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Mindful Choice or Locked In? Study Probes Feelings About Written Consent

Cornell Chronicle
People who sign consent forms feel more trapped – not more empowered – than those who give consent verbally, according to new research by Vanessa Bohns, the Braunstein Family Professor in the ILR School.
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Mindful Choice or Locked In? Study Probes Feelings About Written Consent

Scheinman Institute Acquires Labor Arbitration Institute

Marty Scheinman ’75, MS ’76 and Professor Harry Katz recently purchased the Labor Arbitration Institute (LAI) and gifted it to the ILR School, an acquisition that will expand both the reach and the reputation of the Scheinman Institute.
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Scheinman Institute Acquires Labor Arbitration Institute

What Does the Future of Cars, Travel, and Work Look Like?

In this insightful episode of Research Matters, Arthur Wheaton, director of labor studies, dives into the future of cars, travel, and work – from tariffs and EV transitions to autonomous vehicles and union impacts.
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What Does the Future of Cars, Travel, and Work Look Like?

“Labor in New York in 2026” Presented in Albany

Experts from the ILR School met with Senator Jessica Ramos and Assemblymember Harry B. Bronson, New York State Chairs of the Committee on Labor, to discuss the current state of labor in New York.
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“Labor in New York in 2026” Presented in Albany

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Mindful Choice or Locked In? Study Probes Feelings About Written Consent

Cornell Chronicle
People who sign consent forms feel more trapped – not more empowered – than those who give consent verbally, according to new research by Vanessa Bohns, the Braunstein Family Professor in the ILR School.
A young woman signing a contract.
Mindful Choice or Locked In? Study Probes Feelings About Written Consent

To Show LGBTQ+ Support, Look Beyond Pride Month

Cornell Chronicle
Timing, not just content, influences whether organizational expressions of allyship are perceived as authentic, according to research by James T. Carter, assistant professor of organizational behavior.
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To Show LGBTQ+ Support, Look Beyond Pride Month

Talent Loss Proves Costly to Businesses Following Corporate Wrongdoing

Cornell Chronicle
According to new research by Professor Forrest Briscoe, employees are more willing to leave their job when their employers engage in stakeholder violations and more employees quit when the sanctions are broad in scope.
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Talent Loss Proves Costly to Businesses Following Corporate Wrongdoing

How Well-Meaning Allies Increase Stress for Marginalized People

Cornell Chronicle
Rsearch from Merrick Osborne found that when allies directly asked a marginalized person for help during a prejudice confrontation, marginalized group members reported more emotional burden than when no help was sought.
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How Well-Meaning Allies Increase Stress for Marginalized People

Narrative-Based Performance Reviews Deemed Fairest by Employees

Cornell Chronicle
Shifting from numerical to narrative-based performance reviews can significantly impact employees’ perceptions of fairness and their likelihood of improving performance based on the feedback, according to new research by Associate Professor Emily Zitek.
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Narrative-Based Performance Reviews Deemed Fairest by Employees

Q&A with Adam Schoenbachler

Future of Work fellow Adam Schoenbachler looks back to his roots and forward to new projects at the ILR School.
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Q&A with Adam Schoenbachler

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Michigan unions launch statewide labor-climate coalition

People’s World
“This plan provides a blueprint on how current and future union workers can build our growing clean energy economy in a way that benefits all working people,” said ILR Climate Jobs Institute Executive Director Lara Skinner about a plan co-developed by the institute for the Michigan Jobs Climate Coalition.
Michigan unions launch statewide labor-climate coalition

UAW-Volkswagen Deal Presents Pivotal Win as Challenges Mount

Bloomberg Law
Harry Katz, ILR professor and director of ILR’s Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, discusses anti-union tactics and cultural hurdles impacting labor organizing in the South.
UAW-Volkswagen Deal Presents Pivotal Win as Challenges Mount

Who’s behind the lawsuit that could slow Micron’s chipmaking project in Upstate NY?

syracuse.com
A report co-authored by ILR’s Climate Jobs Institute about working conditions at Kawasaki railcar manufacturing plants is referenced in this article about a lawsuit over the environmental and labor impact of the Micron chipmaking plant being constructed near Syracuse, New York.
Who’s behind the lawsuit that could slow Micron’s chipmaking project in Upstate NY?

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Psychology expert on landing a quadruple axel

Feb. 12, 2026

“Ilia Malinin likely has a lot of confidence from landing a quadruple axel in practice, presumably many times. If he decides to try it, he will likely visualize his many successful times completing it in practice.”

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‘Replace employees with loyalists’: Labor expert warns of Trump civil service overhaul

Feb. 5, 2026

“The new rule allows the president to reclassify possibly tens of thousands of federal employees, remove their civil service protections, and fire them at will.” 

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