Kricky Ksiazek Honored for Community-Engaged Innovation
Cornell Chronicle
Kricky Ksiazek, Civic Researcher and High Road Fellowship Coordinator at the ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, is one of 13 faculty members from across Cornell being honored by the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement with this year’s Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards.
Solar Solutions: Workers Face Challenges in Renewable Energy Sector
Cornell Chronicle
Researchers at the ILR School’s Climate Jobs Institute (CJI) are helping to ensure the solar workforce is treated as fairly and equitably as employees in other industries.
Puritan Work Ethic, Capitalism to be Discussed in Konvitz Lecture
Elizabeth Anderson, who specializes in moral, social and political philosophy, feminist theory, social epistemology and the philosophy of economics and the social sciences, will deliver this year’s Konvitz Lecture on March 27 at 4:30 p.m.
Matteson and Colleagues Use AI to Better Understand Nanoparticles
Cornell Chronicle
A team of scientists led by Professor David S. Matteson has developed a method to illuminate the dynamic behavior of nanoparticles, which are foundational components in the creation of pharmaceuticals, electronics, and industrial and energy-conversion materials.
Blau: New Policies Needed to Jumpstart Stalled Gender Equity in Labor Market
The United States is at a crossroads in the path toward gender equity in the labor market, according to Fran Blau ‘66, Frances Perkins Professor of ILR and professor of economics, emeritus, at the ILR School.
Upgrading Skills, Downgrading Women’s Work in China
Assistant Professor Yiran Zhang has published a pair of papers exploring the garment supply chain in China – both factory jobs and informal, home-based ones that have sprung up out of need as women try to make money while also serving as “companion mothers” to their school-aged children.
Better pay, improved health and safety, and increased staffing were workers’ top demands in 2024, according to findings published in the annual report tracking U.S. work stoppages. The report is a collaboration of the ILR School and the University of Illinois School of Labor and Employment Relations.
Lack of Regulations, Oversight in Health Care IT Causes Harm
Cornell Chronicle
Health information technology systems promised increased efficiency and reduced costs, but new research by Professor Rosemary Batt suggests these benefits have been elusive.
Reframing the Gender Gap Elicits Action by Women, Researchers Say
Flipping the way the gender gap in political leadership is described in news coverage – from women are underrepresented to men are overrepresented – can help narrow the gulf, according to researchers led by Usman Liaquat, an ILR School postdoctoral associate.
Santiago Anria came to the ILR School's Department of Global Labor and Work following an assistant professorship in the Department of Political Science and Latin American Studies at Dickinson College. His research focuses on social movements and parties in Latin America.
Words Matter: Softened Phrasing Helps Make Deals, Research Reveals
New Cornell research by Alice Lee, assistant professor, shows that speaking "politely" increases the likelihood of people entering into negotiations and that people who hedge perform better in negotiations.
CAROW Examines How Unions Can Help Direct Care Workers
A pair of published papers released by the CAROW Initiative on Home Care Work shows that unionized direct care workers are likely to earn more money and are more likely to have employer-sponsored health care insurance and pension plans than non-unionized direct care workers.
Knowles '87 Helps Lead Ohio State To Football National Title
ILRie Jim Knowles '87 helped guide the Ohio State University to the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday evening as the team's defensive coordinator. The Buckeyes defeated Notre Dame 34-23 in the championship game in Atlanta to lift the eighth-seeded squad to its ninth national title.
“Voice gap,” which measures a worker’s perceived gap between desired and actual influence at work, significantly impacts job-related outcomes, such as job satisfaction, according to new research by ILR Assistant Professor Duanyi Yang.
Rare Transcript, Photos of MLK Jr. Union Speech Discovered
Cornell Chronicle
Claire Deng ’22 was doing a survey of archival papers at a Cornell library when she came across something unexpected: the full transcript of a speech given by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957 – one of only two known in the country.
Russell Weaver analyzes data and builds tools to help the public and policymakers see patterns and make informed decisions around equality and sustainability issues.
Unions, Military View Immigrants as Vital and as Potential Threats
Cornell Chronicle
How unions and the military frame the role of immigrants within their institutions and help influence attitudes in U.S. society is the focus of new collaborative research by Shannon Gleeson, the Edmund Ezra Day Professor of, Labor Relations, Law and History in the ILR School.
Feeling ‘Hoodwinked’ Erodes Trust in Employee Relations
Cornell Chronicle
Even when an agreement meets the legal criteria for consent, individuals may not feel as though they have truly given consent, which can have serious consequences for the employees’ relationship with their organization, according to new research from Vanessa Bohns.
Linda Gadsby ’88 takes on new professional responsibilities with the same vigor she brings to helping young people explore career paths that align with their values.
Companies that Self-Rregulate to Curb Harmful Practices Increase Profits
Cornell Chronicle
Companies in China that self-regulate to lessen harmful social practices – an increasingly prevalent strategy – are more likely to attract reputation-sensitive buyers and increase their exports to the Western world, according to new research by Duanyi Yang, assistant professor.
After three decades as a human resources professional, Angela Cheng-Cimini ‘92 has decided to “rewire,” stepping away from her latest role as the senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Harvard Business Publishing.
Individuals who steal ideas from creative workers prefer to do so in earlier conceptual stages than creators expect, according to new research by Brian Lucas, associate professor of organizational behavior.
Three doctoral students - Peter Polhill, Gokulnath Govindan and E. Ayaj Rana - have received Benjamin Miller Fellowship funding to support research activities.
