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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Family businesses thrive through the spirit of entrepreneurship

Family business panelists discuss their roles in opening new markets to complement established businesses at Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration 2018.

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Trek Recap: Sustainable Global Enterprise Club and Energy Club visit Bay Area

The Sustainable Global Enterprise and Energy Club professional trek took 11 students to the San Francisco Bay Area to visit companies with sustainable values and initiatives.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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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.

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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 […]

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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.