Chilly workers not only make more errors but cooler temperatures could increase a worker's hourly labor cost by 10 percent, estimates Alan Hedge, professor of design and environmental analysis and director of Cornell's Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory.
Four out of five people prefer to work at electric, adjustable computer stations that allow them to stand at their computers part of the day, according to a new Cornell study. (Oct. 18, 2004)
A just-released report to a bipartisan Congressional commission documented 48,417 U.S. jobs outsourced to other countries or publicly announced as being scheduled for outsourcing, from January through March 2004.
eCornell has decided that its future success requires a smaller, focused organization to specialize in sales and service to corporations and individuals seeking online professional training from Cornell.
A new management "tool kit" from an expert at Cornell University may help hoteliers everywhere be better prepared the next time disaster strikes and the lights go out or the water stops running.
Calling all seniors: Cornell University gerontologists are looking for people 60 years of age or older who are willing to share what life has taught them.
A substantial number of older persons are physically or mentally abused, and mistreated seniors are three times more likely to die within three years than those who are not abused, a study done for Cornell researchers.
Studies have shown that overweight and obese mothers are significantly more likely to quit breast-feeding their infants sooner than do healthy-weight mothers. An important reason why is the weaker biological response that heavier women have to their babies' suckling, according to a study conducted.
Vanessa Ulmer, from Woodstock, N.Y., a Cornell senior majoring in policy analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology, is the recipient of a 2002 Carnegie Junior Fellowship from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellows Program.
