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CENTERS & INSTITUTES

Centers & Institutes

Penn State Smeal's research centers connect you with faculty expertise, industry partnerships, and applied research across every major area of business.

Specialized Research. Real-World Impact.

Some business challenges demand deep expertise. Others require researchers from multiple disciplines working together. Penn State Smeal College of Business research centers and institutes bring those perspectives together to advance business knowledge and address issues that matter to organizations, communities, and society.

Each center focuses on a specific area of business from supply chains and financial markets to ethics, sustainability, and entrepreneurship.. Together, they create opportunities for faculty research, student engagement, executive education, industry collaboration, conferences, and public outreach.

Whether you want to collaborate with faculty, attend events, support research, or explore a specialized field of business, you'll find a center aligned with your interests.

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Borrelli Institute for Real Estate Studies Building construction tour

Building construction tour

Borrelli Institute for Real Estate Studies

Borrelli supports leading-edge research in real estate issues and connects students with experiential learning, industry professionals, and career opportunities in commercial real estate.

Center for Ethical Leadership Student speaking to other students

Student speaking to other students

Center for Ethical Leadership

The Center for Ethical Leadership at Penn State Smeal College of Business helps integrate ethical decision-making into classroom learning, student experiences, organizational culture, governance, and engagement.

Center for Global Business Studies United Nations headquarters

United Nations headquarters

Center for Global Business Studies

The Center for Global Business Studies (CGBS) at Penn State Smeal College of Business advances international business research, education, and industry engagement to give students, faculty, and organizations the tools to navigate global markets.

Center for Supply Chain Research Several boats with shipping containers on the water

Several boats with shipping containers on the water

Center for Supply Chain Research

The Center for Supply Chain Research® (CSCR®) is one of the nation's leading academic centers for supply chain management, professional development, and industry engagement.

Center for the Study of Financial Markets Kevin Hernandez, a previous Lion Fund leader, stands in front of a stock ticker

Kevin Hernandez, a previous Lion Fund leader, stands in front of a stock ticker

Center for the Study of Financial Markets

The Center for the Study of Financial Markets is dedicated to the support and promotion of academic research in the operation, governance, and performance of global financial markets.

Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation & Entrepreneurship People collaborating in meetings

People collaborating in meetings

Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation & Entrepreneurship

The Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship advances education in venture creation, corporate innovation, and entrepreneurial leadership.

Institute for the Study of Business Markets

People working at a computer

Institute for the Study of Business Markets

The mission of the ISBM is to play a leadership role in advancing the theory and practice of business-to-business (industrial) marketing, and to advance business marketing as a specialized field within the broader marketing discipline.

Laboratory for Economics, Management, & Auctions Image of LEMA computers

Image of LEMA computers

Laboratory for Economics, Management, & Auctions

The Laboratory for Economics, Management and Auctions (LEMA) uses controlled experiments to study how individuals, organizations, and markets make decisions—and how people and AI interact.

Rogers Family Trading Room Woolridge in Trading Room

Woolridge in Trading Room

Rogers Family Trading Room

Work with the same technology and real-time market data relied on throughout the investment industry before you ever set foot on a trading floor.

Sustainable Business Center Students posing on a factory tour

Students posing on a factory tour

Sustainable Business Center

The Sustainable Business Center examines how markets, innovation, and business strategy can drive meaningful environmental and social change.