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“Since the day you arrived on campus for orientation, we have challenged you to be interesting and contributing members of this community,” Dean Glenn Hubbard said. “You have met this challenge.”

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In addition to bringing together leaders from myriad sectors and industries, the dinner surpassed its fundraising goal by generating $2.7 million.

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Video available for the symposium "Two Behemoths in a Troubled Industry: Toyota and GM" held on April 6 in New York

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According to UNEP, the award "recognizes individuals and organizations that have exemplified inspiration, vision, innovation, leadership and action for the environment."

Professor Raymond Horton will teach a two-week course on Corporate Social Responsibility at the Graduate School of Business of Seoul National University in Korea, April 25 to May 10, 2009.

In a New York Times Magazine article on April 16, Professor Elke Weber, codirector of the Center for Decision Sciences, suggests that solving climate change requires more than developing the right technology.

 From Threat To OpportunityThe Internet has reached the "web 2.0" generation in which users collaborate and interact. Has this been the end of the story? Not likely. Networks will soon progress to ultra-broadband capacity, and with it to new content styles, production models, and industry structure. It is therefore time to think ahead. What will "web 3.0" look like?Some questions addressed at this Conference were:

On April 6, 2009, the Center on Japanese Economy and Business organized a symposium titled "Two Behemoths in a Troubled Industry: Toyota and GM." The speakers were Steven Sturm, Group Vice President of Americas Strategic Research and Planning and Corporate Communications at Toyota Motor North America, and William Holstein, author of Why GM Matters: Inside the Race to Transform an American Icon. The discussion was moderated by David Weinstein, Carl S Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University, and Professor Hugh Patrick, director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, served as commentator. The symposium was cosponsored by Columbia Business School's Asian Business Association, General Management Association, and Japan Business Association.

Members of the winning team were Ahmad Bakri '10, Francesco Braggiotti '10, Erica Brailey '10, Micael Calatrava '10 and Alexandre Domange '10.

When it comes to putting on a circus, Paul Binder MBA '67 runs a ring around the competition.

On April 3, 2009, PSI presented the second workshop in its "Science Meets Pratice" Series: Spotting the Next Madoff: Tips about Nonverbal Tells in Due Diligence and the Psychology of Perceiving Emotions.

The Japan Table at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on March 26 hosted an informal panel discussion on the Japanese economy, focusing on macroeconomic and monetary policy in Japan, and lessons for the United States.

A few weeks ago, President Obama signed the economic stimulus bill into law. It included $7.2bn for broadband infrastructure upgrade, plus some money for telemedicine and smart grids to stimulate applications. The money unleashed a feeding frenzy.

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CITI Director Raul Katz, quoted in Fortune.com

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