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Explore our updates on ground-breaking research, student experiences, alumni accomplishments, and other stories from around the AgQuad and beyond.

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SMART Program Hosts 23rd Annual Symposium and Wharton Award Dinner

The Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Teams (SMART) program hosted its annual dinner celebrating student projects and presenting the 2024 Wharton Award to agricultural economist Fenton B. Sands Jr.

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SC Johnson College of Business Offers New Climate Finance Course

Visiting Assistant Professor Alissa M. Kleinnijenhuis created a Climate Finance course for the SC Johnson College of Business

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Student input adds flavor, variety to halal, kosher meals

Dyson student Mikhail Essa’s goal is to work with Cornell Dining to have more kosher and halal food available at dining locations throughout campus.

Group of 20 students in Sage Atrium selected for 2024 Kessler Fellows
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Cornell Introduces its 2024 Kessler Fellows Cohort

The Kessler Fellows program welcomed 20 students to its 2024 cohort.

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Team Pickleball Mania Wins Pitch Competition

Top honors went to the students working with the alumna-owned Pickleball Mania, offering space in the Ithaca Mall to play the fastest growing racket sport in America.

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Cate Khan ’99 Honored with Inaugural Dyson Alumni Leadership Award

Dyson School graduate Cate Khan ’99, CEO of VerishopGroup, cofounded not only a platform but a support ecosystem for diverse, independent businesses.

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Rafaela Baldeón ’27: Leave Things Better Than You Found Them, Including Our Planet

Dyson’s Rafaela Baldeón ’27 shares her experience at COP28, the UN climate summit, as a member of Ecuador’s delegation of scholar ambassadors.

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Students ask, ‘How could reusable coffee cups become standard practice?’

Students at the SC Johnson College of Business proposed a plan for making reusable coffee cups standard practice in Tompkins County.

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MBA students coach Dyson undergrads consulting for business clients

Edible insect pizza. Healthy yogurt. Fast disposable alternatives. MBA coaches work with undergrad teams consulting for real-world clients on issues that impact society.