Community partnerships expert launches series

Balu Balasubramaniam, M.D., will present the first talk of the 2015-16 Speaker Series titled “What constitutes quality community partnerships?” Friday, Sept.11 at noon in 225 ILR Conference Room.

Affinito-Stewart grants support 12 women faculty

Twelve Cornell women assistant professors have been awarded research grants by the Affinito-Stewart Grants Program to advance research necessary to obtain tenure.

Tech-oriented NYC students visit Cornell

A busload of New York City high school students hit pause on city life to visit Cornell’s Ithaca campus, as part of a summer program that’s equipping the next generation of technical entrepreneurs.

White House honors ILR student's disability advocacy

ILR School student Brian Meersma ’18 was honored at the White House July 27 for his work on behalf of people with disabilities. A dyslexic, Meersma uses technology to read, study and take tests.

Students spend summer incubating their business ideas

While most Cornell students headed home for the summer, a group of entrepreneurial undergrads and graduate students are staying in Ithaca for intensive business development as part of the new Life Changing Labs summer incubator.

Gillibrand bill targets training for N.Y. food industry workers

At a food industry summit in Syracuse June 22, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., discussed a bill she is co-sponsoring to aid in the training of high-demand food industry workers.

Red Runner pilot to serve staff, faculty who have disabilities

The Red Runner system has begun piloting a service similar to CU Lift to provide free transportation on campus for staff and faculty who have disabilities or chronic health conditions.

Creative work may help unburden secret keepers

New ILR School studies are the first to show that creative work can be an outlet for the burden of keeping secrets, which has huge implications for the workplace.

18 Cornellians win SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence

Eighteen students, faculty and staff in Cornell's contract colleges have won State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor's Awards for Excellence for 2015.