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Johnson School

Wall Street pressure can help companies sharpen focus

Researchers found that pressure to meet earnings targets may push companies to drop weak products and focus on what they do best.

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Johnson School

AI skills all leaders need

Lead with confidence in an AI-driven world: Develop data-informed strategy, make smarter tradeoffs and execute faster with Cornell’s EMBA NYC.

Johnson Cornell Tech MBA Class 2026
Johnson School

Where tech meets tradition: Cornell MBAs graduate

Cornell MBA students unite tech and business across campuses.

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Nolan School

Airbnb Plus: not a plus for everyone

The study found that Airbnb Plus certification made non-certified homes seem riskier by comparison, potentially pushing some travelers to book alternatives.

Grand Challenges students deliver equipment to the Bomberos Tarapoto 71 station in Peru
Dyson School

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.

Chris Kirby '15 stands in front of a Ithaca Hummus display in a grocery store.
Nolan School

Ithaca Hummus founder Chris Kirby named 2026 Cornell Hospitality Innovator

Chris Kirby ’15, founder of Ithaca Hummus, is named 2026 Cornell Hospitality Innovator and will be honored June 2 in NYC for leadership and impact.

Avery Sheppard holds her first place $25,000 prize.
Nolan School

Hospitality competition winner plans to expand restaurant into a chain

Master’s student Avery Sheppard won $25,000 to put toward her fish and chips eatery by winning the Nolan School’s hospitality business plan competition.

eLab student founder Kate Barclay ’26 pitches her startup, LUCRA, to an audience at the CSV: Student Startup Showcase in San Francisco.
Johnson School

Students pitch startups at Autodesk Gallery

Students travel to San Francisco to pitch startups at the Cornell Silicon Valley: Student Startup Showcase at Autodesk Gallery.

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Dyson School

Music fans separate artists’ controversies from their art, study finds

Dyson School research findings emphasize the growing power of streaming platforms as cultural intermediaries.