Expert: Latino voters believe Obama policies are working

Politicians who say they will address health care and immigration appeal to Latino voters, labor expert Maria Figueroa said Oct. 3 at the ILR Conference Center in New York City. (Oct. 5, 2012)

Opportunities and risks abound at NYC startups

Executives representing New York City startup companies told students of the opportunities and pitfalls of working for new tech enterprises. (Oct. 2, 2012)

Johnson's NYC presence to include 60-story New York Wheel

The Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise will work with developers of the world's largest Ferris wheel to create a high-tech expo on innovation and sustainability. (Oct. 1, 2012)

Glover urges students to be 'architects' of their own 'rescue'

Actor and activist Danny Glover discussed unions, activism and the role of art in effecting social change on campus Sept. 25. He also met with ILR School students and faculty. (Sept. 26, 2012)

eLab fast tracks student businesses

eLab, a student-business accelerator located in Collegetown, is launching a new business model to speed students' businesses to market. (Sept. 25, 2012)

Kaushik Basu appointed World Bank's chief economist

While at the World Bank, Basu, professor of economics and the C. Marks Professor of International Studies, will be on temporary leave from his post at Cornell. (Sept. 17, 2012)

NYC panel looks at the future of the workplace

Outreach and leadership will strengthen worker rights, but a cultural shift is needed in the way we think and talk about work, panelists said at the Sept. 12 launch of Cornell's Worker Institute. (Sept. 17, 2012)

Executive chairman of Google Inc. to give Hatfield lecture

As Cornell's 31st Hatfield Fellow in Economic Education, Schmidt will lecture on 'Our Connected Age.' The talk will be Sept. 20 at 5 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. The lecture is free; space is limited. (Sept. 11, 2012)

Legal Information Institute celebrates 20 years of open access to law

Cornell's Legal Information Institute, which provides free access to U.S. laws, turns 20 this year. An October conference will mark the event. (Sept. 5, 2012)