Nolan School
Keep up to date with Hotelies, hospitality education, and industry at large with these stories and updates from the Nolan School.
Modeling Tool Protects Worker Health and Food Chain Security
Aaron Adalja, Nolan School professor, contributed to a computer model that helps farms and food processing facilities control COVID-19 outbreaks, keep workers safe and the food chain secure.
Faculty Panel: More Investment for Social Good is Needed
Financial markets could help society achieve both prosperity and equity, but investment in efforts to address pressing social problems is still underfunded.
Enabling Hotel Guests to Customize Their Rooms Fosters Customer Loyalty
Hotel guests who can customize their rooms by selecting layout, snack bar offerings, and pillow softness are more likely to become loyal customers.
Hyatt CEO Named 2025 Cornell Hospitality Icon
The 2025 Cornell Hospitality Icon of the Industry Award is scheduled to be presented at the Cornell Icon and Innovator Awards event in New York City on June 3, 2025.
Hospitality Student Markets Coffee From Her Rural Guatemalan Village
Indigenous student brings fair-trade coffee to Ithaca while empowering her Mam parents and neighbors to command a better price for their beans.
Meet our New Faculty: Yaxuan Chen
Yaxuan Chen joins the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration as a new assistant professor of accounting.
Going Down: Drop In Rankings Matters More Than A Rise
People love rankings, but do they really mean that much? Sometimes they do, according to new Cornell research.
Manager Visits Heighten Workers’ Motivation, Productivity
When a company’s “big boss” pays a visit to observe and connect with workers on the front lines, research shows it leads to increased productivity.
Faculty Cooking Throw Down Dishes Up Camaraderie
The event brought faculty and students together to celebrate the end of the academic year at the Nolan School of Hotel Administration at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.