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Faculty Panel: More Investment for Social Good is Needed

Financial markets could help society achieve both prosperity and equity, but investment in efforts to address pressing social problems is still underfunded.

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Large-scale Investment in Research Needed to Maintain U.S. Agriculture

Dyson professor, Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, discusses the need for increasing public investment in agricultural research and development.

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New York Outcomes Fund Spurs, Supports Growers’ Sustainability Efforts

Research on financial incentives in agriculture by SC Johnson College professor John Tobin-de la Puente informed the fund’s approach.

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Poets and Quants Ranks Dyson School No. 2 Among Business Programs

Poets and Quants’ ranking of the Dyson School rose four points to its highest position to date of No. 2, with a composite score of 98.9 out of 100.

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John S. Dyson ’65 Honored with Second Annual Dyson Alumni Leadership Award

John Dyson ’65 is a leader in finance, energy policy, and economic development, from founding a private investment firm to pioneering sustainable winemaking.

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‘Structural poverty’ maps could steer help to world’s neediest

A new mapping approach could help policymakers identify where people live in extreme poverty and target resources more effectively.

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Economist: Dairy Industry Could Take a Hit From Tariffs

The dairy industry could lose billions of dollars if President Trump imposes tariffs, a dairy economist shared.

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Is This Alum’s Clothing Firm Thriving? Ewe Betcha!

Mac Bishop ’11 is founder and CEO of Wool & Prince, which makes apparel—from dress shirts to underwear—out of fine merino wool.

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Beer Sold in Grocery Stores Drives Higher Sales in Other Categories

Beer-purchasing households visit grocery stores more frequently and increase their total monthly grocery expenditures.