Business plan competition raises top prize to $25,000

Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship's seventh annual Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition has raised the prize for the first place winner to $25,000.

Zalaznick awards support course expansion, TAs

Eight faculty members from four colleges were honored recently with awards from the Louis H. Zalaznick Teaching Assistantship program, allowing them to expand courses or add teaching assistants.

eHub grows space for student entrepreneurs

Cornell and the Student Agencies Foundation have create eHub, slated to open in spring 2016, a 14,000 square foot entrepreneurship innovation center on College Avenue and in Kennedy Hall.

Cornell No. 15 in U.S. News ranking; Dyson, Eng in top 10

In the 2016 U.S. News and World Report rankings released today, Cornell University was ranked No. 15 among top national schools. The Dyson School and the College of Engineering both ranked in the top 10, respectively.

Hardware demo day includes visit from Rep. Tom Reed

Brew beer better. Clean hotel rooms better. Monitor the health of your horse better. These were a few of the pitches at the Southern Tier Hardware Accelerator’s first Demo Day, Aug. 13.

Rebranded hotels rejuvenate their profits

Checking in to whether the brand names of hotels matter, business researchers find that occupancy rates after rebranding – properties that change from one franchise to another – increase over 6 percent.

Student interns help stir growth at Ithaca Hummus

Students Kelley McElfresh ’16, Devin Hegelein ’17 and Katie Kraft ’17 are making substantial contributions to sales and manufacturing at Ithaca Hummus in Groton, New York.

School of Hotel Administration gala honors two in NYC

Barry S. Sternlicht, founder of Starwood Hotels, and Damian J. Mogavero, CEO and founder of Avero, Inc., were honored at a School of Hotel Administration gala in New York City June 2.

Graduating students soak up final hours at Cornell

Under brilliant blue sky peppered with wispy clouds and comfortable temperatures, Cornell University graduated its 147th class May 24, sending about 6,000 accomplished women and men into the future.