Big Red Stuns Stanford

[Jacob '06]

Is the competitor niche here MIT / Cal Tech?

Probably more Stanford than Caltech. I don't think Caltech does a great job of translating their research into businesses, but I could be wrong.

[billhoward]

Is the competitor niche here MIT / Cal Tech?

Probably more Stanford than Caltech. I don't think Caltech does a great job of translating their research into businesses, but I could be wrong.

Excellent at converting to stadium pranks.

[Trotsky]

Is the competitor niche here MIT / Cal Tech?

Probably more Stanford than Caltech. I don't think Caltech does a great job of translating their research into businesses, but I could be wrong.

Maybe our first business effort could be a competent method of streaming hockey?  On that, we're not even competitive with RPI.

[billhoward]

Is the competitor niche here MIT / Cal Tech?

Probably more Stanford than Caltech. I don't think Caltech does a great job of translating their research into businesses, but I could be wrong.

Maybe our first business effort could be a competent method of streaming hockey?  On that, we're not even competitive with RPI.

With our luck, the R&D would go to better livestreaming of the public part of trustees' meetings. They could use a very low frame rate and still capture virtually all the action. (Aside: A vendor came in 10 years ago to show off a videoconferencing system that seemed to have impossibly optimistic specs. 30 fps, we asked? Sure, he said, if you sit really still.)

[ajh258]

Upon reflection, "Sandy Weill" and "anonymous" are not words usually found in the same sentence.

http://online.wsj.com/video/sandy-weill-yacht---yours-for-695-million/869F7DF1-CF27-40AA-86CC-32CBB48D4CE2.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_mpvidcar_1

Looks like he's trading up for a bigger yacht.

[George64]

Very informative NYT article . . .

[billhoward]

Very informative NYT article . . .

Liked the part about Skorton ending a late-in-the-game meeting with NYC in the manner of a Steve Jobs MacWorld announcement and he says "just one more thing" moments and whips out the new iPad: Skorton ends the meeting by saying, Oh, by the way, we've also got a commitment from one person for $350 million.

A lot of use feared that Stanford's trump card of knowing tech startups would trump Cornell's knowing how to build a medical college in NYC. It sounds as if Cornell was a lot savvier, and the alumni were more supportive, and that made the difference. Now to make it all happen.

[phillysportsfan]

Yes it will be interesting to see how they are able to get the school up and running by September from hiring faculty to getting students. Probably the toughest part of that is getting students since the school didnt exist when most students were applying for grad school for next fall. I wonder when students will be able to apply to this school

[Robb]

Yes it will be interesting to see how they are able to get the school up and running by September from hiring faculty to getting students. Probably the toughest part of that is getting students since the school didnt exist when most students were applying for grad school for next fall. I wonder when students will be able to apply to this school

I was wondering about that, too - perhaps they'll give some students accepted into "regular" STEM grad programs the option of switching to the NYC campus?

[Trotsky]

Yes it will be interesting to see how they are able to get the school up and running by September from hiring faculty to getting students. Probably the toughest part of that is getting students since the school didnt exist when most students were applying for grad school for next fall.

If you build it, they will come.  Strong faculty with evident connections to the investment community plus lots of buzz equals quality applications.

Though I think we should have an Expansion Draft and steal MIT and Stanford students.

[billhoward]

Good holiday season for the Big Red. Stanford has the better football team. We ended our season with a victory over a higher ranked opponent, we've got the better placekicker, and we've got the NYC Tech Campus.

Stanford Kicker Jordan Williamson Tebows Before Shanking Game-Winning Field Goal

[phillysportsfan]

Yes it will be interesting to see how they are able to get the school up and running by September from hiring faculty to getting students. Probably the toughest part of that is getting students since the school didnt exist when most students were applying for grad school for next fall.

If you build it, they will come.  Strong faculty with evident connections to the investment community plus lots of buzz equals quality applications.

Though I think we should have an Expansion Draft and steal MIT and Stanford students.

I agree they will get plenty of applicants to the school but how will it work for this 1st year this late in the application season. Is there even a website up yet to apply to this school now?

[billhoward]

I agree they will get plenty of applicants to the school but how will it work for this 1st year this late in the application season. Is there even a website up yet to apply to this school now?

Cornell is choosing between a Facebook widget and eBay auction.

[David Harding]

According the Ithaca Journal,

Moody's has upgraded Cornell University's fiscal outlook from negative to stable, but offers a warning about the Ithaca-based Ivy League school's move toward building a high-tech research campus on Roosevelt Island.

The rating agency said the university has a "very strong market position," but it is carrying a high amount of debt and "thinner operating cash flow than similarly rated peers."
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[nyc94]

If you like Gates Hall you're going to love the Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute!  Same architect chosen to design first building on Roosevelt Island.