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eCornell offers resources that can help leaders and organizations navigate today’s most urgent challenges. We invite you to explore our free live webcast series below. Additionally, we offer many expert-led online programs that can help you and your teams master the skills you need to lead in these times of uncertainty and change.

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COVID-19

Apr 28, 2021 7:00pm EDT

Covering COVID-19

How Journalists Tackled the Biggest Science Story of Our Time

Apoorva Mandavilli, Faye Flam, Jason Beaubien, Jon Cohen

Apr 23, 2021 12:00pm EDT

The Business of Food

Supply Chain Disruption and Innovation

Susan Guerin ‘83 (SHA), Ed McLaughlin, Jim Prevor ’83 (A&S), P’24 (SHA), Todd Schnuck, MBA ‘83, Mike Thompson ’77 (Dyson)

Apr 22, 2021 3:30pm EDT

One Year Later, What’s Ahead for Teachers?

The Future of Work: Labor in America

Alexander Colvin, Randi Weingarten

Apr 19, 2021

The COVID-19 Epidemic in New York State

Where We've Been, Where We Are, and Where We’re Headed

Eli Rosenberg '06 (CALS), Ph.D.

Apr 15, 2021

Hospitality Outlook 2021

Hotel Performance, Capital Markets, and Consumer Behavior

Cindy Estis Green ’79, Dave Roberts ’87, MS ’88, Jess Petitt '05, Rachael Rothman MPS ’95

Apr 07, 2021

Professional Sports Sidelined

Pivoting Through Crisis

Gary Bettman, BS ’74, Harry Katz, Jacqueline Davidson, JD ’05, JC Tretter, BS ’13, Jeffrey Mishkin, JD ’72

Mar 23, 2021

Designing for Healthy Sleep and Travel

A Research Perspective

Heather Kolakowski, Rana Zadeh, Rebecca Robbins, M.S., Ph.D., Rohit Verma

Mar 22, 2021

Latin America in the Global Economy

Prospects After the Lockdown Crisis

Alicia Bárcena, Cristina Gallach, Gustavo A. Flores-Macías, Lourdes Casanova, Peter Hakim

Mar 18, 2021

Data-Driven Policy Making

Challenges and Opportunities in Unprecedented Times

Dana Weiner, Max Kapustin

Mar 16, 2021

COVID-19’s Effect on HR

Hospitality’s Response to the ‘New Normal’

Bruce Tracey, Joy Rothschild, Nikki Massey, Robert Mellwig

Mar 11, 2021

New Thinking in Hospitality

How Consumer Trends Have Been Reshaped by 2020

Roger Hill, Ron Swidler

Feb 23, 2021

Preparing Healthcare Providers for a Post-Pandemic Era

Lessons From the NYC Frontline Virtualists

Ji Won Kim, M.D., Kristie Busch, D.O., Neel Naik, M.D., Peter Greenwald, M.D., M.S., FACEP, Rahul Sharma, M.D., MBA, FACEP, Shari Platt, M.D.

Feb 23, 2021

COVID-19 and Other Workplace Safety Issues

Lessons From the Hospitality and Utility Sectors

Dan McCray, Dianne R. LaRocca, Harry Katz, Richard Maroko

Feb 22, 2021

Promoting Vaccine Confidence

How to Respond to Concerns in Your Community

David Scales, M.D., Ph.D., Jack Gorman, M.D., Sara Gorman, Ph.D., MPH

Feb 19, 2021

Building Bridges and Encouraging Dialogues

Emerging Trends in African Economies

Franklin Olakunle Amoo, Ngozi Eunice Egbuna, Ph.D., Onyinye F. Akujuo (Moderator), Uchenna Akujuo, Wael Mohamed

Feb 19, 2021

Become a COVID-19 Vaccine Ambassador

Training for Informed Decision Making

Kevin Holcomb, M.D., Susana Rita Morales, M.D., W. Marcus Lambert, Ph.D.

