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Research Recap: Todd Schmit examines regional food systems and economic opportunity
Schmit, associate professor at Dyson, and others look at the local and regional food systems driving rural economic development across the nation.
Noteworthy: Steven Kyle discusses economic impact of Hurricane Harvey in U.S. News
Steven Kyle weighs in on the local and national economic impact of Hurricane Harvey’s aftermath and unprecedented flooding in Texas and Louisiana.
Cornell Chronicle: Meet Lynn Wooten, new dean of the Dyson School
The Cornell Chronicle interviews Lynn Wooten, the new dean of the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management.
Immersed in Digital Technology
Find out how students, alumni, and faculty in Ithaca and at Cornell Tech inspired and defined Johnson’s newest, interdisciplinary immersion: the Digital Technology Immersion.
Noteworthy: Deborah Streeter discusses women in leadership
Dyson’s Deborah Streeter discusses issues women face in business and entrepreneurship on GE’s Brilliance: Leadership Learning podcast.
Cornell Chronicle: New food policies could take the bite out of India’s malnutrition
Prabhu Pingali, director of the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition, researches potential solutions to India’s malnutrition predicament.
Noteworthy: Eswar Prasad featured on Bloomberg Markets
Eswar Prasad, professor of international trade policy, discusses China’s economy on Bloomberg Markets.
Awards and Honors: Professor Alex Susskind earns JHTR Best Paper of the Year Award
Recognized for: “Guest-Server-Exchange Model and Performance: The Connection Between Service Climate and Unit-Level Sales in Multiunit Restaurants”
Noteworthy: Rohit Verma talks MBA and technology among peer deans
Rohit Verma, dean of external relations for the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, spoke about technology and its implications for MBAs on a panel of peer deans at the Poets&Quants CentreCourt MBA Festival in San Francisco.