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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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Maxine Bédat Lays Bare the Fashion Industry’s Impacts and How We Can Change It

Author and Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer Maxine Bédat traced the life cycle of a pair of jeans to help illustrate the fashion industry’s impact.

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Cornell SC Johnson College of Business To Launch Program with KKR

The Accelerator Scholars Program offers a comprehensive four-year curriculum intended to provide enhanced support, resources, and opportunities to help bolster first-gen students’ skill set and experience.

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Grateful and Prepared, New Graduates Embrace Their Future

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business class of 2023 graduates included 540 undergraduates, 1,045 master’s degree students, and 17 PhD students.

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Students Donate Handmade Canoe to Haudenosaunee Youth

Cornell students presented a handmade canoe to Hickory Edwards, Onondaga Nation Turtle Clan member and founder of the Haudenosaunee Canoe Journey.

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Dyson students tackle societal issues at competition

Students take on United Nations sustainable development goals at Dyson’s inaugural Grand Challenges Pitch Competition.

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Melanie Abreu ’23 Discovers a New World through Dyson

Melanie Abreu honed leadership and communications skills in and outside the classroom and mentored students through the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

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Downsizing personal items can be just a snap away

A Cornell professor and her co-author learned, in a study involving hundreds of participants, that when individuals replace an item with a photo or memento, it satisfies the sense of ownership and makes downsizing easier.

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Mardiya Shardow ’23 Views Dyson as a Transformative Experience

Mardiya Shardow, who concentrated in marketing at Dyson, broadened her education at Cornell by minoring in inequality studies and creative writing.

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First Career Trek to JP Morgan and Blackstone NYC Offices for Diversity and Inclusion in Real Estate (DAIRE)

DAIRE members make first career trek to JP Morgan and Blackstone in NYC with the support of CREF