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Yang-Tan Institute Part of NSF Project

Susanne Bruyère is co-principal investigator for a National Science Foundation-funded team that is developing artificial intelligence technology to improve employment outcomes for people with autism spectrum disorder

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Yang-Tan Institute Part of NSF Project

Greer Named an Engaged Faculty Fellow

Cornell Chronicle

Ithaca Co-Lab director and a senior research associate at ILR, Ian Greer is among 20 selected to advance Cornell community-engaged learning and scholarship at the university.

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Greer Named an Engaged Faculty Fellow

Patricia Campos-Medina Joins Worker Institute Leadership Team

Patricia Campos-Medina will serve as co-Executive Director alongside current Executive Director, Lara Skinner, and Academic Director, Ileen DeVault.

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Patricia Campos-Medina Joins Worker Institute Leadership Team

Q&A with Michele Belot

Get to know more about one of ILR’s nine new faculty members.

Michele Belot is one of ILR’s nine new faculty members.
Q&A with Michele Belot

Avgar part of NSF Future of Work project

Cornell Chronicle

Tech tools for invisible, but essential, home health care workers are being developed by a Cornell Tech, Weill Cornell Medicine and ILR team that includes Associate Dean Ariel Avgar as a co-principal investigator.

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Avgar part of NSF Future of Work project

Latest Episode of WORK! Now Available

Dean Colvin and Liz Shuler discuss the rise of worker activism both in and out of labor unions.

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Latest Episode of WORK! Now Available

Making the Most of It

The spread of COVID-19 radically changed the summer plans of many ILRies. Three students provide a look at how they pivoted from in-person to remote opportunities.

Theresa Grace Mbanefo '22 working from her home during her summer internship with Women Winning.
Making the Most of It

Q&A with Duanyi Yang

Get to know more about one of ILR’s nine new faculty members.

Q&A with Duanyi Yang, one of ILR’s nine new faculty members.
Q&A with Duanyi Yang

Dustin Liu ’19 Named Youth Observer to United Nations

Young alum selected from to represent American voices on the world stage.

Dustin Liu ’19 sitting by Cayuga Lake
Dustin Liu ’19 Named Youth Observer to United Nations

ILR, A Family Touchstone

The right mix of classes and career options, and outstanding faculty drew a nephew and an uncle, both named Michael Pinnisi, to ILR.

A nephew and uncle, both named Michael Pinnisi, had their first classes at ILR 41 years apart.
ILR, A Family Touchstone

ILR Celebrating 75 Years of Impact

Cornell Chronicle

The contributions of the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, founded in 1945, have been shared around the world.

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ILR Celebrating 75 Years of Impact

“WORK!” Episode 8 Now Available

Dean Colvin and JC Tretter ’13 discuss current issues facing the NFL.

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“WORK!” Episode 8 Now Available

Q&A with Courtney McCluney

Get to know more about one of ILR’s nine new faculty members.

Courtney McCluney is one of ILR’s nine new faculty members for the 2020-21 academic year.
Q&A with Courtney McCluney

Colloquium Set for Virtual Debut

First-year and transfer students will examine the dual crises of COVID-19 and racial injustice, and the role the ILR School is taking to address the issues.

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Colloquium Set for Virtual Debut

ILR, Weill, Cornell Tech Collaborate on Research

Cornell Chronicle

Associate Dean Ariel Avgar and Cornell colleagues share findings on increased risks to New York City home health care workers during pandemic.

A healthcare worker and patient wearing face masks.
ILR, Weill, Cornell Tech Collaborate on Research

Grace's Journey

Grace Traore ’20, now a trial division paralegal at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, blogged about her time ILR during the final weeks of her senior year.

Grace Traore '20 sits on the ILR School sign outside of Ives Hall East.
Grace's Journey

Q&A with Philipp Kircher

Get to know more about one of ILR’s nine new faculty members.

Phillipp Kircher is one of ILR’s nine new faculty members for the 2020-21 academic year.
Q&A with Philipp Kircher

Autism at Work

ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute helps connect employers with neurodiverse workers.

The ILR School’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability is facilitating the hiring, retention and advancement of neurodiverse individuals, particularly those with autism.
Autism at Work

Investing in the Future

Bill Kilberg ’66 is part of a company which, in response to COVID-19, has developed a temperature monitoring system.

Bill Kilberg ’66 has a new career as board chairman for a corporation that makes wearable technology with the potential to save lives.
Investing in the Future

Bond Dissertation Wins National Award

Employees want recognition and will likely leave if they don’t receive it, according to research by ILR faculty member.

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Bond Dissertation Wins National Award

Q&A with Sean Fath

Get to know more about one of ILR’s nine new faculty members.

Sean Fath is  one of ILR’s nine new faculty members for the 2020-21 academic year.
Q&A with Sean Fath

Leading From The Center

JC Tretter ’13, NFL Players Association president, says ILR taught him how to understand all sides of an argument.

JC Tretter running on to the football field with Cleveland Brown teammates.
Leading From The Center

Uber-Lyft Report

Cornell Chronicle

Professor Louis Hyman, director of ILR’s Institute for Workplace Studies, leads report about driver earnings and work practices.

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Uber-Lyft Report

Compa Named to Trade Pact Panel

Lance Compa and an ILR alum will be part of a group that helps enforce the new North America trade agreement that went into effect Wednesday.

Lance Compa teaching a class in 2011.
Compa Named to Trade Pact Panel

Q&A with Brittany Bond

Get to know more about one of ILR’s nine new faculty members.

Brittany Bond is one of the nine new faculty members joining ILR in fall 2020.
Q&A with Brittany Bond

DACA Decision Greeted With Cautious Optimism

Universities must continue to research immigration and support students, Gleeson says..

Photo: Shannon Gleeson
DACA Decision Greeted With Cautious Optimism

Endearing Memories

Part of the ILR School for more than 50 years, Sandy Lipsky was a touchstone for faculty, students, alumni and staff.

Sandy Lipsky at the 2016 Groat & Alpern Award dinner
Endearing Memories

Timeout: Cornell Graduate Student and Alumni Reflections

Cornellians

Joshua Jefferies MILR ’17, an HR professional at IBM, discusses navigating both working and parenting from home during the current global pandemic.

Joshua Jefferies MILR ’17
Timeout: Cornell Graduate Student and Alumni Reflections

Researching the Psychology of Consent

According to Associate Professor Vanessa Bohns’ research, our social interactions impact others more than we realize.

Associate Professor Vanessa Bohns in the hallway of the Ives Faculty Building.
Researching the Psychology of Consent

Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Commitment Honored

Associate Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa’s contributions across the Cornell community have been recognized by the Cornell Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement and the Graduate and Professional Diversity Council.

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Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Commitment Honored

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