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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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?”

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 […]

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 […]