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‘Welcome home’: New Americans begin their journey as US citizens

Vardan Khachatryan and Lilit Abrahamyan did not plan to stay in the U.S. when they left Armenia in 2016 and moved to Virginia. That changed in 2018, when they arrived in Ithaca.

Community context shapes corporate response to violence in street protests

New research by Forrest Briscoe examined how reported violence in protests was associated with increased local corporate diversity action announcements. 

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Bob McKersie, former ILR dean, dies at 96

Bob McKersie, distinguished scholar, educator, author, mentor and one of the most influential voices in industrial and labor relations, died July 11 at his home in Arlington, Massachusetts.

Martie Young, ‘great hero’ of Johnson Museum of Art, dies at 96

Martie Wing Young, professor of the history of art, emeritus, died on July 12 in Prescott, Arizona.

Deep connections drive psychedelic research

As psychedelic drugs gain more support from the medical community as a potential treatment for severe depression, Cornell researchers are making crucial discoveries that explain how compounds such as psilocybin work on the brain.

Colorado West Slope water shortages require careful coordination

A new Cornell study shows how drivers of water shortage, from melting snowpack to growing population demands, may impact Colorado’s West Slope River basins and Lake Powell – a major source of energy and water supply for 40 million people.

For the birds: Parakeet co-designs its own perch

Doctoral student, and her bird, co-designed NomadicPerch, a felted wearable that temporarily turns a hand into a mobile perch.

Knowing a manager’s stance on unions can affect worker performance

New research out of the SC Johnson College finds that publicly disclosing management's opposition to collective bargaining led workers who prefer individual bargaining to increase their effort and earn higher wages.

Rubber tree agroforestry supports birds, biodiversity in the Colombian Amazon

A doctoral candidate and Semlitz Sustainability Fellow and his Colombian partners seek to protect birds and biodiversity in the Amazon via sustainable rubber tree agroforestry.

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More social connections with weaker ties lead to greater polarization

Weak social ties, not close friendships, may drive polarization, sociologist Michael Macy finds with collaborators. 

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Historic gift to ILR will endow engaged-learning initiative

Edwin “Ed” Baum ’81 and his wife, Holly Wallace, have made the largest one-time gift commitment in the history of the ILR School to support High Road New York City.

DOE Genesis Mission awards will advance AI-driven science

Two Cornell-led research teams have been selected to receive nearly $1.2 million through Phase I of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission.