A new four-year study by the ILR School's Kate Bronfenbrenner finds that employers use coercive tactics to discourage formation of unions. (May 20, 2009)
Trust in the workplace is being eroded by pay cuts, reduced benefits, layoffs and bigger workloads shouldered by survivors. The good news is that employers and employees can take practical steps to rebuild trust. (May 20, 2009)
Stephen Paletta '87, winner of the reality TV show 'Oprah's Big Give' in April 2008, is helping to organize a service-learning trip to Rwanda for eight Cornell students starting June 4. (May 19, 2009)
Using DNA not as a genetic material but as a structural support, researchers have created thin sheets of gold nanoparticles. The work could prove useful for making thin transistors or other electronic devices. (May 19, 2009)
Cornell researchers have created new DNA molecules that can detect pathogens and deliver drugs to cells when they form long chains called polymers. (May 19, 2009)
CU People, the service of Cornell Information Technologies that has provided personal Web page space for Cornell students, faculty and staff, will shut down June 30, 2009, (May 19, 2009)
Cornell's plan to outsource student e-mail launches in April as students are offered access to Google Apps Education Edition for e-mail, calendars and collaboration tools. (May 19, 2009)
The university's central data backup service now maintains an additional copy of Ithaca department backups at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. (May 19, 2009)
Martha Stipanuk and Kathleen Rasmussen, both professors in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell, received awards at the American Society for Nutrition's annual meeting this month. (May 19, 2009)