Dyson School
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Advancing large-scale solar boosts farmland prices
Legislative support for solar projects in New York state has increased the price of farmland near energy infrastructure and could disincentivize the use of land for farming.

Richard ‘Doc’ Aplin, emeritus professor of marketing, dies at 96
In the late 1990s, the Richard Aplin Teaching Excellence Fund was established by alumnus J. Patrick Mulcahy ’66, MBA ’67.

Samuel Hirshman brings research expertise on decision-making
Meet Samuel Hirshman, Dyson School professor specializing decision-making under uncertainty, and consumer behavior research.

Meet Our New Faculty: Luisa Cefala
Luisa Cefala, Dyson School professor, specializes in development, labor and behavioral economics, focusing on low-income country labor markets.

Oksana Smirnova champions change in global finance
Oksana Smirnova specializes in household finance, asset pricing, pension policy, and financial inclusion research.

Cornell’s undergraduate business programs earn top 10 national ranking
Cornell SC Johnson College’s undergraduate and graduate programs recently earned top 10 national ranking.

Ken Moon uses data to uncover truth
Ken Moon specializes in workforce optimization, data-driven market design, healthcare analytics, and policy research.

Sisi Meng brings data-driven climate insight to Dyson School
Sisi Meng specializes in environmental economics, climate adaptation, disaster risk mitigation, and business resilience.

Cornell’s Johnson School Achieves Top 10 in Bloomberg 2025-26 Ranking
Ranked No. 8, Johnson’s MBA programs made strong gains in Bloomberg’s three methodology indices and in the area of survey participation.