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Directory Boosts Usefulness of Mobile Phones, Bottom Lines, in Rural Africa
In rural Africa, most mobile phones don’t have search capabilities to find businesses. A new phone book helps, boosting sales by 104%.

Stars or Numerals? How Rating Formats Change Consumer Behavior
The researchers found that consumers tend to overestimate fractional star ratings and underestimate fractional Arabic numerals.

Refurbished Fridges Expand Access to Fresh Food at Regional Pantries
Two teams of students in the Dyson School worked with Whirlpool to place refurbished refrigerators on campus and in high need areas around the region.

Helping Fintech Startups Scale Up: A Q&A with Vanessa Di Frances, MBA ’22
Career Corner: Financial services executive Vanessa Di Frances pivoted from product manager to bank VP advising fintech startups.

Cornell Student Entrepreneurs Take First Place at Kellogg Real Estate Venture Competition
An interdisciplinary architecture and real estate graduate student team took home Cornell’s first-ever top prize in the competition’s history.

Students Help Rural Peruvians Grow Turmeric Business
Dyson School students traveled to a rural region of Peru to brainstorm sustainable business ideas for a local community.

New Tool Can Help NYS Make Economically Beneficial Food Purchases
Dyson professor develops an economic model that calculates additional NYS business activity and tax revenue generated from purchases of specific local products.

Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellows Pitch Innovative Startups in NYC
Cornell University’s Life Science Technology Innovation Fellows gathered on March 22 in midtown Manhattan to pitch their startups.

Conservatives More Likely Than Liberals to Negotiate Price
According to new research out of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, conservatives are more likely than liberals to negotiate over price for items such as used cars or houses.