Faculty

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Dyson School

Cornell Atkinson-The Nature Conservancy awards promote biodiversity, climate resilience

Six projects led by Cornell and The Nature Conservancy researchers have been awarded grants from Cornell Atkinson.

Attendees at the 2024 EMI conference, including Dean Karolyi, applaud case competition winners.

EMI’s 15th anniversary conference: Redefining the playbook for emerging markets

Conference in New York City will unite global leaders to redefine emerging markets’ role amid shifting trade, capital, and technology trends

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Johnson School

How biodiversity startups raise capital

Biodiversity startups raise less capital than other startups but attract a broader coalition of investors, according to new research that used machine learning.

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SC Johnson College

The responsible way to engage political leaders? Leave their families out of it.

In heated political environments, some constituents insult a leader’s family on social media. New research explores this phenomenon.

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Dyson School

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. 

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Nolan School

Familiarity breeds success for fledgling companies

Teams featuring at least one “stranger” are more than twice as likely to fail as teams of friends, family members or co-workers, according to a Nolan Hotel School study

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Dyson School

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.

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Johnson School

Rank less, bond more: Rethinking performance feedback

The study explored how relative performance information affects social bonding and cooperation in the workplace.

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Johnson School

Nobel-winning behavioral economist Richard Thaler to speak Oct. 17

The Nobel Prize-winner and former Cornell professor will discuss his groundbreaking work in the field of behavioral economics.