Study: Managers who listen attract top talent

Managers who are open to employee input are more likely to attract workers from other units in their organizations, according to a new study from John McCarthy and JR Keller in the ILR School.

Incentivized product reviews: Positive to a fault?

Incentivizing online reviews can have a positive effect on a company’s bottom line, but the investment comes with risks, according to new research from Kaitlin Woolley, assistant professor of marketing.

Study: Grocery taxes increase likelihood of food insecurity

A new study co-authored by Harry Kaiser, the Gellert Family Professor of Applied Economics and Management, finds that even a slight grocery tax-rate increase could lead to food insecurity for many U.S. households.

Antibiotics don’t improve outcomes for rare lung disease

A phase 3 clinical trial of treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, sponsored by Weill Cornell Medicine, could pave the way for cheaper studies that are easier to conduct.

Virtual Game Design Showcase is May 25

Computer games designed by students in the Game Design Initiative at Cornell will be available for the public to try and critique at the annual Game Design Showcase, to be held virtually from 4-7 p.m. May 25.

Law clinic helped pave way for Malawi’s death penalty ban

Through the Malawi Resentencing Project, the International Human Rights Clinic and Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide have helped dozens of death row prisoners win reduced sentences or release.

Grant to accelerate AI materials discovery and design

Cornell is partnering in a $36 million grant from the Toyota Research Institute for its Accelerated Materials Design and Discovery  collaborative university research program, which seeks to use artificial intelligence to discover new materials that could help achieve emissions-free driving.

Investment ideas take center stage at inaugural forum

At the virtual Cornell Investment Ideas Forum on May 1, five student teams vied for $1,000 in prize money as they pitched their investment ideas to a panel of industry experts.

AI technique detects cancer ‘drivers,’ ‘passengers’

A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and their colleagues has developed a machine learning technique for identifying genetic mutations that trigger the disease.