Labor union leader targets Walmart worker abuse

In his keynote address at the ILR School's Union Days, United Food and Commercial Workers Union leader Pat O'Neill outlined his union's efforts to improve working conditions for Walmart workers.

Students tackle social issues at Clinton conference

Cornell students at the Clinton Global Initiative University learned how to translate their social justice ideas into meaningful, sustainable action.

Wang honored for research on Asian families

Qi Wang, professor of human development, will receive the 2013 Outstanding Contribution to Research on Asian/Asian Americans award from the Society for Research on Child Development.

Indigenous hip-hop artists address social issues in their work

At an April 6 panel discussion, Native American and Filipino artists said that hip-hop provides an outlet for advocacy and an effective way to keep indigenous culture and values alive.

Partnership solicits public input on health records

The Cornell eRulemaking Initiative has partnered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to solicit public input for updating the Federal Health IT strategic plan.

Social sciences project charts immigration shifts

The Institute for the Social Sciences' theme project Immigration: Settlement, Integration and Membership was the topic of an April 3 capstone lecture.

'Imagining the Passion' through devotional art

In her new book, history of art professor and chair Cynthia Robinson reveals the interrelation of the religious practices and visual cultures of co-existing sects in late medieval Iberia.

Scientists discover how brains change with new skills

Researchers have discovered a set of common changes in the brain upon learning a new skill. They have essentially detected a neural marker for the reorganization the brain undergoes as a person become proficient at a task.

Frequent moves harm children – if they’re poor

Children who move three or more times before they turn 5 have more behavioral problems than their peers – but only if they are poor, reports a Cornell researcher and her colleague.