Faculty

Cornell Economist Coedits PNAS Issue Focused on Value of Clean Water
A special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences advances the science of measuring the public benefit of clean water.

Dyson Professor Ralph Christy Recognized for Achievements in Teaching and Outreach
Professor Christy was honored with the George Washington Carver Public Service Hall of Fame Award by the Professional Agricultural Workers Conference.

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.

Evidence-Based Crop Management for Organic Dry Bean Farming
Dyson Professor Miguel Gomez is a contributing researcher to this study focused on the sustainability and profitability of the organic dry bean industry.

Meet Our New Faculty: Lawrence Jin
Meet Lawrence Jin, one of Dyson’s newest faculty members, and learn about his area of expertise, courses he will be teaching, and his interests.

Clean Water Act turns 50: conference celebrates progress, fosters connections
Cornell Atkinson’s Social Cost of Water Pollution conference brought together academics and EPA policy-makers to collaborate for healthy water.

Meet Our New Faculty: Wendong Zhang
Meet Wendong Zhang, one of Dyson’s newest faculty members, and learn about his area of expertise, courses he will be teaching, and his interests.

Social media boycott of Goya did not harm sales
Research by Jūra Liaukonytė and colleagues sought to understand the sales effect of social media posts targeting specific brands.

Structured management protocols help firms thrive
Companies with highly structured management practices attract, keep top workers, and those with structured operations attract top-flight managers.