What Houston can teach US cities about immigrant rights

The majority-minority city serves as a bellwether for others with growing immigrant populations, argues a new book co-authored by Shannon Gleeson.

Common gender, nationality boost rivalries and performance

A Cornell ILR School research team found that having either the same gender or the same nationality as an opponent leads to greater perceptions of rivalry and subsequent better effort-based performance.

Global experiences advance student learning

Over 70 undergraduates learned career-shaping lessons in the field last summer with support from Global Cornell. Students will share their international work at the November 19 Global Cornell Experience Showcase

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Employers hold sway in immigration bureaucracy

Prioritizing unique and more educated applicants for temporary work visas, U.S. employers play a central but understudied role in the allocation of temporary work visas, new Cornell research finds.

Dual tracks to the top: Men often linked with power, women with status

Men are associated with control over people and resources, and women are aligned with respect and admiration, according to new Cornell research.

Food waste solution wins top prize at hackathon

The hackathon included more than 150 undergraduate and graduate students from almost all of Cornell’s Ithaca campus schools and colleges.

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HR tool helps job applicants with criminal records land jobs

Human Resources plans to pilot Restorative Records, an online tool developed by the Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative that job applicants with criminal records can fill out to provide context about their past and details about education, rehabilitation and good conduct.

Winter Session 2025 registration is now open

Online Winter Session classes run January 2–18, 2025.

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NYC entrepreneurship conference features CEOs, NBA leader

The 2024 Eclectic Convergence conference in New York City, organized by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, is set for Nov. 15.

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