Execs, union leaders to seek solutions together

Hotel executives and labor union leaders met in New York City to discuss collaboration and the future of their industry, Nov. 11.

Ronald Ehrenberg wins career award

The Association for the Study of Higher Education gave ILR School Professor Ronald Ehrenberg its 2013 Howard Bowen Distinguished Career Award.

Consumers want ingredient details, study shows

Food labeling - like "Contains irradiated ingredients" - should explain what warnings mean, Cornell economists recommend.

Age changes how young children read social cues

Older children, interestingly, are more likely, not less likely, than younger children to faithfully imitate actions unnecessary to a task at hand, reports Cornell research.

Book focuses on language in social, political movements

Professor Sidney Tarrow's new book, “The Language of Contention: Revolutions in Words, 1688-2012,” looks at role of language in social and political movements.

New course blends health policy and facility design

Policy Meets Design, a new course offered by the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, gives students real-world design experience in health care facilities.

India: World's 'most interesting democratic experiment'

Dnyaneshwar Mulay, consul general of India, discussed India’s history and progress from independence on campus Nov. 8.

ILR to study teens with disabilities in $32.5M effort

The ILR School’s Employment and Disability Institute is leading the research and implementation of a $32.5 million federal award to improve education and career outcomes for low-income children with disabilities.

Costa uses diners and Twitter to cover Washington

Robert Costa, the National Review’s Washington editor and CNBC political analyst, explained his unconventional reporting methods in a talk Nov. 4.