Centers & Institutes

Our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives (C&Is) are an expansive ecosystem of impact, leveraging long and deep industry and societal connections.

Behavioral Economics and Decision Research

Study a wide variety of economic and psychological phenomena, including behavioral anomalies in public goods, the efficiency of energy markets, charitable giving, the funding of commodity advertising, the causes of obesity, and the impacts of stigma.

Learn more: BEDR

Center for Hospitality Research

Access rigorous and relevant research from leading faculty experts addressing issues of importance to the hospitality industry and related service industries.

Learn more: CHR

Center for Real Estate and Finance

Learn from one of the largest and most esteemed faculty in the world and benefit from unparalleled industry experience.

Learn more: CREF

Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise

Help pioneer new approaches to business model creation that address environmental and social problems, and learn to create businesses that have the competitive advantage of sustainability.

Learn more: CSGE

Center for Veterinary Business and Entrepreneurship

Learn More: CVBE

Collaboration for International Development Economics Research

CIDER facilitates partnerships among Cornell’s faculty, staff, students, and global collaborators to combat poverty, hunger, and human suffering. CIDER’s activities include research, workshops, seminars, internships, career mentoring and continuing-education coursework.

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Cornell Center for Innovative Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations

Join the hospitality industry’s labor and employment thought-leaders in this unique working environment, which provides forums for both independent and collaborative analysis and strategy.

Learn More: CIHLER

Cornell Institute for China Economic Research

Conduct cutting-edge economic research on the Chinese economy, promote evidence-based policy engagement, and take advantage of unrivaled educational opportunities.

Learn more: CICER

Cornell Institute for Food and Beverage Management

Learn how CIFBM is advancing the food and beverage industry with teaching, research, and engagement.

LEARN MORE: CIFBM

Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures

Explore integrated hospitality, policy, and design thinking to enhance service excellence within healthcare, wellness, senior living, and related industries.

Learn more: CIHF

Emerging Markets Institute

Gain a competitive advantage as an expert in emerging markets, with in-depth knowledge of issues related to emerging multinationals, internationalization, and reverse innovation.

Learn more: EMI

Fintech at Cornell: An Initiative of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Among the world’s most influential research, education, and industry engagement leaders, the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business is preparing students to be fintech leaders and contributing voices in the transformation of the financial industry.

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Food Industry Management Program

Explore food industry education and research in the premier program of its kind in the United States.

Learn more: FIMP

Initiative on Responsible Finance

A global leader in expanding expertise in managing the social and environmental impacts of financial activity, the Cornell IRF fosters scholarly research and teaching in impact investing, environmental finance and markets, corporate sustainability, and more.

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The Institute for Compensation Studies

The Institute for Compensation Studies™ (ICS) is housed jointly in the ILR School and the SC Johnson College of Business. ICS researches, teaches, and communicates about monetary and non-monetary rewards from work, for individuals, companies, industries, and economies

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NY FarmNet

NY FarmNet assists New York State farms through periods of transition, opportunity, and challenge by providing consulting services to address financial and social stress. Through a team of farm consultants and educational programming, NY Farm Net helps train and inform the greater agricultural community in topics ranging from farm succession planning to identifying and managing stress to destigmatizing mental health.

LEARN MORE: FARM

New York Tax Schools

The Cornell Tax School started in 1947 as the Farm Income Tax School to provide tax training to NYS farmers and their financial advisors. The School now offers a variety of intermediate-to-advanced tax training programs to meet the continuing education requirements of over 900 CPAs, tax practitioners, attorneys and other financial advisors annually through both in person and live on-line programs.

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Parker Center for Investment Research

Gain a world-class education in security analysis and portfolio management using state-of-the-art analytical tools that will prepare you for a career as a business leader in investment research and asset management.

Learn More: Parker

Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship

Engage with innovative faculty and entrepreneurs interested in advancing new ventures and offering immersive educational experience in all aspects of entrepreneurship.

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Smith Family Business Initiative

Connect with family business professionals around the world as part of this network of students, owners, leaders, and alumni involved in family enterprises.

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SMART/EMP

The Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Teams is a unique service learning program within the Emerging Markets Program. Students work with international partners addressing specific needs.

Learn more: SMART

Recent News & Highlights

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Loyalty can play a key role in moral dilemmas

October 2, 2024

New research from Johnson Assistant Professor Angus Hildreth explores how the quality and strength of one’s loyalty to another can be influenced by the willingness to support an indirect tie.

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Hospitality Hackathon Embraces AI to Improve the Guest Experience

October 2, 2024

Students from across campus spent two days creating proposals designed to help hotels deliver an exceptional experience for the guest of the future.

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Building the Housing Future

September 24, 2024

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