In The Media
Our faculty lend their expert opinion to media outlets around the world. Here’s a collection of where to find them. Plus, discover stories about our people and programs in a variety of publications.

Green cemeteries wins hospitality business pitch contest
An entrepreneurial concept addressing unaffordable and unsustainable funeral practices won first prize at the 11th annual Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition.

Crypto Exchanges Usher in Era of Round-the-Clock Stock Trading
“It seems to me that this is a competition among new and old exchanges,” Professor Will Cong tells Bloomberg Wealth.

Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration offers networking program to executives of tomorrow
PIHE has created an experiential networking program that grows student knowledge, interpersonal skills, and experience to help them succeed in business and life.

China Puts Limits on Foreign Banks, Worrying Businesses
Dyson Professor Eswar Prasad tells the New York Times that China will eventually resume with opening up to foreign financial institutions.

Rapid global heating is hurting farm productivity, study finds
A study led by Professor Ariel Ortiz-Bobea shows that global farming productivity since the 1960s is 21% lower than it could have been without climate change.

Start Retraining for Social Interactions
“Assess your own risk level and comfort,” Professor Sunita Sah told the New York Times, “so you’re very clear about what you would and would not like to do.”

What will travel look like when the pandemic is over?
Professor Christopher Anderson tells CNN that he thinks alternative lodging will continue to be a “bright spot” in the hospitality industry.

He just spent $69 million on a digital piece of art. It’s not his first Beeple.
“Think about how traditional art pieces are hard to trade,” Professor Will Cong tells the Washington Post. “That is solved after the ownership can be easily divided and traded.”

Democrats Question Game-Like Trading Apps at House Hearing
“These online brokers use prompts, push notifications and other nudges for the purpose of eliciting a specific behavior: increased trading by the investor,” Professor Vicki Bogan said at the House Financial Services Committee Meeting on GameStop.