News & Events from: 2015

The three directors of the Institute for Healthy Futures (IHF). L-R: Rohit Verma (SHA), Brooke Hollis (SLOAN) and Mardelle Shepley (DEA)

Coverage of the Institute’s inauguration

Published: November 2, 2015 | Source: School of Hotel Administration

It’s no secret that throughout its many divisions and units, Cornell University represents a formidable breadth and depth of expertise. But some of the most powerful possibilities emerge when multiple areas of expertise are leveraged ...
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The three directors of the Institute for Healthy Futures (IHF). L-R: Rohit Verma (SHA), Brooke Hollis (SLOAN) and Mardelle Shepley (DEA)

Coverage of the Institute’s inauguration

Published: October 28, 2015 | Source: Cornell Chronicle

To address modern health care challenges, the College of Human Ecology and the School of Hotel Administration (SHA) have formed the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures (CIHF), believed to be the world’s first academic center to combine hospitality, design, health policy and ...
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Rana Zadeh

CIHF Faculty Fellow Rana Zadeh’s study featured in article

Published: November 2, 2015 | Source: Cornell Chronicle

In the war against MRSA, constructing single-patient rooms – rather than sick-bay style, multi-patient rooms – reduces hospital-acquired infections among patients. A new Cornell-led study finds that the purported high building costs of private hospital rooms are more than offset by the financial benefits of keeping patients safer from ...
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