COVID-19

Nolan School

Coronavirus dashes job hopes for hospitality grads, but experts still see opportunity

Dean Kate Walsh says hospitality programs and recent grads view the COVID crisis as an opportunity to think differently, and play up applicable skills.

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Johnson School

The Rundown: Highlights from the week of June 22

Expert perspectives from Cornell SC Johnson College of Business faculty on COVID-19’s impact on business, hospitality, and the economy.

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Johnson School

Commentary: COVID-19 is our chance to shake up economics

Professor Kaushik Basu writes the COVID-19 crisis provides opportunity for economists to rethink some of the ideas they have long taken for granted.

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Johnson School

Hiring trends emerge in study into COVID-19 impact on job market

Professor Murillo Campello has leveraged big data on job-vacancy postings to reveal several dimensions of the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. job market.

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Nolan School

Hotels could face $9 billion in new costs to stay squeaky clean

Dean Kate Walsh says that investment in new cleanliness protocols, born from the pandemic, is a cost that hotels will take on because they have to.

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Johnson School

What we’ve learned from how sustainability and sustainable companies have weathered the Covid-19 crisis

Professor Mark Milstein says that COVID-19 is not distracting many companies from their sustainability commitments as they deal with the pandemic.

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Nolan School

Is a hotel stay safe? 5 questions to help you decide

Associate Professor Robert J. Kwortnik describes the great lengths hotels are taking to ensure sanitization and guest safety.

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Johnson School

The Rundown: Highlights from the week of June 15

Expert perspectives from Cornell SC Johnson College of Business faculty on COVID-19’s impact on business, hospitality, and the economy.

Nolan School

DoorDash scores valuation of $16 billion as coronavirus pushes it to top of food-delivery chain

Lecturer Douglas Miller says that, for many restaurants, focusing on delivery during the onset of COVID-19 was the only way to stay in business.