ILR researcher finds that even when working independently, with no group incentives and no time to communicate, employees in an e-commerce warehouse responded to performance-related cues from nearby peers.
A lecture featuring sociologist Steven Yearley on carbon sinks and climate policy will launch the Trevor Pinch Memorial Lecture Series on April 22 – Earth Day.
Michael Lovenheim, professor of economics at the ILR School and in the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, has been appointed the next editor of the Journal of Human Resources (JHR). Having served as the JHR’s coeditor since 2018, Lovenheim succeeds Anna Aizer (Brown University) and will assume the role on July 1.
Artificial intelligence may one day give robots social intelligence, but so far, existing models do a poor job of using human facial cues to predict the outcome of a situation.
The Cornell Duffield College of Engineering will accelerate its Engineering Innovations in Medicine initiative, which aims to revolutionize how biomedical data is acquired, computed, and translated into impact.
The buildout of a 10,000-square-foot quantum research facility at Cornell is advancing with a new $10 million investment from the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering, with an additional $3.5 million announced to support collaborative research projects.
Kevin Corinth, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, will give a talk, “Living Standards Across Generations: Are Younger Americans Falling Behind?” April 20 at 5:30 p.m. in 198 Statler Hall.