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Dyson hosts symposium in honor of late professor Gregory Poe
Students, faculty, and staff from across the university came together in April for a special symposium in celebration of the life and professional contributions of Gregory Poe.

Noteworthy: Loren Tauer on costs of decreasing antimicrobial use in dairy production
A recently published paper reveals the farm cost of implementing antibiotic-free dairy production and its potential financial and social impacts.

Cornell alumna: Lifelong learning, leading teams is key to women’s entrepreneurial success
Serial entrepreneur Shelly Porges ’74, MPS ’77, has followed one guiding principle throughout her successful career: If you become a lifelong learner, opportunities will come your way.

How cheap dockless hire bikes are flooding the world
Karan Girotra, a visiting professor of operations, technology, and information management at Cornell Tech, offers market insights into why dockless hire bikes are fast becoming the preferred mode of transportation in cities around the world.

Executive Education: Q&A with Professional Development Program faculty
We spoke with five of the amazing faculty that will be teaching courses during PDP and asked about their motivation to teach professionals, excitement about the program, and ideas for how to keep participants engaged.

Hotel butler service is really nice – is it worth the price?
Reneta McCarthy, senior lecturer at the Hotel School, historicizes the concept of butlers and explains how top-end hotels utilize them in today’s competitive market.

Tata-Cornell celebrates 5 years of fighting hunger in India
Celebrating its fifth anniversary, the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) highlighted its community-based fieldwork, where graduate students work towards uncovering failures in food systems and empowering communities to solve them.

Students go behind the scenes on Royal Caribbean cruise
Twenty students from the Hotel School witnessed firsthand how Royal Caribbean International successfully operates its cruises after they boarded the Enchantment of the Seas in February for a three-day experiential learning trip to the Bahamas.

Dyson community celebrates students, faculty, and staff at awards ceremony
Students, faculty, and staff gathered on Friday, April 27, 2018, for an awards ceremony in recognition of some of the many excellent contributions during the 2017–2018 academic year.