H1N1: Risk and Response
Academic Highlight
The public policy response to the H1N1 influenza epidemic is the subject of a distinctive independent study taught by Cornell President Les Garner and Dr. Barbara Christie-Pope, Professor of Biology. A group of four students is studying multiple dimensions of H1N1 influenza. The students and instructors will travel to Washington, D.C., in February to meet with government officials who oversee pandemic planning and response, including Dr. Til Jolly, Associate Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Homeland Security. Students participating in the independent study are Mikelle Wortman '10, Aye Mon '11, Yuri Mitchell '10, and Eli Wade-Scott '11. This extraordinary opportunity is being co-sponsored by the Berry Center and the Dimensions initiative in health care. Click here to read more.

Says Gieszler, "The internship allowed me to see how a small amount of grant money can really make a difference at the local level, leading to job creation and revenue increases for surrounding businesses. By developing and using an economic impact model, I was able to gather concrete data and quantify the benefits that were created with the challenge grants." Click here to read more about Katie's experience and perspectives. Photo: Katie with Iowa governor Chet Culver.

This spring, economics and business professors A'amer Farooqi and Jerry Savitsky will be host a reading of The Economic Naturalist by Robert H. Frank, an economics professor at Cornell University. The book provides economic explanations for “enigmas from everyday life”. Professor Frank will speak on campus on March 16.