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Forbes

In response to Airbnb, the hotel industry has been working to launch more “soft brands” or hotel lines that are designed to have that local, one-off feel instead of a chain, while maintaining the level of service that’s expected at a hotel, says Cathy A. Enz, a professor of strategy at the School of Hotel Administration.

The New York Times

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Art DeGaetano, Dyson Assistant Professor Jennifer Ifft and CALS Extension Associate Richard Stup offer their views on the impact that weather and tariffs have had on upstate New York agriculture.

NPR

Sital Kalantry, Cornell Law School professor, says you see more attacks around locations that use a lot of acid in industry and where guns aren't so easy to obtain. She says acid attacks should be understood primarily as a form of gender-based violence with a particularly devastating weapon.

CNBC

The country needs a more universal solution, like bringing down the cost of tuition, says Kate Bronfenbrenner, director of labor education research at ILR. “It doesn’t work if it’s provided via employers, because it’s always going to be a small amount that offer it. And they’re going to provide this, but then take away that.”

Reuters

Prohibitions on jurors reading about a case they are deciding are difficult to enforce in the smartphone era, Cornell University Law School Professor Jens David Ohlin says. “We trust jurors to be on their best behavior and wall themselves off but that kind of goes against human nature. I think it was very ill-advised for the president to do this. He should have kept his mouth shut.”

The Economist

Helen Nissenbaum, an information science professor at Cornell Tech, refers to the foundation of our digital-privacy expectations as “contextual integrity”. When we reveal information in one context, we trust that it won’t pop up to surprise us in another.

The Washington Post

In many European countries, the salary gap between CEOs and their employees is less than half of what it is in the United States. “They have stronger labor unions over there, which makes a difference,” says Dyson Professor Steven Kyle. “Also, when you have socialists governing, they’re going to jump up and down about these things. And, obviously, we don’t have that.”

NBC

Behavioral economist, David Just explains the potential shortcomings in using electronic technology for cooking and comments on how “cookbooks are better at defining themselves around a theme.”

The New York Times

Lately, there’s been a critical mass of companies getting into hospitality. “Hotel brands are not overbuilt, but under-demolished,” says Chekitan Dev, professor of marketing at the Hotel School.

Bloomberg BNA

Director of labor education research, Kate Bronfenbrenner, comments on the House race in Wisconsin between two Democrats with close ties to labor unions.

CGTN - China Global Television Network

Interview with economist Steven Kyle about the latest developments in the Brexit process.

The Wall Street Journal

Op-ed by psychology professor, Melissa J. Ferguson, and doctoral student, Stav Atir, on their research showing that men are more likely than women to be referred to by their last-name only — which has implications for eminence, fame, and professional opportunities.