Two Class of 1978 alumni win ILR School’s top awards

John Bickerman and Mary Millman have been named the 2021 winners of the Groat and Alpern awards.

Sweet rewards valued more, may contribute to obesity

In a study published April 14 in PLOS One, an international research team including Michèle Belot, professor in the Department of Economics, found that children valued sweet food more after receiving it as a reward.

Understanding workplace dispute resolution and voice

A new paper from ILR Associate Professor Ariel Avgar addresses the five key ways in which non-union firms handle dispute resolution.

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Creating equitable opportunity in Buffalo and beyond

For more than four decades, ILR’s Lou Jean Fleron has been making western New York a better place for working people, by leading community-based economic development programs.

ILR Review special issue set for May

The May issue of the ILR School’s peer-reviewed journal explores new theories that help us understand economic and social changes that affect employment relations.

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Seven students to receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards

Representing Cornell’s four contract colleges, the recipients of the 2021 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence will be recognized during a virtual ceremony April 14.

Employment experiences of autistic LGBTQ+ people examined by ILR senior

Inspired by the class, “Autism at Work,” Natalie Lilien ’21 tackles the topic of neuroqueer identity in the workplace for her senior thesis.

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ILR alumni sell storage business for seven figures

When Nick Huber ’12 and Dan Hagberg ’12 started a storage business out of their Collegetown basement, they didn’t realize it would change their lives.

ILR alumnus pens book on NBA labor relations

“The Cap: How Larry Fleisher and David Stern Built the Modern NBAwas published last fall by the University of Nebraska Press.

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