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Dyson School

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.

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Johnson School

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.

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Johnson School

Leading the Charge: Raghu Dharmaraju’s Journey to Scalable Sustainability

The Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise celebrates 20 for 20 honoree Raghu Dharmaraju MBA ’07, CEO of ARTPARK.

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SC Johnson College

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.

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Dyson School

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.

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Dyson School

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.

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Johnson School

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.

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Johnson School

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.

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Nolan School

Hotelies Extend Cornell Commitment to ‘Wish-Making’

Nolan School students raised nearly $5,000 for Make-A-Wish Central New York – with help and inspiration from an alumna who was a wish-kid herself and founded the first college “wish-makers” group in the country.