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New York vintners urged to pop their corks at annual wine event
A number of Dyson faculty, including professor Brad Rickard, discussed changes and recent trends in the wine industry at the B.E.V. NY conference and symposium, held Feb. 28 to March 2.

Teaching online sharpens instruction in the classroom
Dyson professor Allan Filipowicz recounts the transformational impact of using eCornell, Cornell’s online professional learning unit, to teach three days of course material in just one day.

Quick Q & A: Arnab Basu
Soccer aficionado, development and labor economics expert, and early career journalist in India—learn a little more about Arnab Basu, professor at the Dyson School.

Junior’s restaurant and bakery: A home-grown business with billion-dollar ambitions
Alumnus Alan Rosen ’91 shared his journey at the helm of one of the most delicious operations in the country—Junior’s, a restaurant company famed, increasingly widely, for its cheesecake.

Cornell-CARE team to advance gender equity, climate resilience in Niger
Dyson researchers traveled to Niamey, Niger, thanks to a $200,000 grant from the Innovation for Impact Fund. Chris Barrett leads the Cornell-CARE collaboration.

Diversity and inclusion: A journey in motion
I believe that part of celebrating what makes us unique means having purposeful discussions around diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Poverty in Africa a challenge that ‘agricultural universities like Cornell need to tackle,’ says prof
Christopher Barrett, deputy dean and dean of academic affairs for the SC Johnson College of Business, gave a talk on poverty in Africa at the event “The Uneven Transformation of Rural Africa Myths, Facts and Pressing Needs.”

Research Recap: How cooperatives may be able to bring broadband infrastructure to rural communities
Research by Dyson’s Todd Schmit and Roberta Severson surveys the economic landscape of broadband markets across rural northern New York.

Professor says market development programs increased GNP $5 billion per year
Professor Harry Kaiser discussed his recent analysis at the U.S. Grains Council’s 15th International Marketing Conference and 58th Annual Membership Meeting in Houston.