Outdoor photo exhibit illustrates migrant workers’ stories

A new outdoor exhibit of 6-foot-high interactive portraits, “Stories of Belonging,” on display on campus Sept. 16-20, will explore the history of migrant workers’ struggles to attain American citizenship.

Cornell adds 3 A.D. White Professors to celebrated roster

Best-selling writer Cory Doctorow, filmmaker Louis Massiah ’77 and award-winning journalist P. (Palagummi) Sainath have been appointed as the latest Cornell A.D. White Professors-at-Large.

Professors win Latin@/x Caucus Best Book Award

Shannon Gleeson and Xóchitl Bada are being honored for “Scaling Migrant Worker Rights: How Advocates Collaborate and Contest State Power.“

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Hubs grant launches AI collaboration, new proposals due Oct. 4

What are the options for limiting harm as AI use grows? This is one of the questions a network of international colleagues are tackling in a research collaboration launched with a 2022 Joint Research Seed Grant from Global Cornell’s Global Hubs initiative. This year’s cycle of Global Hubs seed grants recently opened.

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Kotlikoff to new students: Embrace the ‘freedom and responsibility’ of Cornell

First-year and transfer students gathered Aug. 25 at Schoellkopf Field for New Student Convocation, where they were encouraged to pursue their ambitions while upholding the shared values of the community.

NY at Work report: Cost of living most critical issue

More than 65% of Empire State Poll respondents say the cost of living is the most critical issue facing their households, according to the ILR School’s annual report, published Aug. 22.  

Public service legacies of two Ithaca women preserved in statues

In emotional ceremonies attended by hundreds of people, life-size bronze statues of two 20th-century women whose legacies continue to improve people’s lives were unveiled Aug. 17 in downtown Ithaca.

Cornell Keynotes podcast: Mismanaging hybrid teams

In a new episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast from eCornell, ILR School professor Brad Bell shares ways hybrid teams are mismanaged and presents strategies for effectively managing hybrid teams.

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Ithaca sculptures to honor women who drove social justice

Sculptures honoring a former ILR School faculty member who established social policies that affect millions of Americans and a woman who devoted her life to equity in Ithaca will be unveiled Aug. 17.