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Dyson School is No. 2 undergraduate business program

Based on a new composite methodology, the Poets & Quants website ranks Cornell's Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management the No. 2 undergraduate business program in the nation.

'Not by STEM alone': Panelists survey state of higher ed

President David Skorton and Cornell Tech Dean and Vice Provost Dan Huttenlocher offered their views on research funding, new approaches and pressing challenges at a summit in New York City.

Innovation index highlights advances in Europe, Africa

The Global Innovation Index 2014, a report co-authored by Johnson Dean Soumitra Dutta, identifies Europe and sub-Saharan Africa as current centers of innovation.

Book examines hows and whys of economic choices

A new book edited by human development professor Valerie Reyna tackles the biological origins of economic decisions in the new field of neuroeconomics.

Media offered sneak peek of downtown incubator, 'Rev'

Ithaca's downtown business incubator has a new name, newly launched website and is taking applications for membership.

Study shows how peer pressure affects consumption

Peer pressure shapes our attitudes toward certain foods and food ingredients, a Cornell study finds.

N.Y. Sen. Nozzolio secures $3.4M to bolster food research

To spur local job creation, New York state Sen. Michael Nozzolio has secured $3.4 million in state funding to help food entrepreneurs at the agricultural experiment station in Geneva, New York.

Poor neighborhoods – not poor parents – pack on pounds

A new study finds that neighborhood poverty rather than family poverty contributes to obesity among poor and minority children.

Cornell Tech MBAs connect with undergrad entrepreneurs

Members of the inaugural class of Cornell Tech MBA students are working with undergrads, grads and young alumni on a variety of entrepreneurial projects in Ithaca this summer.