Centers & Institutes
Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.
2018 Student Symposium: China in Transition
The 3rd annual Contemporary China Student Symposium will be held on Saturday, April 28 from 10:00AM to 4:40PM in 401 Warren Hall. (Lunch will be served.) The theme for this year’s symposium is China in Transition. China in the Reform Era has been characterized by swift transformation at a massive scale, whether from the perspective […]
Global Markets, Enterprises and Development Research Day
Organizers: Arnab Basu, Professor (Dyson), Lourdes Casanova, Senior Lecturer of Management (Johnson) and Sofia Kalantzi, Lecturer of Economics, (Johnson) The Emerging Markets Institute provides thought leadership on the role of emerging markets – and emerging market multinationals – in the global economy. The institute brings together preeminent practitioners and academics from around the world […]
Economics Workshop at Peking University and China Economic Research Presentations at Beihang University
Representing Cornell University, Prof. Shanjun Li co-organized a Workshop in Economics of Environment, Energy and Climate at Peking University on April 7-8, 2018. He presented his evidence-based research entitled “Transportation Policies and Equilibrium Sorting: Evidence from Beijing.” Shanjun Li’s three graduate students from Cornell University (Avralt-Od Purevjav, Rhiannon Jerch and Jing Qian) also participated in the workshop. […]
EMI celebrates the work of Cornell Tech Fellows at EMI Alumni Day
On April 27th, 2018 the Emerging Markets Institute (EMI) will host the first EMI Alumni Day at the Tata Innovation Center at Cornell Tech. The event serves to celebrate the work of the class of 2017 and 2018 Cornell Tech EMI Fellows. When?April 27, 20184:30PM – 6:30PM Where?Cornell TechTata Innovation Center, room 32711 West Loop […]
Nonprofit internship offers new perspectives on nursing
Last summer, I had the opportunity to combine my experience in nursing with the business side of healthcare through my internship at Maternity Care Coalition (MCC), a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia, PA, focused on maternal and child healthcare.
Where to Play and How to Win: How Megatrends and Country Contexts Govern Strategy in Emerging Markets
By Crosby Fish MBA ’18, Navdeep Singh Cornell Tech MBA, and James Godbout MBA ’18 The subject of emerging markets can be so broad and complex that it is sometimes difficult to understand how to think about opportunity and prioritization in the world’s fastest-growing economies. Clearly, the pace of growth and rapidly increasing standards of […]
Cornell Business Impact Symposium: Bridging sustainability and enterprise
The Cornell Business Impact Symposium (CBIS) has proven to be a thought provoking event year after year, and 2018 was no different. The Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise hosted this year’s annual conference, which centered around Unleashing the Power of Sustainability.
The challenges of Chinese investment in Latin America
With São Paulo hosting the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2018, Johnson faculty member Lourdes Casanova argues that it’s time to consider China’s important influence on economies and business in the region.