Hotelie
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How two curious and technologically savvy SHA students forged Cornell Blockchain
SHA’s entrepreneurial bent and a fascination with Bitcoin led a pair of Hotelies to found a university-wide blockchain club for undergraduates.
![Jacob Chestnut leads a coffee tasting with his students in The Business of Coffee: From Farm to Cup.](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/REIS_D20190918jm1_337-Jacob-Chestnut-resized.jpg)
The Business of Coffee: Not the regular grind
The Business of Coffee: From Farm to Cup, developed by SHA assistant professor Jacob Chestnut, is Cornell’s first-ever course about coffee.
![Arthur Keith seated in Statler Hotel lobby](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/02/Arthur-Keith-84-Statler-GM.jpg)
Hotel executive Arthur Keith ’84 is new Statler GM
Keith brings 36 years of hospitality operations expertise to the dual role of directing the Statler Hotel and developing student leaders.
![Kristina Workman in her office](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/Kristina-Workman-010-3856-resized.jpg)
Learning to manage, with feeling
Kristina Workman’s research and teaching focus on the value of compassion and positive interpersonal relationships in the workplace.
![Elena Belavina in front of a whiteboard of calculations](https://business.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/09/elena_belavina_featu_8pew6-600x400.jpg)
A fresh approach to helping the planet: Elena Belavina takes on food waste
SHA associate professor Elena Belavina is finding strategies to help grocery suppliers, households, and restaurants reduce food waste.
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With food insecurity as their entrée, students learn the business of serving a cause
Service is a key to learning in the course Hunger, Health, and Nonprofit Social Enterprise. Requirements include volunteering and organizing a fundraiser.
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To save their back yard, they built a town
Hotelie Garnie Nygren ’05 discusses the inspiration and vision for Serenbe, a model built environment that she is helping to create in the woods southwest of Atlanta.
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Mathematical elegance meets social relevance in the research of Vincent Slaugh
Vince Slaugh, assistant professor, has focused his research on questions related to nursing-home staffing and maximizing adoption opportunities for teens.
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Aaron Adalja joins the A team
Adalja joined the faculty last year as an assistant professor of food and beverage management— the culmination of a wide-ranging professional journey.