Running for the position of dean of the university faculty are Joseph Burns, engineering and astronomy, and Risa Lieberwitz, labor and employment law. Voting closes March 30. (March 19, 2012)
Five Cornell undergraduates won the 2012 Nielsen Case Competition in Tampa, Fla., Feb. 24. The competition required teams to solve a real-world business challenge faced by Nielsen.
A China expert from the ILR School says that organized protests in the west will not affect labor abuses, but unionization might offer a path to improvement.
eCornell, which offers online professional and executive development courses, has been named to Training Industry Inc.'s list of Top 20 Leadership Training Companies for the third consecutive year. (Jan. 30, 2012)
ILR School Dean Harry Katz and Professor Rose Batt were named Scholar Fellows Jan. 7 by the Labor and Employment Relations Association. Another ILR faculty member and two alumni were also honored. (Jan. 10, 2012)
An ILR School study finds that powerful people experience a physical sensation of being taller than they actually are when they exercise power. (Jan. 6, 2012)