Better Business Chronicles
A SPAC Built to Bridge the Gap between North America and Asia
Korean Johnson MBA alumni combined their financial expertise to launch a SPAC targeting breakthrough life-science and sustainable technology in Asia.
Physician Promise Offers Asynchronous Telehealth for Personal and Couple’s Healthcare
Shady Henien and Anand Narayan, both MBA ’20, launched Physician Promise to make treatment more accessible, convenient, and comfortable for patients.
Impilo Supports Remote Monitoring of Patients for Telehealth Providers
Joshua Stein, MBA ’21, launched startup Impilo to help telehealth providers handle the logistics of supplying patients with remote monitoring tools.
Hopscotch Connects Behavioral Health Clinicians to Pediatric Patients
Learning about the mental health crisis among U.S. youth inspired Marla Leana Beyer, MBA/MHA ’20, to launch a startup aimed at addressing it.
Business Impact Symposium Explores the Need for Climate Finance
Investments need to focus not only on climate change mitigation measures but also on adaptation issues communities worldwide are facing.
Covid-19 Accelerated the Adoption of Telehealth: ls it here to stay?
Cornell MBAs, physicians, and faculty weigh in on telehealth’s benefits to patients, obstacles to widespread adoption, and projections for its future.
Four Cornell Tech MBAs Launched Univie to Create Digital Medical Records for Refugees
The cofounders hatched the idea for Univie after participating in a medical records hackathon in Tel Aviv sponsored by the World Health Organization.
Student Experience: The Grand Challenges Framework
The Grand Challenges program at Dyson is a way for undergrads to engage in complex community challenges on a local and global scale.
NASA Engineer is Alabama’s First Certified Black Woman Winemaker
After honing her wine skills through eCornell classes, Rada Griffin, an engineer at NASA, launched Anissa Wakefield Wines—establishing her as the first certified Black woman winemaker in Alabama.