Cornell faculty honored for community-engaged innovation

Thirteen faculty members from across Cornell are being honored by the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement with this year’s Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards

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Enabling hotel guests to customize their rooms fosters customer loyalty

Hotel guests who can customize their rooms by selecting layout, snack bar offerings, and pillow softness are more likely to become loyal customers.

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Samsara co-founder named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year

Entrepreneurship at Cornell has announced that John Bicket ’02, chief technology officer and co-founder of tech firm Samsara, has been named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2025.

Going against one’s better judgment amplifies self-blame

In a series of experiments, researchers in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business found that when people go along with opinions that go against their own, they feel more culpable for the decision if things go wrong than if they hadn’t received another opinion.

Student startup pilots AI grading assistant, joins Y Combinator

GradeWiz uses AI and computer vision to grade homework and exams, giving educators more time, the founders say, to devote to teaching.

Ethical Depth: The cure for today’s medical industry

New Cornell Johnson School research explores why doctors may fall prey to conflicts of interest and proposes a new approach called “deep professionalism.”

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Dimond family gift to support Nolan School scholarships

A $13 million endowment from the Dimond family will fund scholarships at the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration, as part of the university’s “To Do the Greatest Good” campaign.

New eCornell courses bring best practices of community-engaged learning to Cornell and beyond

The Einhorn Center for Community Engagement has launched a set of comprehensive online courses on the best practices of community-engaged learning

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‘Structural poverty’ maps could steer help to world’s neediest

A new mapping approach piloted by Cornell researchers could help policymakers identify where people live in extreme poverty and target resources more effectively.