Inside SC Johnson

headshot of Melanie Abreu.
Dyson School

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.

headshot of Ralph Christy.
Dyson School

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.

headshot of Byron Grote.
Johnson School

Donor-funded Scholarship Making a Difference for PhD Students

A scholarship funded by Johnson graduate Byron E. Grote, MS ’77, PhD ’81, supports the academic activity of seven Johnson PhD students.

Couple decluttering personal belongings
Dyson School

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.

headshot of Mardiya Shardow.
Dyson School

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.

Cornell Johnson Sage Hall
Johnson School

The Financial Times Ranks Cornell University’s Johnson School Among World’s Top 10 MBA Programs

The Johnson School, part of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, is now ranked the 8th MBA program worldwide among 100 of the top business schools in the Financial Times’ 2023 Global MBA Ranking.

photo of tourists visiting and photographing the Sphinx and pyramids in Egypt.
SC Johnson College

New Sustainable Tourism Program Charts Course for Travel’s Future

The course seeks to educate and build cooperation to protect environmental, social, and cultural heritage and facilitate inclusive community processes.

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Case Study: Hotel Il San Pietro di Positano

A case study coauthored by Professor Chekitan Dev centers on how the independent Italian hotel can leverage brand strengths to remain competitive.

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Johnson School

Investor and Entrepreneur Nikita Gossain Champions Small Businesses and Global Health

10 Under 10 honoree Nikita Gossain invests in small businesses, directs an innovative security company, and is committed to improving global health.