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Briscoe Named Neufeld Professor

The Cornell Board of Trustees has elected Forrest Briscoe as the Maurice and Hinda Neufeld Founders Professor in Industrial and Labor Relations.
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Briscoe Named Neufeld Professor

Alumna Blends Professional and Personal Passions

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.
Linda Gadsby '88
Alumna Blends Professional and Personal Passions

“Seek First to Understand”

A series of experiences during his ILR years helped Groat Award recipient Scott Buchheit build a deeper appreciation for different perspectives.
Scott Buchheit, M.S. '77
“Seek First to Understand”

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.
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Companies that Self-Rregulate to Curb Harmful Practices Increase Profits

Cheng-Cimini ’92 Is Ready to “Rewire”

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.
Angela Cheng-Cimini '92
Cheng-Cimini ’92 Is Ready to “Rewire”

Idea Thieves Tend to Target Early Concepts

Cornell Chronicle
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.
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Idea Thieves Tend to Target Early Concepts

Miller Awards Announced

Three doctoral students - Peter Polhill, Gokulnath Govindan and E. Ayaj Rana - have received Benjamin Miller Fellowship funding to support research activities.
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Miller Awards Announced

Behavioral Researcher Joins ExPO Lab

Usman Liaquat has joined ILR's Experimental Psychology and Organizations (ExPO) Lab as a Future of Work fellow.
Usman Liaquat
Behavioral Researcher Joins ExPO Lab

School violence reduction program led by 2007 alumna

Marie Schell ’07 is leading Maryland’s new Statewide Youth Conflict Coaching Pilot Program as project director and executive director of the Conflict Resolution Center of Baltimore County. 
Marie Schell ’07
School violence reduction program led by 2007 alumna

Fateh’s World View Cultivated at ILR

When Christopher Fateh ’13 first entered ILR, he didn’t want to limit his future by choosing a career path. The school gave him a well-rounded education and an appealing philosophy—that he could make a difference in the lives of regular people.
Christopher Fateh ’13
Fateh’s World View Cultivated at ILR

Like WFH? Depends How You Got There, and Who’s Doing It

Cornell Chronicle
Employees who work remotely full time by choice – not because an organization requires it – feel greater autonomy and less isolation, improving job satisfaction, according to new research by Brad Bell, the William J. Conaty Professor in Strategic Human Resources.
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Like WFH? Depends How You Got There, and Who’s Doing It

Gleeson Book Illustrates What Houston Can Teach US Cities About Immigrant Rights

Cornell Chronicle
In a new book, “Advancing Immigrant Rights in Houston,” Shannon Gleeson and co-author Els de Graauw (City University of New York) argue that Houston offers important insights as a city distinct from more established and progressive gateway cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles and New York.
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Gleeson Book Illustrates What Houston Can Teach US Cities About Immigrant Rights

ILR Event Focused on Developing Junior Work Law Scholars 

As a hub for leading research and scholarship on labor and employment law, the ILR School hosted the Cornell Work Law Junior Scholar Workshop Nov. 7-9 in King-Shaw Hall. 
ILR Event Focused on Developing Junior Work Law Scholars 

Common Gender, Nationality Boost Rivalries and Performance

Cornell Chronicle
An ILR School research team found that having either the same gender or the same nationality as an opponent leads to greater perceptions of rivalry and subsequent better effort-based performance.
Common Gender, Nationality Boost Rivalries and Performance

Employers Hold Sway in Immigration Bureaucracy

Cornell Chronicle
Prioritizing unique and more educated applicants for temporary work visas, employers play a central but understudied role in the U.S. immigration bureaucracy, with implications for careers and American innovation, according to new research by Ben Rissing.
Employers Hold Sway in Immigration Bureaucracy

Dual Tracks to the Top: Men Often Linked With Power, Women with Status

Cornell Chronicle
Men are associated with control over people and resources, and women are aligned with respect and admiration, according to new Cornell research by Charlotte Townsend.
Dual Tracks to the Top: Men Often Linked With Power, Women with Status

HR Tool Helps Job Applicants With Criminal Records Land Jobs

Cornell Chronicle
Cornell Human Resources plans to roll out a pilot of Restorative Records, an online tool where job applicants with criminal records can provide context about their past and details about their rehabilitation.
HR Tool Helps Job Applicants With Criminal Records Land Jobs

WI Faculty Awarded Einhorn Center Fellowship to Publish Research on Domestic Workers

Zoë West, senior researcher for worker rights and equity at Cornell ILR’s The Worker Institute (WI), has been selected as one of the Engaged Faculty Fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year.
WI Faculty Awarded Einhorn Center Fellowship to Publish Research on Domestic Workers

State Impact Day Highlights Outreach Research

The day-long Sept. 27 meeting in King-Shaw Hall at ILR drew state legislative staffers and representatives of the governor’s office and the state Department of Labor. It included presentations from ILR Outreach faculty based in New York City, Ithaca and Buffalo.
State Impact Day Highlights Outreach Research

CAROW Affiliate Nicola Dell Named MacArthur Fellow

Cornell Chronicle
Nicola Dell has been awarded a 2024 MacArthur Foundation fellowship for her work developing technology interventions to address the needs of overlooked populations, including home health care aides and survivors of intimate partner violence.
CAROW Affiliate Nicola Dell Named MacArthur Fellow

ILRies Learn from NFL Pro

JC Tretter ’13 returned to the ILR School lecture hall Monday where he learned how to think critically, understand others’ perspectives and negotiate – skills he has wielded to help shape the labor-management dynamic in America’s most-watched sport.
ILRies Learn from NFL Pro

Kids Don’t Need to Love Salads to Maintain Healthy Weight

Cornell Chronicle
Parents can positively influence a child’s health without imposing lots of food they don’t like, says Professor Michèle Belot, whose new research tracked 300 lower-income families in the U.K. over three years.
Kids Don’t Need to Love Salads to Maintain Healthy Weight

James T. Carter Q&A

James T. Carter received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2023 and has held numerous education and human resource services positions. He joined ILR’s Department of Organizational Behavior in Fall 2023.
James T. Carter Q&A

“Stories of Belonging” Highlights Journeys of Central Americans

A traveling exhibit highlighting the intersections of racism, dispossession and migration grew out of LR Worker Institute Executive Director Patricia Campos-Medina’s doctoral thesis.
“Stories of Belonging” Highlights Journeys of Central Americans

Groat and Alpern 2025 Recipients Announced

Scott Buchheit, M.S. ’77, will receive the ILR School’s 2025 Groat Award and Linda Gadsby ’88 will receive the 2025 Alpern Award on April 24 at The Pierre Hotel in New York City.
Groat and Alpern 2025 Recipients Announced

ILR Panel Discusses Collective Bargaining in Women’s Professional Hockey

A discussion focused on the evolution of, and challenges facing, women’s professional hockey was hosted on Monday by ILR International Visiting Fellow Kelly Pike, ’03, Ph.D. ’14.
ILR Panel Discusses Collective Bargaining in Women’s Professional Hockey

Government Intervention Key to Fixing Inequality in Health Care Facilities

Cornell Chronicle
Rosemary Batt ’73, the Alice Cook Professor of Women and Work, has co-authored a policy brief suggesting that U.S. policymakers and regulators rethink the way government finances are allotted to health care facilities.
Government Intervention Key to Fixing Inequality in Health Care Facilities

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