Miller Gift to Fund High Road Buffalo Fellowship Program for Five Years
The Buffalo Co-Lab has received a $1 million donation from James “Jim” E. Miller to fund its High Road Buffalo Fellowship program for the next five years.
Legendary Designer’s Sketches, Patterns and Swatches Housed by Kheel Center
Cornell Chronicle
The Kheel Center is stewarding an archival collection of Ralph Rucci’s work that includes approximately 8,000 sketches, 3,000 patterns, thousands of fabric swatches and hundreds of photographs.
Strengthening Higher Ed Is Goal of Upcoming Konvitz Lecture
Rakesh Khurana ’89, former dean of Harvard College and scholar of organizational behavior, will discuss why public trust in higher education has declined – and how universities and colleges can respond – when he delivers this year’s Milton R. Konvitz Memorial Lectureship in American Ideals.
AI’s Impact on Professional Work to be Examined by CAROW Yang-Tan Incubator Initiative
A new research team plans to explore AI’s impact on professional work through a new two-year pilot initiative housed at the K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Yang-Tan WorkABILITY Incubator.
Pessimism, Cost of Living Are on the Rise, New York at Work Report Finds
Cornell Chronicle
Studying two decades of data collected through the Empire State Poll, researchers have found that the cost of living dominates respondents’ key concerns, eclipsing other priorities, such as the environment.
ILR Dean Alexander Colvin, Ph.D. ’99, will explore how insights from the work of the late Robert “Bob” McKersie, former ILR School dean, relate to the state of labor today when he delivers the inaugural McKersie Labor Day Lecture on Friday, Sep. 4.
Reducing Interview Anxiety for Autistic Applicants
Cornell Chronicle
YTI research shows that to reduce the challenges of job searching, autistic applicants should rehearse socially appropriate responses and practice answering interview questions about teamwork with examples from previous experiences.
CAROW Seed Grant to Fund Study of Veterinarians’ Mental Health
Duanyi Yang and Brittany Bond have been awarded a seed grant from ILR’s Center for Applied Research on Work to examine how private equity leveraged buyouts are associated with changes in workers’ mental health, job quality and care quality in veterinary clinics.
Sam Wang is among 13 early-career professors from Cornell who’ve recently been awarded National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.
John Abowd, professor emeritus of economics, statistics, and data science at Cornell and Lars Vilhuber, research professor and executive director of ILR’s Labor Dynamics Institute, have received the 2026 Caspar Bowden PET Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies.
Historic Gift to ILR Will Endow Engaged-Learning Initiative
Cornell Chronicle
In the largest one-time gift commitment in the history of the ILR School, Edwin “Ed” Baum ’81 and his wife, Holly Wallace, will establish the Baum and Wallace Family High Road Endowment. The foundational gift will fund stipends, subsidize housing and provide robust program support for High Road New York City.
Bob McKersie, distinguished scholar, educator, author, mentor and one of the most influential voices in industrial and labor relations, died July 11 at his home in Arlington, Massachusetts, at the age of 96.
Community Context Shapes Corporate Response to Violence in Street Protests
New research by Forrest Briscoe examined how reported violence in protests was associated with increased local corporate diversity action announcements.
Workers With Temporary Protected Status Aid NYS’s Economy, Society
Cornell Chronicle
Central Americans with TPS status make significant contributions to New York’s economy and civic and political organizations, an ILR School report says.
Women Negotiate as Effectively as Men – But Leave People Happier
Cornell Chronicle
Men and women achieve similar economic outcomes in negotiations, but female negotiators foster stronger interpersonal relationships, according to new research by Charlotte “Charlie” Townsend, a Future of Work fellow in the ILR School’s Department of Organizational Behavior.
Surprising Lessons for Democracy From the Latin American Left
Cornell Chronicle
Polarization is often created by political elites seeking to gain popularity, but it can also stem from social conflicts rooted in extreme inequalities, according to a new book on Latin American politics co-authored by Santiago Anria.
Dean Alex Colvin to Help NYS Shape, Protect the AI Workforce
Cornell Chronicle
Alex Colvin, Ph.D. ’99, will serve on a blue-ribbon commission charged with developing recommendations on how New York state can protect workers’ economic security while harnessing the economic benefits of AI.
Listening to Political Opponents Who Share Common Values Can Ease Polarization
Cornell Chronicle
Americans are more willing to engage with opposing views than popular narratives about echo chambers presume, and perceived common ground can help moderate positions.
For her transformative role in conveying the importance of high-quality federal statistics to legislators, journalists and the public, Erica Groshen, senior economics advisor, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Harry V. Roberts Statistical Advocate of the Year Award, presented by the American Statistical Association.
Disability Compounds Employment Woes for People with Criminal Records, and Vice Versa
Cornell Chronicle
Justice-impacted individuals with disabilities are considerably less likely to be employed than people with disabilities who have not interacted with the criminal justice system, according to Yang-Tan Institute research.
First ‘Mustangs’ Among Cornell ROTC’s Newly Commissioned Officers
Cornell Chronicle
ILRie Sidney Anop started his Navy career as an enlisted information systems technician. Now an ensign, he is the first member of Cornell Navy ROTC to commission through the Seaman to Admiral-21 program.
Fast Deliveries Worsen Conditions for E-Commerce Warehouse Workers
Cornell Chronicle
Conditions in e-commerce fulfillment centers are harsher than in traditional warehouses, and Amazon's focus on speedy delivery likely lowers job quality, according to research by Alexander Kowalski, assistant professor of human resource studies in the ILR School.
