economics & business
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Knoop cited in Business Week
Associate Professor of Economics and Business Todd Knoop was cited in a Business Week article entitled “How Bad Will It Get on Wall Street?” on the current recession.
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Jorgensen plans to combine passions for physics and business
Summer physics research on solar cells and wind energy at Cornell sparked Lucas Jorgensen’s interest in renewable energy. After graduating from Cornell in 2008, he plans to pursue the business side of the industry, incorporating skills learned from his second major — economics and business.
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Student recieves U.S. Bank scholarship
MOUNT VERNON – Myka Peterson, an Albia, Iowa resident and a junior at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, has been selected to receive a $400 U. S. Bank Scholarship for the 2008-09 academic year through the Iowa College Foundation (ICF).
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Student awarded business scholarship
MOUNT VERNON – Emily Burnham, a Spencer resident and a senior at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, has been selected to receive an Aegon Transamerica Foundation Scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year.
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Cornell professor releases economics text
MOUNT VERNON – The current turmoil in housing and financial markets is among the topics covered in a new book by Cornell College Associate Professor of Economics and Business Todd Knoop. “Modern Financial Macroeconomics: Panics, Crashes, and Crises,” will be released on April 28.
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Leading economist to speak at Cornell College
MOUNT VERNON — Professor Kevin Murphy, one of the leading academic economists in the United States, will speak at Cornell College on April 22 in Ringer Recital Studio in Armstrong Hall at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
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Fellowship leads to career in hotel management
Chris Ndjungu began his senior year with a career in hotel management waiting after graduation, thanks to his summer Cornell Fellowship with Carlson Hotels Worldwide. Ndjungu experienced a range of roles at the Raddisson Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City, including a memorable week when his French skills proved critical while working in the hotel […]
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Economics course travels to Chicago for historical research
The city of Chicago is the textbook when Economics and Business Professor Santhi Hejeebu teaches about the rise of the industrial era. Thanks to Cornell’s One Course At A Time schedule, students in her economics and business course, U.S. Business and Economic History, spent four days in Chicago researching business history where it was made.
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Top young economists to lecture at Cornell symposium May 17
MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College’s Berry Center for Economics, Business, and Public Policy will host an Applied Economics Symposium on Thursday, May 17, featuring two speakers playing a significant role in shaping the future of economic research.
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International trade expert to lecture at Cornell on U.S., Europe ag policies
MOUNT VERNON — An international trade expert from the University of Birmingham in England will discuss the agricultural policies in the United States and Europe, and their implications for global trade negotiations, in a lecture at Cornell College on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 11 a.m. in Shaw Lounge of The Commons. Admission is free.
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Cornell alumnus, venture capitalist to lecture on biotechnology
MOUNT VERNON — A Cornell College chemistry alumnus, former president of Colorado State University and current partner in a venture capital firm focused on biotechnology will lecture on “Biotechnology as the Next U.S. Economic Driver” at 11:15 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at Cornell. The lecture is in Ringer Recital Studio of Armstrong Hall. Admission is […]
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Nobel laureate in economics to lecture at Cornell
MOUNT VERNON — Nobel laureate Robert Solow, a major figure in macroeconomics and the field of economic growth, will deliver the keynote address Friday, Oct. 13, to launch Cornell College’s Center for Economics, Business, and Public Policy. His lecture, “Low-Wage Work in High-Wage Countries,” is at 11 a.m. in King Chapel. Admission is free. Solow […]