Dyson School
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Student delivers equipment to Peruvian volunteer firefighters
During a Cornell Dyson School trip, Kiran O’Kelly ’26 befriended a Peruvian firefighter. He spent the next year organizing an equipment delivery.
Why trade wars land harder in some states
Dyson School research finds U.S. economy is a patchwork of local markets.
Smarter hurricane warnings save billions
Dyson School research shows better forecasts sharply reduce hurricane losses.
Music fans separate artists’ controversies from their art, study finds
Dyson School research findings emphasize the growing power of streaming platforms as cultural intermediaries.
The murky business of clean air: Creating a transparent carbon market
Cornell students in the Dyson School’s SMART program created a dashboard to track and verify carbon market data in Kenya.
Northeast farmers could profit from grass-fed beef if they expand, join forces
Dyson researchers find that grass-fed beef can compete with grain-fed beef in New York state and New England if production scales up.
Tech That Matters: EBT Cards Increase SNAP Participation
The study is the first to combine monthly state-level EBT information with monthly household SNAP participation data.
Why Americans think they won’t benefit from Social Security
Researchers found that sharing graphs of income and costs instead of just the trust fund balance dramatically reduced misunderstanding.
Cornell’s Dyson School earns No. 3 place in Poets and Quants ranking
The Dyson School’s composite score awarded by Poets & Quants is 95.38 out of 100, ranking in the top five for career outcomes and admissions standards.