Centers & Institutes
Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.
Making connections at the MBA Women in Investing Conference
Cornell MBA students attended the Women in Investing Conference in for two days of interviewing, networking, and stock pitching.
Research Recap: Which personal values drive actions to avert climate change?
Robert Bloomfield and co-authors find certain moral values influence a willingness to make personal choices to mitigate the future impact of climate change.
From skeptic to believer: My journey into impact investing
Thanks in part to Johnson’s Social Impact Internship Fund, I was able to experience impact investing through my internship at Nuveen.
Discussion explores use of social impact bonds
Nadine Pequeneza, director of a documentary about social impact bonds, visited Cornell as part of the Leaders in Sustainable Global Enterprise Colloquium.
Emerging markets champion: CEMEX, a Mexican global company
Abdellah Bouhamidi, MBA ’19, discusses growth options for emerging market champion CEMEX in a highly consolidated market.
Leaders in Emerging Markets: Exploring Mexico’s future in finance and technology
Three students recap speaker Jose Vidal Alcala-Burgos’s emerging markets talk on the role of data science in Mexico’s financial and technology sector.
A summer “under distress” as a fixed-income analyst in London
Rodrigo Martinez Redondo, MBA ’19, writes about his experience as a fixed income analyst intern in London thanks to the Nixon International Internship Fund.
Student perspective: Parker Center celebrates 20 years
The Parker Center hosted its 20th anniversary celebration in a night filled with great food, better company, and insightful discussion.
Filmmakers discuss solar power in aviation
Cornell’s Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise hosted a Q&A Oct. 29 with filmmakers Quinn Kanaly and Noel Dockstader; their film “Point of No Return” (2017) tells the story of the first solar-powered flight around the world.