Feb 08, 2021

Emerging Markets and Emerging Market Multinationals

The Next 10 Years

Anabella Dávila, Anne Miroux, Lorenzo Pavone, Lourdes Casanova, Paloma Fernández, Ravi Ramamurti, Veneta Andonova

Feb 02, 2021

Reframing and Innovating Through the Pandemic

The Story of the Canlis Brothers

Bill McAleer ’73, MBA ’75, Brian Canlis ’01, Kate Walsh, Mark Canlis ’97

Jan 14, 2021

Starting a PPE Company During a Pandemic

Lessons Learned

Alexandra Stanton, Dr. Gabrielle Page-Wilson

Jan 14, 2021

Shaping the Future of Learning and Leadership

Lessons Learned From a Pandemic

Devin Bigoness, Elizabeth Mannix, Kindra Helderle, Mark Dembo

Jan 14, 2021

Reimagining Travel

Reinventing the Travel Experience & Using Data to Boost Recovery

Antonio Figueiredo, Dave Roberts ’87, MS ’88, Francis Davidson, Vivek Bhogaraju, MMH ’06

Dec 15, 2020

Effective Digital Marketing During COVID-19

What Hospitality Managers Need To Know

Bill Carroll, James Siebold, Max Starkov, Stephanie Smith

Dec 09, 2020

New York City Real Estate

Straight Talk on the Road to Recovery

Andrew H. Tisch, SHA ’71, Deborah Friedland, SHA ‘88, MS-RE ’95, Kenneth A. Himmel, SHA ’70, Michael Samuelian

Dec 08, 2020

Reopening Restaurants After COVID-19

Lessons From Asia

Ivan Brehm, Lilly Jan, Travis Masiero

Dec 04, 2020

Child Physical Health and Development During COVID-19

Dr. Jeffrey Snedeker, Michelle Artibee

Nov 20, 2020

The Future of Senior Living

Expectations, Challenges, and Innovations

Alex Susskind, Brooke Hollis, Mardelle Shepley, Rohit Verma

Nov 19, 2020

COVID-Safe Hotels

Health Innovations for Guests and Employees

David Sherwyn, Jake Phipps, Michael Frenkel, Richette Dean

Nov 16, 2020

Guiding Our Children Through Crisis

Mental Health Strategies for Caregivers

Dana E. Crawford, Ph.D., Michelle Artibee

Nov 12, 2020

People Over Profits

Prioritizing Employee-Oriented Solutions

Aaron Adalja, Abigail Charpentier ‘95, Barbara Lang ‘78, Jamie Perry, Ph.D.

Nov 09, 2020

Cornell's COVID Response

Data Science in Action

Diego Diel, DVM, M.S., Ph.D., Gary Koretzky, M.D., Ph.D., Michael I. Kotlikoff, VMD, Ph.D., Peter Frazier, Ph.D., Sharon McMullen, RN, MPH, FACHA

Oct 23, 2020

Thriving in Isolation

Health and Human Connection

Anthony Ong, Erin Peavey, Heather Kolakowski, Kristina Workman, LaWanda H. Cook, Matt Saleh

Oct 20, 2020

Robots in the Hospitality Industry

Adopting New Technologies While Maintaining the Human Touch

David Sherwyn, Linda Pouliot, Peter Seiff, Steve Rimmer

Oct 13, 2020

The Future of Air Travel

Managing COVID-19 While Bringing Travelers Back

Antonio Figueiredo, Chris Anderson, Don Uselmann, Jeff Katz, Mark Nasr

Oct 05, 2020

The Health Trust Factor

Embracing Healthcare Principles in Hospitality

Dr. Joshua Newman, Linda Canina, Rachel Dabrowa, Scott Taber, Taimur Khan

Oct 01, 2020

The Post-Pandemic Future of College Towns

Leveraging Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Christine Mehta, Justin Baer, Marcela Escobari, Matt Marx, Philip Gaskin, Robert D. Atkinson

Sep 02, 2020

Contact Tracing

Moral Obligations and Privacy Rights During a Pandemic

Esta Bigler, Helen Nissenbaum, JP Pollak, Nathaniel Hupert

Jul 22, 2020

Hotel Transactions and COVID-19

The Uneven Road to Recovery

Arthur Adler, Crocker H. Liu, David B. Pollin, Habib M. Enayetullah, Kate B. Henriksen

Jul 16, 2020

Functional or Fractured Food Supply Chains?

