Avner Arbel, emeritus finance professor, dies at 90

Avner Arbel, an influential thought leader and scholar in hospitality research and education and an emeritus professor of financial management in the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration, died Aug. 22 in Jupiter, Florida. He was 90.

Faculty awarded entrepreneurship funding

The Louis H. Zalaznick Teaching Assistantships help faculty develop or expand courses, pursue research opportunities or add teaching assistants.

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Jonathan Lowenhar '96 helps company founders become great CEOs

On the Startup Cornell podcast, Lowenhar talks about the most common mistakes CEOs make and how to avoid them.

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The K-pop status shuffle: producers, power and reinvention

New research from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business found that in Korea, where entertainment agencies or producers play a dominant role in shaping the image of K-pop groups, the agency’s status affects the group’s ability to change their style and music genre.

Cornell graduates aim to ‘lead from the front’ as military officers

During a May 23 ceremony in Statler Auditorium, more than 25 members of Cornell’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps Tri-Service Brigade were commissioned as second lieutenants or ensigns in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Space Force.

Merrill Scholars honor mentors who inspired their success

Nearly 50 Merrill Scholars gathered at the 37th annual Merrill Presidential Scholars luncheon May 20 at Willard Straight Hall.

Cindy Estis Green ’79 named 2025 Cornell Hospitality Innovator

CEO and co-founder of Kalibri Labs, a hospitality platform that increases hotel value by identifying the most profitable revenue mix and driving smarter hotel real estate investments, to be honored.

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Hotelies extend Cornell commitment to ‘wish-making’

Hotel administration students raised nearly $5,000 for Make-A-Wish Central New York - with help and inspiration from an alumna who was a wish-kid herself and founded, in 1994, the first college "wish-makers" group in the country. 

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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