http://www.news.cornell.edu News from jgsm at Cornell en-us (C) Cornell University ws21@cornell.edu 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/PinstrupAndersen.html Professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen, the 2001 World Food Prize laureate, has been named 'the most important Dane in the world' in combating poverty by Denmark's leading development magazine. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:59:55 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/Oct09/100MPGcut.html Cornell's 100+ MPG Team is one of 43 that have made it to the next stage of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize Competition, contest officials announced Oct. 19. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:26:43 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/SolarDecFinal.html Cornell's innovative Silo House earned a seventh-place finish in the biennial Solar Decathlon competition, held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:49:33 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/stories/Oct09/elabSeminars.html A lecture series by the Student Agencies eLab will help undergraduates develop a business idea into something worthy of venture capital. The series started Sept. 29 and continues through Nov. 17. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:18:51 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/current_month.raw http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/09/11_06_09.pdf http://www.news.cornell.edu/pages/Events.shtml