Inequality at work continues to worsen, says economist

The income disparity between workers at the top and those in the middle and bottom the income scale keeps widening, Francine Blau told alumni at 'Opportunity 103: Inequality at Work,' Oct. 2 in New York City. (Oct. 3, 2008)

ILR alumni advise students to network, take jobs abroad, learn languages

More than 100 students gathered in small groups Sept. 12 to talk with ILR graduates, who gave such advice as take jobs abroad, learn languages and build relationships. (Oct. 3, 2008)

ILR professor provides tips on retaining top talent

Why do employees leave? What motivates good employees to stay? How skilled an employee's supervisor is plays a major role, a new study shows. (Oct. 2, 2008)

New kinds of workers need new kinds of unions, union founder stresses

Sara Horowitz, ILR '84, founder of Working Today, a union for flexible workers, delivered the Iscol Family Program lecture on the need for new kinds of unions, Sept. 8. (Sept. 9, 2008)

Students learn how to resolve conflicts professionally

ILR students learned the ins and outs of mediation at an August seminar. Ninety applicants competed for 26 slots at the workshop, which is offered twice a year. (Sept. 5, 2008)

New ILR students get inside view of CU as an employer

Fifty new ILR students learned about Cornell as an employer in a special program Aug. 26 with Cornell Vice President for Human Resources Mary Opperman. (Sept. 5, 2008)

Chemicals from fires may increase risk of breast cancer in women firefighters

Many of the toxic chemicals that firefighters are exposed to can cause breast cancer, according to two Cornell researchers. (July 14, 2008)

NBA star players make winning coaches, study shows, as example of how experts make the best leaders

Star players in the NBA make winning coaches, finds a study out of Cornell and the University of Warwick, England. The results indicate that experts in a field make the best leaders. (June 13, 2008)

Merrill Scholars honor influential high school, CU teachers

Each spring semester, 36 scholars, representing approximately 1 percent of the graduating class, are named to receive this honor by the deans of each of the seven undergraduate colleges.