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Snack startup Cramp Bites wins Hospitality Business Plan Competition

Armita Jamshidi ’25 won $25K for her startup Cramp Bites, natural pain-relief snacks for soothing menstrual cramps.

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Cornell Tech celebrates opening of new MakerLAB in the Tata Innovation Center

Cornell Tech leadership, alongside elected officials, faculty, students, staff, and the Roosevelt Island community, hosted an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the campus’s new MakerLAB on May 2.

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Cornell Tech celebrates innovation and entrepreneurship with May events

The annual Startup Awards will feature top student pitch presentations, and special guest Andrew Ross Sorkin will announce winners.

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Global crises demand ethical, transparent business leaders

The evolving role of ethics in business leadership, and how leaders can balance navigating climate change and inequality with turning a profit, were key themes at this year’s David J. BenDaniel Lecture in Business Ethics.

Students help rural Peruvians grow turmeric business

The business students traveled to a rural region of Peru to brainstorm sustainable business ideas for a local community.

Digital marketing certificate helps hospitality professionals drive customer engagement

In the Hospitality Digital Marketing certificate program, Cornell Nolan School faculty share principles for integrating corporate brand communications across media channels.

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Paul Gaurnier, emeritus professor, former associate dean, dies at 101

Paul L. Gaurnier ’50, M.S. ’56, emeritus professor and former associate dean in the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration, died Feb. 9 in Tucson, Arizona. He was 101.

Durland Lecture focuses on redefining shared prosperity in private equity

Henry Kravis, cofounder and co-executive chairman of KKR & Co., delivered the 2025 Lewis H. Durland Memorial Lecture April 22 in Statler Auditorium.

Professionals sharpen business, legal communication in certificate program

Cornell Law School's Michelle Whelan provides the framework for business leaders to strengthen their written correspondence in the Legal Writing and Communication certificate program.

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