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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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Nolan School

The speed trap: why leaders’ quick pivots can seem inauthentic

The research team conducted three studies in a leader-centric workplace with over 3,000 participants.

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Dyson School

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.

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Dyson School

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.

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Dyson School

VCs backed Black founders after BLM – but it didn’t last

In the aftermath of the George Floyd murder, the share of venture capitalist dollars that went to Black businesses jumped by 43%. But that trend was short-lived, according to new Cornell SC Johnson College of Business research.

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Nolan School

CNBC senior markets correspondent kicks off Nolan School lecture series

Top industry leaders—many of them alumni—will visit campus to share their career stories, leadership insights, and expertise.