College Welcomes New Faculty in Key Areas

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Cornell has quickened the pace in hiring new faculty, aiming to bring on board up to 100 professors by the university's sesquicentennial in 2015.

Contributing to this initiative, the College of Human Ecology is attracting new faculty to work on such major cross college collaborations as neuroscience, human development, and psychology; health behaviors, health economics, and disparities; and demography. Ten new scholars have joined the college this year.

Dean Alan Mathios said he was very pleased that such a diverse and talented group of scholars is joining the college's faculty. "They have very impressive credentials and will strengthen the college's teaching, research, and outreach in key multidisciplinary areas. I expect this group to have a profound …