Benny Goldman, assistant professor of economics and public policy, studies economic mobility and inequality, examining how class, race, and marriage patterns shape opportunity across generations. His work seeks to identify practical interventions that strengthen social mobility and advance the promise of the American Dream.
Fruit and vegetable farmers across the U.S. said that labor was the biggest barrier to adopting sustainable practices, with many farmers perceiving the labor requirements to be higher than they are.
Cornell researchers have developed a powerful new biosensor that reveals, in unprecedented detail, how and where kinases – enzymes that control nearly all cellular processes – turn on and off inside living cells.
At United Nations climate meetings in Brazil, a floating pavilion whose designers include AAP's J. Meejin Yoon offers delegates a "surreal" eye-level view of the water.
Now on view in Cornell Human Ecology's MVR 1250 Gallery, "Our People, Our Stories: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Chosen Family" honors the networks of care and belonging built by LGBTQ+ youth across New York State.
Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system’s ability to attack a vulnerable site on the COVID-19-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Researchers at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business found that, in the gig economy, not all bonuses are created equal, and the availability of labor dictates which type of bonus is more effective for firms that hire contract workers.
The federal spending bill which, if passed, would end the record-long government shutdown, would also heavily restrict the selling of THC-infused products says a Cornell University expert Larry Smart.
Starbucks Workers United members plan to strike Thursday for the company’s Red Cup Day at 550 unionized Starbucks stores. The unionized baristas are demanding better pay and staffing.
For 20 years, researchers have used Cornell University’s Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC) to analyze restricted federal data and generate insights that shape public policy and strengthen the economy.
