Durland lecturer: Diversify skills, experiences to lead

Michael B. Polk, president and CEO of Newell Rubbermaid, delivered the annual Durland lecture March 14 at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Union Days speaker: ‘there are no jobs on a dead planet’

Jeffrey Vogt of the International Trade Union Confederation spoke on campus March 17 about the domestic and international status of the trade union movement at the ILR School's Union Days.

Hotel Ezra Cornell delves into 'The New Normal' in hospitality

The School of Hotel Administration's signature annual business conference will focus on the unprecedented change facing many sectors of the hospitality industry, welcoming more than 200 guests March 17-20.

Without soil data, crop insurance pricing is a bust

By not integrating soil data into the calculations that determine insurance premium costs, the federal agency's rates are rife with errors that lead to inefficiencies, says researcher Joshua Woodard.

Sparking Ithaca's startup economy, Rev wins award

A project of Cornell’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement, Rev: Ithaca Startup Works has received the Economic Development Project of the Year award from the Downtown Ithaca Alliance.

SHA Dean Michael Johnson named provost at Babson

Michael Johnson, dean of the School of Hotel Administration, has been named provost at Babson College. Johnson will continue his work at SHA through the end of the academic year.

Cawley to visit Ireland as Fulbright specialist

Cornell economist John Cawley will travel to Ireland this month as a Fulbright Specialist in Economics as part of a program to promote connections between American and international scholars.

Cornell in Turin cited for study of 'model' community center

The Cornell in Turin program was recognized in an Italian newspaper for students' work with community centers in their research studies of migration and services for immigrants in Italy.

ILR School research finds persistent gender pay gap

ILR School professors Francine Blau and Lawrence Kahn finds an eight percent wage gap that cannot be accounted for, even after controlling for variables that influence workers' pay.