Photojournalist urges media to promote social justice

Mainstream media should focus more on promoting social justice, especially when it comes to immigration, said activist/journalist David Bacon delivering the Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture. (Oct. 18, 2010)

New financial regulation must be reframed within changing marketplace, Whitehead says

The new financial landscape may have as many pitfalls as the old, said Charles Whitehead, associate professor of law. Whitehead spoke Oct. 12 in Manhattan as part of the Inside Cornell series. (Oct. 18, 2010)

President of Federal Reserve Bank of New York to discuss national and regional economy

William Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, will visit Oct. 25 to meet with students and local business leaders, and give a public lecture on the outlook for the economy. (Oct. 14, 2010)

ILR School contributes to first solar jobs census

An ILR School Professor John Bunge lent his expertise to a survey of workers in the solar industry, which is projected to jump 26 percent - adding almost 24,000 net new jobs. (Oct. 13, 2010)

Penn State honors ILR School's Ehrenberg with doctorate

Penn State will award ILR School professor Ronald Ehrenberg an honorary doctorate of humane letters at its May commencement. (Oct. 12, 2010)

Endowment earns nearly 13 percent

Cornell's investments surged 12.6 percent in the fiscal year that ended June 30, according to the Office of University Investments. (Oct. 5, 2010)

Conservation, mobilization are vital for energy security

An Oct. 1 panel discussion on energy security and sustainability was part of Cornell's celebration around the naming gift that created the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. (Oct. 4, 2010)

Histories of labor feminists recounted at Cook lecture

Rutgers University Professor Dorothy Sue Cobble delivered the 2010 Alice Hanson Cook Distinguished Lecture on the hidden history of working women. (Oct. 1, 2010)

Francine Blau receives top labor economics award

ILR Professor Francine D. Blau, ILR '66, has won the prestigious IZA Prize in Labor Economics from the Institute for the Study of Labor, a think tank in Germany. (Sept. 30, 2010)