Stemming the outflow of upstate New York's young people

Young people leave upstate New York at typical rates, but the rate of young people moving here is extraordinarily low. A panel discussion Dec. 2 looked at ways to change that scenario.

Women and men influence sensitivity in workplace teams

New ILR School research finds that "interpersonally sensitive behavior" in mixed-gender workplace teams produces better results.

Law team wins hearings for S.C. juvenile offenders

Juvenile offenders sentenced to life without parole in the state of South Carolina recently won the right to new sentencing hearings, thanks to Cornell Law School efforts.

Institute for the Social Sciences supports diverse faculty research

Institute for the Social Sciences grants support several faculty research projects in human development, government, communication, engineering and anthropology.

International economist releases two new books

Assaf Razin, the Friedman Professor of International Economics, released two new books in November. One is on global financial crises, the other compares U.S. and EU welfare policies.

New major teaches population health at home and abroad

The College of Human Ecology's new global and public health sciences major prepares students to understand health challenges and design strategies to alleviate or prevent them.

Desert sound as a shaper of religious identity

Near Eastern studies professor Kim Haines-Eitzen explores how natural desert sounds influenced monastic texts, from tropes like the wind as God's voice to demons sounding like thunder.

ILR's Rachel Harmon wins 2015 Rhodes Scholarship

Rachel Harmon ’15 is the recipient of a 2015 Rhodes Scholarship. She will continue her studies and social justice work at the University of Oxford, England.

Hospital exec shares how to transform urban health care

John W. Bluford III, former president of Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, share lessons in the hospital's efforts to transform health though close community engagement.