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Research
ILR WIDE Supporting Research by 22 Scholars
Grants are being offered to faculty and graduate students by ILR WIDE – Workplace Inclusion and Diversity Education.
Five Minutes of Mindfulness Can Help Improve Kids’ Reading
Cornell Chronicle
Research by Josh Felver, extension associate at the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, shows that engaging middle-school students in brief mindfulness exercises could boost their reading performance.
Brokers play an important role in regulating migrant workers in China, according to a paper by Chuling Huang, Ph.D. ’24, that is published in “International Migration Review.”
ILR Faculty Featured on New Cornell Keynotes Podcast
Cornell Chronicle
JR Keller and Timothy McNutt will be featured on the recently launched eCornell Keynotes podcast, created to deliver a new audio option for audiences seeking knowledge from Cornell experts on current events and trending topics.
Consistency Key to Corporate Expressions of Racial Solidarity
Cornell Chronicle
Analysis of Fortune 500 company statements after the 2020 police killing of George Floyd finds that donations to social justice groups only conveyed allyship to Black Americans when seen as part of a long-term commitment to diversity, according to a new study by James T. Carter, assistant professor of organizational behavior.
Bronfenbrenner Partnering with HBCUs to Study Black Worker Organizing
Cornell Chronicle
Kate Bronfenbrenner, Jobs with Justice and the Center for Economic Policy Research have secured a $450,000 grant from WorkRise for a project to improve economic security and mobility for low-wage workers and create a more equitable labor market in the South.
Tompkins County Living Wage Sees an ‘Unprecedented’ Increase
Cornell Chronicle
ILR researchers have calculated the 2023 living wage for Tompkins County - $18.45 per hour - is nearly 10% higher than in 2022, the highest increase in three decades.
Report: Medicare Advantage Plans Cost More, Provide Less
Cornell Chronicle
A new report co-authored by ILR Professor Rosemary Batt raises concerns about the growing use of private Medicare Advantage plans that are overpaid billions while providing lower quality care than traditional Medicare.
Downsides of Reducing the Role of Standardized Exams in College Admissions
New ILR School research suggests that less informative college admission exams can reduce the graduation rates and earnings outcomes of both high- and low-income students.
Doellgast Research Offers Insight into AI Protections for Workers
Taking lessons from Germany and Norway, Professor Virginia Doellgast demonstrates how different tactics can be used to protect workers from algorithmic management and AI technology abuses.
Pros and Cons of Affirmative Action at an Elite Brazilian University
New research by Assistant Professor Evan Riehl shows that affirmative action can have benefits for students from disadvantaged backgrounds but also unintended spillover effects that negatively impact a university’s other students.
Extreme heat and flooding are threatening key international apparel hubs, with four countries vital to the fashion industry facing losses of 1 million jobs and $65 billion in earnings by 2030, according to two new reports out of the Global Labor Institute at Cornell University.
Recipients Can Recognize – And Correct – Positive Bias
Cornell Chronicle
Those who benefit from racial profiling and other types of favoritism are more likely to recognize it and take corrective action if their attention is drawn to the victims of that bias, according to new research by Associate Professor Emily Zitek.
Researchers Prefer Same-Gender Co-Authors, Study Confirms
Cornell Chronicle
Researchers are more likely to pen scientific papers with co-authors of the same gender, according to research by Y. Samuel Wang, assistant professor of statistics and data science.
Analysis of Court Transcripts Reveals Biased Jury Selection
Cornell Chronicle
Martin Wells, director of research in the ILR School, analyzed transcripts that included more than 26,000 questions that judges, defense attorneys and the prosecution asked potential jurors.
The Evergreen State has positioned itself as a climate leader in America, but a new report from the ILR Climate Jobs Institute reveals there is much more to be done to ensure that its climate investments maximize high-quality job creation, equity and economic development.
Competition Clouds Morality, Multi-Pronged Study Finds
Competition negatively impacts moral behavior – a new study by ILR School Assistant Professor Brian Lucas, ILR Ph.D. student Zachariah Berry and dozens of other co-authors affirms that.
Baseball Reveals That Specialists Excel After Leaving Comfort Zones
Cornell Chronicle
Venturing out of one’s comfort zone to perform a task – and then performing poorly in that task, such as a baseball pitcher trying to hit – can lead to better performance when returning to one’s specialty, new research by Assistant Professor Brittany Bond suggests.
Professor Rosemary Batt’s new ”hospital-at-home” research explores how a temporary solution for the COVID-19 healthcare crisis may become a permanent problem for patients, workers and taxpayers.
“Low-power” individuals can show more innovation when given the chance to “warm-up” to a creative task, according to research co-authored by an ILR faculty member who is an organizational behavior expert.
