Public Impact

Suicide prevention at work, with tips for colleagues and supervisors, was discussed in a research-backed webinar by the Employer Assistance Resource Network on Disability (EARN), which is housed at ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability. A recording of the webinar is available.

The Climate Jobs Institute hosted a two-day train-the-trainer program for workforce partners, followed by a graduation ceremony celebrating 49 Pathways to Apprenticeship participants. The events highlighted a growing clean energy workforce pipeline, connecting instructor development with hands-on training and honoring graduates entering careers in New York City’s expanding green economy.

The Climate Jobs Institute partnered with OGS and NYPA to host a legislative discussion and tour of the Empire State Plaza decarbonization project. The initiative aims to cut emissions, modernize heating and cooling, and demonstrate how New York can lead in public-sector decarbonization and high-quality job creation.

Please enjoy our recap of our 22 January 2026 conference in Bangkok, 'Hot Air: What works to combat extreme heat in apparel production in Asia?'

Regenerative organizing builds long-term power by restoring our capacity, relationships, and imagination—rather than depleting them. This cohort is designed for leaders who want to deepen their member leadership, strengthen organizing capacity, and address the stress and trauma embedded in the work.

The free, live webinar, “Insights from Research and Advocacy to Address Sexual Harassment and Intimate Partner Violence in the Workplace,” will be held on December 11 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

In August, the Climate Jobs Institute led New York lawmakers and labor leaders to British Columbia to study clean energy, labor-driven climate strategies, and sustainable infrastructure. Delegates met officials, toured multiple sites, and explored how global best practices can inform NY’s climate, jobs, and equity goals.

A revealing evaluation shows how the Union Leadership Institute has empowered hundreds of leaders to strengthen the labor movement and advance equity across New York State.

Michael Lenmark, Survey Statistician at the Worker Institute, has been elected as the Associate Secretary Treasurer for the American Association for Public Opinion Research, New York.

Cornell ILR’s High Road New York City program began its third year at the start of June. 24 ILR undergraduates will spend eight weeks working across 17 partner organizations around the city for a summer full of engaged learning.

On April 17, friends and colleagues of the late Lois Gray gathered at ILR’s New York City office to remember the life work of the beloved and respected labor leader.

Despite late May rain, 85 alumni of Cornell ILR’s Union Leadership Institute gathered in New York City to reunite over 20 years of program cohorts.

ILR junior Jonathan Lam was recently named the inaugural recipient of the Trailblazer in Organizing and Activism Award given by Amnesty International USA.

Trigger laws are anticipatory laws that can be used to respond to changing conditions in real time. Megan Thorsfeldt and Gali Racabi from the ILR School explain how this type of law works and what it could mean in a labor context.

On January 30, Labor Leadership Initiatives hosted a virtual gathering for alumni of the National Leadership Initiative (NLLI). Participants came together to discuss how they are adapting their leadership strategies within unions and organizations to tackle the current challenges facing workers, especially as their protections remain vulnerable.

For two years in a row, the Climate Jobs Institute (CJI) has facilitated a panel discussion at the 2024 SOMOS INC Puerto Rico Conference, from November 6th - 10th. 

In late September, the Cornell ILR Climate Jobs Institute (CJI) led an educational delegation of New York State legislative and labor leaders to Stockholm, Sweden.

On Nov. 18, Cornell ILR’s Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative (CJEI) will cohost an event at Tompkins County Public Library in Ithaca, NY, to educate the public on New York State’s upcoming Clean Slate Act.

Cornell’s Climate Jobs Institute Launches New Climate Jobs 4-course Online Certificate through eCornell

As the 2024 Alice B. Grant Labor Leader in Residence, ILRie Randi Weingarten spent time at ILR teaching, speaking and meeting with students, professors and university staff.

Cornell ILR’s Climate Jobs Institute leads educational delegation of 30 New York State legislative and labor leaders to Denmark to learn from the nation’s world-leading efforts to build a clean energy economy.

The ILR School is the latest undergraduate college at Cornell to be selected for the Einhorn Center's Engaged College Initiative.

Opioids have been in the headlines for decades regarding the devastation they’ve caused to individual lives, families and communities. Whether through workplace exposures or injuries, work has been a significant contributor to the waves of the opioid epidemic.

Two people at the ILR School are part of the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement's 2022-2023 cohort.

The Scheinman ADR HUB, under the direction of co-directors Ellen Gallin Procida and Katrina Nobles, is a destination for arbitrators, mediators, other neutrals, advocates, practitioners, other professionals and students to discuss current issues impacting the field of dispute resolution.

John August and Lily Mackey release findings of a survey of NYC Health and Hospitals

Scheinman's John August provides an analysis of how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted disparities in health care.

Cornell Provost Michael Kotlikoff has confirmed the promotion of two ILR faculty members to full professor.

The Climate Jobs Summit on September 21, 2021, will bring together newly established state Climate Jobs coalitions, labor leaders, union climate activists, environmental and environmental justice advocates, clean-energy developers, policymakers, educators, scientists, and all who want to build the clean-energy economy of tomorrow with good union jobs.

Redesigned spaces and strategies will greet many when pandemic restrictions lift.

On June 2nd, 2020, Kathleen Mulligan-Hansel, Co-Director of NLLI, interviewed Tracey Corder from the Action Center on Race and the Economy and graduate of NLLI Year 5 for a powerful conversation on the COVID-19 crisis and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Sanchez teamed up with Cornell ILR Professional Education to launch an HR boot camp that cross-trained her entire team across all disciplinary areas.