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Reflecting on international service projects with Dyson’s SMART program
In January 2020, total of 44 students and leaders from across Cornell completed service projects with international organizations in Africa and Asia.

Cornell experts discuss state of pandemic
Professor Eswar Prasad, in a panel of CU experts, says governments face a number of risks in restarting the economy once COVID-19 is under control.

Faculty expert webinars help global audiences navigate the business impacts of COVID-19
Faculty expert webinars help thousands of Cornell students and alumni navigate the financial, managerial, and social impacts of COVID-19.

As the hospitality industry lays off hundreds, grocery employment becomes an opportunity
Supply chain economist Miguel Gomez says major retailers are hiring not just to meet increases in demand, but also because of new emergency legislation towards worker protections.

Coronavirus drives the U.S. and China deeper into global power struggle
Dyson’s Nandlal P. Tolani Senior Professor of International Trade Policy, Eswar Prasad, says that U.S.-China relations have deteriorated to a low during a time when they should come together.

Dire dollar shortage shows failure to fix key crisis flaw
Dyson’s Eswar Prasad says the dollar’s jump is renewing calls for financial-system reform missed during the 2008 crisis.

30 days that brought the world to the brink of a depression
Dyson’s Nandlal P. Tolani Senior Professor of International Trade Policy, Eswar Prasad, provides insight into the future of global economic integration as companies react to the coronavirus pandemic and look forward.

Threat of sick workers at U.S. meat plants forces policy changes
Andrew Novakovic, E.V. Baker Professor of Agricultural Economics, discusses the risk of virus contamination at food processing centers and prevention policies.

What makes nontraditional finance nontraditional?
Dyson faculty discuss major farm lending models, the volume of nontraditional finance, and a case study on vendor credit and farm financial stress.