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Our students tell Dyson’s story the best. Read about coursework, getting involved, studying abroad, internships, and more from our undergraduate and graduate students.
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News, features, and voices from the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
New York FarmNet Cultivates Stability for Farming Families
May 22, 2023Fred Lee was on the verge of losing the Long Island farm he had inherited from his family. A call to New York FarmNet helped change his life and his business.
Students Donate Handmade Canoe to Haudenosaunee Youth
May 12, 2023Cornell students presented a handmade canoe to Hickory Edwards, Onondaga Nation Turtle Clan member and founder of the Haudenosaunee Canoe Journey.
Cornell Economist Coedits PNAS Issue Focused on Value of Clean Water
May 2, 2023A special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences advances the science of measuring the public benefit of clean water.
Restricting Trade for the Environment? Import Restrictions on Used Vehicles in China
March 24, 2023Dyson’s Hui Zhou, PhD ’23, discusses her research on the impact of emission-based import restrictions on used vehicles in China.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
November 14, 2022Every feature of our built environment has a relationship with climate; we can no longer separate fields of learning into rigid, prescribed pathways.
Redressing the Balance: Equitable Approaches to Sustainable Real Estate
November 8, 2022Sustainability in real estate is about more than energy efficiency; environmental justice for communities requires looking at a far broader picture.
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Dyson prepares tomorrow’s leaders who will apply business and economics principles to solve some of the toughest societal challenges around the globe.
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Undergraduate
Student Experience: The Grand Challenges Framework
April 7, 2022The Grand Challenges program at Dyson is a way for undergrads to engage in complex community challenges on a local and global scale.
Student Voices: Meet Alethia Chan ’22
January 12, 2021Fueled by her studies and experiences, Alethia Chan MS '22 wants to use business as a vehicle for positive change around the world.
Student Voices: Meet Thatcher Hollis ’24
December 22, 2020A former delegate to the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute who calls Waterloo, IA, home–meet Thatcher Hollis ’24.
Read more posts by undergraduates in Dyson’s BS in Applied Economics and Management program
Graduate
A Nairobi sunrise, vegetarian haggis, a seat at the table, and friends for life
May 22, 2020Dyson's Class of 2020 shares their favorite Cornell memories. Congratulations to our newest applied economics and management graduates!
2019 SMART program reflections: O’live Handmade Soaps, South Africa
May 21, 2019The 2019 O’live SMART team traveled to Cape Town, South Africa. They were challenged to develop a marketing for the family-owned skincare business.
Students attend 2019 National Farmers Union College Conference on Cooperatives
March 8, 2019As part of the Dyson School’s Cooperative Business Management course, students had the opportunity to travel to Minnesota for this invitation-only event.
Read more posts by students in the MPS and MS in Applied Economics and Management programs
Research &
Outreach
Highlighting Dyson’s faculty, researchers, and extension associates
Dyson’s faculty are sought-after experts in areas such as brand advertising, economic development, agribusiness, market behavior, policy, and the business of food. Our faculty, researchers, and extension associates apply business and economics principles in service of people across New York State and around the world.
Cornell Economist Coedits PNAS Issue Focused on Value of Clean Water
May 2, 2023A special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences advances the science of measuring the public benefit of clean water.
Dyson Professor Ralph Christy Recognized for Achievements in Teaching and Outreach
February 21, 2023Professor Christy was honored with the George Washington Carver Public Service Hall of Fame Award by the Professional Agricultural Workers Conference.
Downsizing personal items can be just a snap away
February 16, 2023A Cornell professor and her co-author learned, in a study involving hundreds of participants, that when individuals replace an item with a photo or memento, it satisfies the sense of ownership and makes downsizing easier.
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Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
SC Johnson College BusinessFeed
Grateful and Prepared, New Graduates Embrace Their Future
June 2, 2023Cornell SC Johnson College of Business class of 2023 graduates included 540 undergraduates, 1,045 master’s degree students, and 17 PhD students.
Nolan School BusinessFeed
From Food Network to His Kitchen, Student Crafts Better Butter
June 2, 2023Jonah Gershon ’24 won $20,000 in the Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition and is working on Spekld, his idea to package and sell brown butter.
Johnson BusinessFeed
Big Firms Don’t Always Exercise Their Labor Market Power to Suppress Wages
May 24, 2023To wield labor market power, large companies must centralize their hiring. But many decentralize instead, giving up their power. New research suggests why.
Johnson BusinessFeed
Ethics Speaker Jacqueline Novogratz: How Acumen Addresses Poverty, Promotes Dignity
May 18, 2023Jacqueline Novogratz recounted how she reached her closely held belief that the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is dignity.
SC Johnson College BusinessFeed
Empowering Women in Healthcare: Five Trailblazing Leaders Share Their Insights
May 17, 2023The Women in Business Forum, held in NYC in May, featured inspiring stories and insights from five alumnae who are leaders in healthcare.
SC Johnson College BusinessFeed
Real Estate Education at a Ground Level in London and Miami
May 16, 2023Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate graduate students and faculty looked at shifting trends in urban development and the real estate industry.