
'I am confident that teaching others made me who I am today'
Jose Maria U. Tapia is an economics and statistical science major.
/news/i-am-confident-teaching-others-made-me-who-i-am-todayJose Maria U. Tapia is an economics and statistical science major.
/news/i-am-confident-teaching-others-made-me-who-i-am-todayThe Cornell Center for Social Sciences has awarded spring grants supporting research and conferences involving more than 30 faculty and researchers across campus, including collaborations within new and expanded superdepartments.
/news/grants-advance-social-sciences-research-collaborationAmartya Sen, professor of economics and philosophy at Harvard University and recipient of the 1998 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, will give the annual Bartels World Affairs Lecture on May 5. His talk, “Attacks on Democracy,” is Hosted by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies; this year’s virtual lecture is part of the center’s democratic resilience global research priority.
/news/nobel-laureate-sen-lecture-protecting-democracyAlexis Ren is a math and econ major.
/news/cornell-has-shown-me-i-am-worthy-dreaming-bigThree students in the College of Arts & Sciences have been honored with scholarships for their research and graduate study.
/news/students-win-prestigious-truman-goldwater-scholarshipsThe Department of Economics is delighted to announce that Cosimo Fabrizio, an A&S junior from South Orange, New Jersey majoring in Economics and Government, is the latest Cornellian to win the nationally competitive Harry Truman Scholarship. The scholarship provides $30,0000 toward graduate school for juniors committed to careers in public...
/news/cosimo-fabrizio-22-wins-nationally-competitive-truman-scholarshipNext time you reward a child with a treat, consider offering nuts instead of candy, a Cornell economist suggests.
/news/sweet-rewards-valued-more-may-contribute-obesity“It is the courses that have intentional, structured peer interaction that have the least loss in learning."
/news/pandemic-students-tech-savvy-teachers-fared-betterOn behalf of the Department of Economics, thank you to the alumni, families, and current students who donated on Giving Day 2021. We can report that we raised at least $3,585 from 26 gifts to the department.Much of what we are able to do in the Department of Economics is due to the generous support of our alumni. Your contributions help us to...
/news/thanks-your-support-giving-dayIndian Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi will join economics professor Kaushik Basu on March 2 for a conversation about democracy, development and life in politics in India and the world.
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