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McCarthy Earns LERA Outstanding Scholar Award
Assistant professor to be honored this summer for research on labor-management partnerships.
The Cornell University Speech and Debate Team hosted three tournaments Feb. 15-16. Over 200 students from 23 schools and five countries competed in Rockefeller, Uris, Ives and Goldwin Smith Halls.
ILR Associate Dean of Outreach Ariel Avgar is working with faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine to research the working conditions of low-wage frontline health care professionals in New York to assess the impact on patient care.
Catherwood Exhibit Sheds Light On Railways’ Discriminatory History
Cornell Chronicle
The stories of African American and women railroad workers are on display at Catherwood Library in a new exhibit, bolstered by historical photographs, documents and objects from the Kheel Center’s extensive collections.
Ajunwa to Congress: Help stop employers’ AI-fueled bias
Cornell Chronicle
Hiring to firing and performance evaluation in between, workers are increasingly managed by automated processes that can exacerbate inequality, Assistant Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa says in calling for legal oversight.
Each year, hundreds of ILR alumni, friends and students gather to celebrate the school and to honor our Alpern Award winner. This year’s honoree – Barry Beck ’90 – will be celebrated on April 23 at The Pierre in New York City.
Associate Professor David Matteson is principal investigator of an National Science Foundation project that will help assess risks of environmental disasters and other events so that impacts can be more effectively mitigated.
Each year, hundreds of ILR alumni, friends and students gather to celebrate the school and to honor our Groat Award winner. This year’s honoree – Kathleen Weslock, M.S. ’83 – will be celebrated on April 23 at The Pierre in New York City.
The American Labor Museum is set to celebrate fashion trends alongside the history of organized labor and union labeling efforts in the United States by hosting the exhibit, “Union Made: Fashioning America in the 20th Century.”
After 10 years of teaching New York state residents how to impact local, state and national practices, the Partners in Policymaking program is beginning a new phase.
Beck Entrepreneurship Fellows Receive Feedback from Benefactors
Marla and Barry Beck offered a sounding board on projects ranging from a device that eliminates parasites from beehives to an ILRie’s startup that authenticates online sneaker purchases.
