The Institute for the Social Sciences has kicked off its Persistent Poverty and Upward Mobility theme project, a three-year effort to understand the causes and solutions to chronic poverty. (May 6, 2009)
On April 29, the 2006-09 Contentious Knowledge team summarized its research on how scientific and social scientific expertise shapes public policy and becomes a focal point of social and political conflict. (May 6, 2009)
Students recently presented their research, which ranged from culinary myths of egg whites and judging sexual orientation, to the theory of children's picture books and emotional influences on gambling. (May 1, 2009)
Judith Appleton, Krystal Bruyer, Keesha Hayes, Melissa Thomas-Hunt and Judy Virgilio are the recipients of the 2009 Constance E. Cook and Alice H. Cook Recognition Awards, which were presented April 23.
Jay Walker '77, founder of Priceline.com and Walker Digital, delivered the keynote address April 16 as the Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year. (April 23, 2009)
Labor lawyer Tom Geoghegan, speaking April 15 at the ILR School's Union Days, urged greater government aid to workers, including health insurance and pensions. (April 22, 2009)
An unprecedented partnership between the ILR School's Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution and the American Arbitration Association begins this year with a series of seminars. (April 14, 2009)
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $699,000 grant for research and training in higher education economics to the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute.
