Centers & Institutes

Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.

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Nolan School

CHR sustainability roundtable examines excess food, food rescue

Roundtable participants discussed the process of managing excess food, reducing excess food in the service industry, and creating a market for food rescue.

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Cybersecurity: Crimes and consequences

As hacking threats grow in sophistication, here’s a look at what companies are doing to protect themselves and their clients.

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Johnson School

Report: Leveraging bike-share systems to improve guest experiences and attract tourists

Elena Belavina and Ashish Kabra offer guidance to hotels on choosing a bike-share for guests and how cities can best design and run tourist-friendly systems.

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Johnson School

Sharing the marketing love with CosmicLove Creations

MBA students in Big Red Microenterprise worked with the owner of Ithaca’s CosmicLove Creations to establish a digital marketing strategy for handmade, upcycled clothing.

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Ethical Fashion

A global fashion revolution calls for greater transparency, sustainability, and ethics in the industry. Cornellians are stepping up to drive change.

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Glyph: Pure, minimalist fashion

Cornell Tech MBA grads and minimalist fashion entrepreneurs Pranav Sachdev and Alan Lau founded Glyph digitally knit, vegan, and recyclable shoes.

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Nolan School

Hackathon merges data savvy with passion for hospitality

The 2019 Hospitality Hackathon, hosted by the Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship, asked students: “In a world of limitless possibilities, how do you connect a customer with their dream experience?”

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Seminar: Environment-Enhanced Momentum and Demand for Environmental Quality

Speaker: Alberto Salvo Alberto Salvo is an Associate Professor of Economics at the National University of Singapore. His research interests include Energy & Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization, and Applied Microeconomics […]

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Emerging Markets Theme Seminar (Feb 2021)

Speaker: Ricardo Hausmann Ricardo Hausmann is Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School, and Director of the Growth Lab at Harvard’s Center for […]