ILR School celebrates 80th anniversary

Since its opening in November 1945, the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations has had an outsized impact on unions, corporations, governments and non-profit organizations in New York  state and around the world. 

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ILR announces 2026 Groat & Alpern winners

ILR alumni Kenneth Kirschner ’75 and Stephen H. Goodman ’65 will be honored by the school at the 2026 Groat & Alpern Awards Ceremony, which will be held on March 26 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. 

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Models feel hemmed in by AI

Using generative AI, fashion designers can use digital photos to adjust models’ features and even deploy fully digital avatars in place of humans. A team including an ILR School researcher has written a paper highlighting models’ challenges.

Researchers see opportunity in addressing NY climate goals

Researchers at the ILR School’s Climate Jobs Institute say that despite shortfalls in progress since the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, the state can still meet those goals – while improving working conditions and equity.

Entrepreneurial students flock to kickoff event

The event featured more than 30 resource tables and pitches from four students hoping to be part of eLab.

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High achievers more likely to bolt when top rankings are restricted

At a multinational pharmaceutical company, employees who were nominated for, but not awarded, top performance ratings were at least 34% more likely to leave voluntarily.

Cost of living a major concern for New York workforce

The ILR School released its annual New York at Work Report on Aug. 18 with findings related to care workers, domestic workers, people in the justice system and those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

For attached sellers, ‘who’ can matter more than ‘how much’

ILR School-led research found that a seller’s emotional attachment to an item influences the process through which sellers sort through the field of potential buyers to determine the course of negotiation and, ultimately, the sale.

Four new faculty joining ILR School

The ILR School will welcome four new faculty members who begin July 1.

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