Xinying Lin

1. What do you do?

I work as an associate project manager, and the major project I’m working on is the innovation and technology commercialization professional program. It’s a certificate course offered on the Georgia Tech Professional Education website about technology transfer and commercialization.

2. What’s the coolest part of your job?

We have international connections, and some of our projects include building new innovation/technology parks in other countries.

Mayra Pineda-Torres

Mayra on a hike at Cibola National Forest in New Mexico1. Who or what inspired you to pursue economics?

I decided to study economics because of a combination of two factors. I wanted to enroll in a program that analyzed social issues from a quantitative perspective, and economics is perfect for this purpose.

Cici McNamara

Cici at Lake Mendota1. Who or what inspired you to pursue economics?

I always knew I wanted to write but didn't know what type of writing I wanted to do: creative, academic, journalistic, etc. I was an English major and did undergraduate research in History and Government until finally settling on Economics.

Curbing Online Cheating Among Undergraduates by Daniel Dench and Theodore Joyce

A field experiment into the cheating habits of undergraduate students sheds new light on the use of threats and sanctions to curb dishonest scholastic behavior. Georgia Tech School of Economics professor Daniel Dench, along with Theodore Joyce at Baruch College, published the research online in the February 14, 2022 issue of Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. They conclude that a professor informing students that the school has the means to detect cheating has little effect.