Economist Daron Acemoglu to talk on theory of prosperity

Daron Acemoglu, co-author of the 2012 economic development book 'Why Nations Fail: Origins of Power, Poverty and Prosperity,' will deliver the George Staller Lecture March 28.

Tech is great for corporate profits, dismal for job market

Steven Berkenfeld '81, managing director of investment banking at Barclays, spoke on campus March 13 on how use of new technologies is hurting the job market.

Women workers face tradeoffs, researchers find

ILR School shows that fewer U.S. women are entering the work force, and when European women take advantage of state services, they put their career advancement at risk.

Ron Ehrenberg honored by labor association

ILR School Professor Ronald G. Ehrenberg has been named a Labor and Employment Relations Association Fellow.

Berkenfeld to lecture on technology's impact on work

Steven Berkenfeld '81 will speak about technology's impact on the workplace March 13 at the ILR School.

Sequester could have a $28 million impact on Cornell

The $85 billion in automatic, across-the-board federal spending cuts that went into effect March 1 - the sequester - may eventually cost Cornell $28 million universitywide.

Report finds it pays to hire disabled workers

An ILR School report finds that expanding the workplace talent pool through hiring employees with disabilities makes good business sense.

'Six Pretty Good Books' will become a Cornell MOOC

Four professors have received funding from Google to launch a Cornell MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). Six Pretty Good Books, one of the University Courses, will soon be offered online, for free.

Appleton named vice provost; Seeber to step down

Judy Appleton will assume many of the land-grant responsibilities of Senior Vice Provost Ron Seeber, who is stepping down after eight years of service.