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AI is changing expectations for MBA graduates
While MBA job prospects are expected to remain stable in the near future, new hires will be held to higher standards inside rapidly evolving workplaces.
Featured stories
Marx named vice provost for entrepreneurship, innovation and external engagement
Marx will serve as inaugural director of Cornell’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, advancing research commercialization.
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.
Students design wellness solutions for North Carolina community
During a weekend design challenge, students focused on building a more connected wellness ecosystem.
Cornellian CEO leads innovative anti-metastasis cancer therapy to market
Stewart Campbell is guiding Prilukae, a novel mechanism inhibiting cancer metastasis, through regulatory approvals.
- AI & Technology
- Healthcare & Wellness
Big Red in the Big Apple
Every day in New York City, opportunities appear in subway cars, classrooms and skyscrapers. Cornell students seize these chances to learn, grow and reinvent themselves.
Business research
‘Double the damage’: Warming climate reduces milk quality and quantity
Heat stress on dairy cows not only decreases the amount of milk produced but also the fat and protein content, doubling the economic losses.
Onboarding support helps merchants adopt digital payment methods
Study by Shreya Kankanhalli finds support boosts digital payments use.
Persistence, focus on tech makes U.S. ‘serial acquirers’ different
SC Johnson College Dean Andrew Karolyi and colleagues found less successful U.S. serial acquirers make deals despite weak announcement-day returns.
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.
Around the college
Entrepreneurial students win awards for summer work on their startups
Thirty startups received summer support from Entrepreneurship at Cornell to build ventures; several were SC Johnson College of Business students.
Johnson School announces 2026 alumni award winners
Johnson School honors alumni award winners May 7 in NYC at Big Red Bash, celebrating leadership, service and impact across its community.
Cornell’s Dyson School earns No. 3 place in Poets and Quants ranking
The Dyson School’s composite score awarded by Poets & Quants is 95.38 out of 100, ranking in the top five for career outcomes and admissions standards.
George Gellert and family to receive Dyson Alumni Leadership Award
Cornell’s Dyson School will honor George Gellert ’60, MBA ’62, JD ’63 and the Gellert family of Gellert Global Group with the 2026 Dyson Alumni Leadership Award.
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- Food & Agriculture
- Healthcare & Wellness
Ozempic is changing the foods Americans buy
- Accounting, Economics & Finance
Impact funds offer a lower-risk proposition for private markets
- Management, HR & Leadership
To succeed, ‘latecomers’ must balance imitation and innovation
- Energy & Sustainability
- Food & Agriculture
Report: Climate change compounds agriculture’s environmental impact
- Global Development & International Business
Financial tool protects herders against losses
- Management, HR & Leadership
High status leads to increased happiness – sometimes
- Global Development & International Business