. military economic development
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
- Small businesses awarded CCMR JumpStart grants
Three businesses in New York state have been selected to receive JumpStart awards with the Cornell Center for Materials Research for this semester.
Feb. 21, 2008
- Cornell co-sponsors Darfur conference in Ethiopia
Cornell and the Africana Studies and Research Center are co-sponsoring a major international conference, 'Darfur and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan,' at the University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 21-22.
Feb. 19, 2008
- Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration 2008, April 10-11
It is not too early to register for the Third Annual Entrepreneurship@Cornell Celebration, slated for April 10-11 on the Cornell campus.
Feb. 18, 2008
- Cornell, Columbia collaborate on workshop for fledgling companies
Cornell will partner with the Columbia University Center for Advanced Information Management to help six promising technologies get a boost toward commercialization at a March workshop in NYC.
Feb. 14, 2008
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