Michael Lovenheim named editor of the Journal of Human Resources

Michael Lovenheim, professor of economics at the ILR School and in the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, has been appointed the next editor of the Journal of Human Resources (JHR). Having served as the JHR’s coeditor since 2018, Lovenheim succeeds Anna Aizer (Brown University) and will assume the role on July 1. 

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Nabokov’s Judeo-Christian values informed his creative universe

In “Exploring Vladimir Nabokov’s Creative Universe: Themes and Devices,” professor emeritus Gavriel Shapiro argues that Christian faith influenced Nabokov’s imagination and shaped his fiction. 

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Research helps extend growing seasons in the North Country

Cornell researchers at the Willsboro Research Farm are helping northern New York farmers extend their short growing season through the use of high tunnels.

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ILR hands out 2026 McPherson honors and faculty awards

ILR faculty and students were recognized at the 33rd annual McPherson Honors and Awards Dinner held on April 20 at the Statler Hotel.

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Robinson-Appel awards honor student-led community work

Three Cornell undergraduates are recipients of this year’s Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Awards, which recognize students for their commitment to community-engaged work addressing pressing social challenges.

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Teaching AI to operate particle accelerators with DOE grant

Georg Hoffstaetter de Torquat, professor of physics, is leading a $2.9 million Department of Energy grant project to train AI systems on computer models of two accelerators at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

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Inside Studio: A conversation with Josh Hartmann

At the heart of Cornell Tech’s hands-on, interdisciplinary approach is Studio, a program that brings students together across disciplines to build, test, and launch real-world solutions.

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A storied career in labor law: Reflections of William B. Gould IV

William B. Gould IV shares how family history and values, and key Cornell connections, have contributed to his career in labor law. 

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Festschrift held for Harry Katz

Harry Katz, the Jack Sheinkman Professor of Collective Bargaining at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, was honored at a conference the weekend of April 11-12 as fellow scholars, colleagues and mentees presented papers that draw on his work by extending the context in which his insights are applied, his methods used and theoretical assumptions made. 

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