Centers & Institutes

Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.

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High stakes at the Johnson Stock Pitch Challenge

Jonathan Woo recounts his experience at the 2018 MBA Stock Pitch Challenge in NYC. Cornell Johnson took home 2nd amidst fierce competition.

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Johnson’s Parker Center for Investment Research celebrates 20 years

The Parker Center’s 20th anniversary celebration brought together more than 120 members of the Johnson community Oct. 25 in Manhattan.

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Being smart about the smart grid

On Oct. 15, as part of the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise’s weekly speaker series, Mackenzie discussed her work with smart grid technologies in New York state.

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Interning with the National Park Service

Keith summarizes his time with the National Park Service as a business plan intern, made possible in part by Johnson’s Social Impact Internship Fund.

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Course reflections: Competition from Emerging Market Multinationals

Dissecting one of the largest e-commerce platforms, based out of the second most populous country in the world, right from the heart of Ithaca, New York.

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The 9th China Energy Economics and Management Annual Conference

Representing Cornell University, Prof. Shanjun Li was a keynote speaker at The 9th China Energy Economics and Management Annual Conference held in Changsha, Hunan Province on October 26-28, 2018.   […]

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The 9th China Energy Economics and Management Annual Conference

Representing Cornell University, Prof. Shanjun Li was a keynote speaker at the 9th China Energy Economics and Management Annual Conference held in Changsha, Hunan Province on October 26-28, 2018.   […]

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Breaking gender barriers across generations

At the Cornell Family Business Roundtable, women from within the Johnson community and beyond gathered to discuss leadership and their family’s businesses.

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Carrie George, MPA/MILR ’06, on the future of ethical supply chain

Carrie George shared her insights on ethical supply chain as part of SGE’s speaker series called Leaders in Sustainable Global Enterprise.