Climate Change, COVID, and Equal Access

Julie Marie Suarez, Miguel I. Gómez, Paul Sellew

Jul 08, 2020

Hospitality Marketing

Adjusting Your Approach and Messaging in the Face of COVID-19

Akina Ho, Helen Chun, Michelle Irwin, Rémy Merckx

Jun 09, 2020

Getting Back to School:

Collaborative Strategies for Reopening K-12 Public Schools in a Fiscal Crisis

Daniel A. Domenech, John McCarthy, John W. Sipple, Randi Weingarten

May 27, 2020

Accounting and Financial Reporting

Navigating COVID-19 Challenges

Dilip Petigara, Larry Kaminsky, Mary MacAusland, Ralph Miller, Tom Gerth

May 15, 2020

Managing Your Wellbeing

Empowering Yourself to Make Healthy Choices During Stressful Moments

Michelle Artibee, Ruth Merle-Doyle

May 12, 2020

Managing Restaurants in the Time of Coronavirus

A Look at Emerging Best Practices

Christopher Gaulke, Lindsey Brous Gitlin, Michael Cortelletti, Michelle Ho

May 08, 2020

Contagion, Persuasion, and Motivation

Private and Public Behavior in the COVID-19 Crisis

Linda Barrington, Robert H. Frank, Sahara Byrne, Vanessa Bohns

May 06, 2020

Back on Tap

Strategizing the Reopening of Your Taproom or Brewpub

Adam Dulye, Doug Miller, Gavin Fine, Julia Herz, Mike Hirschler '99

Apr 30, 2020

Can Economic, Political, and Public Health Realities Align?

Emerging on the Other Side of COVID-19

Kaushik Basu, Lawrence Casalino, Linda Barrington, Sarah Kreps

Apr 29, 2020

How Loan Restructuring Can Keep Hotels in Business

Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis

Chris Tokarski, Daniel Lebret, Jay Mantz, Ray Potter

Apr 23, 2020

Workplace Considerations for Vulnerable Populations

Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis

Gregory DeLapp, Jen Schramm, Mardelle Shepley, Susanne M. Bruyère, Trent Burner

Apr 22, 2020

Commercial Real Estate in the Wake of a Pandemic

How Borrowers and Lenders Are Responding to COVID-19

Alan Tantleff, Alfonso Munk, Jason Nick, Steven Carvell

Apr 20, 2020

Protecting and Assisting Workers in the Midst of a Pandemic

Labor-Management Solutions

David Sherwyn, Donald Taylor, Paul Ades, Richard W. Hurd, Seth Harris

Apr 16, 2020

The Travel Industry’s Road to Recovery

Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis

Jamie Lane, Mark Lomanno, Mark Woodworth

Apr 16, 2020

What’s Next for NYC Restaurants

Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis

Alan Rosen, Alex Susskind, Chris Mellon, Mark Maynard

Apr 15, 2020

Sustainable Supply Chain Labor Practices

Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis

David Hayer, Jason Judd, Nazma Akter, Sarosh Kuruvilla

Apr 10, 2020

Workplace Safety in a Pandemic

Slowing the Spread of Coronavirus and Communicable Diseases

Nellie Brown CIH

Apr 10, 2020

Global Supply Chain (Fr)Agility

Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis

Linda Barrington, Miguel I. Gómez, Oliver Gao, Vishal Gaur

Apr 09, 2020

The Urgent Role of Human Resources

Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis

Beth Flynn-Ferry, Brad Bell, Christopher Collins, Kathleen Weslock

Apr 07, 2020

Disruption in The Financial Sector

Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis

Andrew Karolyi, Maureen O’Hara, Robert Hockett, Sanjeev Bhojraj

Apr 03, 2020

The Restaurant Business in Crisis

Coping with Restaurant Slowdowns, Expense Management, and the Road Ahead

Alex Susskind, James Park, Jeff Chandler, Jose Dueñas

Apr 03, 2020

Managing Workplace Conflict

Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis

Ariel Avgar, Katrina Nobles, Sally Klingel

Mar 31, 2020

Labor-Management Relations in the Midst of a Pandemic

Conflict or Accommodation?

David Sherwyn, Harry Johnson III, Harry Katz, Paul Wagner

Mar 30, 2020

COVID-19 and the Hospitality Industry

Priorities and Action Steps for Human Resources

Bruce Tracey, Leslie Ferrier, Nigel Beck, Robert Mellwig

Mar 27, 2020

Understanding and Complying with Employment Laws, Old and New

Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis

Celeste Yeager, Dana Kravetz, David Sherwyn, Kate Walsh, Paul Wagner

Mar 25, 2020

Leading Remote Teams

Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis

Brad Bell, Diane Burton, Elizabeth Mannix, Tony Byers

Mar 20, 2020

Leadership through Communication

Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis

Andrew Karolyi, Katherine McComas, Lynn Wooten, Theomary Karamanis

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