Better Business Chronicles

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Johnson BusinessFeed

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.

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Dyson BusinessFeed

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.

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Nolan BusinessFeed

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.

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Nolan BusinessFeed

Elizabeth Blau, MS ’97 Named 2022 Cornell Hospitality Innovator

Elizabeth Blau, MS ’97, founder and chief executive officer of Blau + Associates, is the recipient of the 2022 Cornell Hospitality Innovator Award.

Angela Hwang speaks at Hatfield Lecture
Johnson BusinessFeed

Pfizer executive describes making the impossible, possible

Pfizer Group President Angela Hwang MBA ’94 discussed her leadership and Pfizer’s journey to help combat COVID-19 at the 2022 Hatfield lecture.

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Johnson BusinessFeed

Celebrating Women Leaders: Meet Dimakatso Hayes MBA ‘22

Hayes discusses her views on leadership, advice she has received on leading, and what she believes leadership will look like in the future.

Karina Popovich ’23
Dyson BusinessFeed

Student, Founder, Leader

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re telling the stories of women student leaders from across the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics […]

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Nolan BusinessFeed

The Extroverted, Yet Silent Leader: Jenniviv Bansah

Jenniviv Bansah, a senior undergraduate student in the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration, has held numerous leadership positions across campus. Her involvement in clubs and activities […]

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Johnson BusinessFeed

Financial and Business Consultant Anna Richards Helps Keep Farm Businesses Sustainable

10 Under 10 honoree Anna Richards, MBA ’20, founder of 2020 Consulting, is passionate about the agricultural industry and people who grow our food.