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Newell Rubbermaid CEO to give Durland Lecture March 14

Michael B. Polk ’82, president and chief executive officer of Newell Rubbermaid, will deliver the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management’s 28th Durland Lecture Monday, March 14.

Online reviews only partially reveal what hotel customers think

Cornell researchers have come up with a text-mining method of analyzing online customer reviews, which they have found do not tell the full story of how guests view a hotel.

School of Hotel Administration ranked No. 1 in world

The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell was ranked the No. 1 hospitality and hotel management school in the world for 2015 by CEOWORLD magazine.

Cornell looks to make PARADIM shift with $25M NSF grant

Cornell is leading the Platform for the Accelerated Realization, Analysis, and Discovery of Interface Materials thanks to a $25 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

In staving off climate change, social landscape adjusts

At the intersection of activism and academia, a climate change and clean energy panel Feb. 26 gave details of environmental urgency and impending social refinements.

Kotlikoff to alumni: 'Look forward at what we’re trying to create'

Alumni can best support Cornell by promoting the new College of Business’ excellence in hospitality, agriculture, sustainability and technology, said Provost Michael Kotlikoff, in an online alumni forum.

Senior group is guiding Cornell's climate actions

President Elizabeth Garrett formed the Senior Leaders Climate Action Group last November to focus on improving climate trends by spurring cross-disciplinary solutions on campus and globally.

Managing director named for Blackstone LaunchPad

Felix Litvinsky will lead for Blackstone LaunchPad at Cornell, an initiative that provides mentoring, coaching and resources for entrepreneurial students, faculty, staff and alumni.

Design ingenuity cures health care building energy waste

Health care buildings in the United States use lots of energy and few embrace sustainability, but a study led by Cornell researchers writes a green prescription for finding practical solutions.