http://www.news.cornell.edu Recent news from Cornell University en-us (C) Cornell University ws21@cornell.edu http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/MundieVisit.html As it becomes easier to use, 'The computer will become much more of a helper for people and not just a tool,' said Microsoft exec Craig Mundie in a talk on campus Nov. 2. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:26:18 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/seltzerRyan.html Entrepreneur Rob Ryan passed along some ground rules for successful entrepreneurs during a talk Oct. 26. The event, part of the Moses and Loulu Seltzer Lecture series, drew more than 200 people. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:57:36 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/ElevatorContest.html For this year's Cornell Entrepreneur Organization Elevator Pitch Competition, contestants had 60-90 seconds to sell their idea to a panel of three judges. The top prize was $100. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:56:40 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/ILRtaxcredit.html In an interview, ILR School Professor John Bishop discusses how his tax credit proposal would leverage billions of dollars of private resources to create jobs. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:05:12 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/HatfieldCover.gl.html In his Oct. 22 Hatfield Lecture, the CEO of SC Johnson urged business, government and consumers to work together to save the environment. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:22:56 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/ILR.NetterConf.html The difficulty of finding a job in the current economy when a candidate has the additional handicap of a criminal record was the focus at the Richard Netter Conference, Oct. 9 in New York City. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:30:53 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/hotelExecs.html Hospitality industry leaders Bob Alter '73; Andy Dolce, M.S. '63; and Christian Kiefer have been named executives-in-residence at Cornell's School of Hotel Administration. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:15:57 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/HatfieldPrewrite.html H. Fisk Johnson '79, chairman and CEO of SC Johnson, will speak about challenges arising from the global consumption crisis at the annual Hatfield Lecture Oct. 22 in the Statler Hall Auditorium. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:13:56 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/ConsumerPerception.html A new Cornell study finds that while higher prices may generate a more positive view of products, a higher price tag doesn't mean consumers will necessarily buy them. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:22:23 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/eShipBigIdea.html 'The Big Idea' competition offers undergraduates the chance to win $2,500 for their business or social enterprise ideas. Its first deadline is Dec. 23. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:19:48 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/current_month.raw http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/09/10_30_09.pdf http://www.news.cornell.edu/pages/Events.shtml