New research at Cornell shows that engaging areas of the brain linked to such activities as mind-wandering and reminiscing can actually boost performance on some challenging mental tasks.
Children from low-income families tend to do worse at school than their better-off peers. Their poor planning skills have been found to be a reason for the income-achievement gap, reports a new study.
Thomas Pepinsky, assistant professor of government, won the American Political Science Association's 2010 Franklin L. Burdette/Pi Sigma Alpha Award. (Aug. 6, 2010)
ILR's Union Days will include a live streamed national teach-in, a panel on the fight to save public sector employee collective bargaining, a panel on economic inequality and the Social Justice Career Fair. (April 6, 2011)
Sharon Tennyson, associate professor of policy analysis and management and an expert on consumer protections and financial regulation, will become editor of the Journal of Consumer Affairs June 1. (April 5, 2011)
A new study shows that whether foods are labeled small, regular or double-sized influences how much people will consume – and how much they'll pay for them.