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Alumni lead biotech startup GeneWEAVE to successful acquisition

Two Cornell alumni who developed a diagnostic technology to detect drug-resistant bacteria while they were students sold the startup they launched to Roche, the world’s largest biotech company. by Sherrie Negrea Two Cornell alumni who developed a diagnostic technology to detect drug-resistant bacteria while they were students sold the startup they launched to Roche, the […]

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Luxury vacations with all the comforts of home — and hotels

by Katie O’Brien ’16 InvitedHome is shaking upboth the hospitality and homesharingindustries by working with homeowners to bring hotelstandards to luxury home rentals.Vacationers can now personalizetheir trip by staying in a beautiful home and still enjoy standardized,high-quality accommodations.”When you think about all thedifferent hotel companies, you knowexactly what to expect, whether it'sthe Four Seasons or […]

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Rentals made easy

Adam Kirsch ’15, MBA ’16, provides student tenants and landlords with a safe, easy-to-use platform for listing, finding, and managing rental properties. by Katie O’Brien ’16 After experiencing firsthand thefrustrations students encounter when searching for rentals in Ithaca, Adam Kirsch ’15, MBA ’16, decided to found Yorango — a company that provides student tenants andlandlords […]

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Leading through transformative times

Felipe de Jesus Garza Medina, MBA ’80, was honored with the Carlos R. Quintanilla Distinguished Latino Alumni Award. Felipe de Jesus Garza Medina was honored with the 2015 Carlos Quintanilla Distinguished Latino Alumni Award at Johnson’s Diversity Awards dinner, held Nov. 6 in the Statler Hotel ballroom as part of Johnson’s 6th Annual Diversity Symposium. […]

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Helping others to do well

John Bonhomme, MBA ’07, was named recipient of Johnson’s 2015 Wilbur Parker Distinguished Alumni Award for outstanding professional achievement and commitment to his community. John Bonhomme has dedicated himself to promoting diversity and inclusion both in his career and volunteer work. “Diversity is huge to me. In age, gender, sexual orientation, race, socioeconomic status, background. […]

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Planting the seeds of mechanization around the world

Sid Bardwell’s MBA ’89 career spans three continents and numerous countries. As a boy in the 1960s, Sid Bardwell spent summers on his grandparent’sdairy farm outside Madison, Wisc. During college, as an Asian studies andeconomics major, he spent an eye-opening year abroad in Japan. And duringthe latest chapter of his distinguished career with John Deere, […]

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The consultant who wore many hats

Jamel Morris MBA ’05 helps the federal government tackle big, unusual projects. When the federal government needs help tackling big, unusual projects,they often partner with MITRE, a nonprofit organization that operates anumber of federally funded research and development centers out ofMcLean, Va. Jamel Morris, MBA ’05, is one MITRE leader who has helpedshepherd a number […]

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Profile in Leadership: Greg Galvin, MS ’82, PhD ’84, MBA ’93

Creating Successful High-Tech Startups in Ithaca With a doctorate in material science from Cornell, Greg Galvin understood the intricacies of physics and electrical engineering but didn’t want to spend his days in a lab. With a Cornell MBA , he also knew the principles of accounting and marketing but didn’t want to leave the science […]

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A Reflection of China through the eyes of a Global Citizen

The China Trek has allowed me to have a better understanding how China has grown into this global power from company visits and personally witnessing the vibrancy within the economy. by Calvin Okwuego, EMI Fellow China has always been a placed I have long to travel. It’s rich culture, long history, and diversity within geographical […]