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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Heat waves increase risk to both outdoor and indoor workers

July 16, 2024

Nellie Brown is an industrial hygienist and director of workplace health and safety programs for Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She says it’s long overdue for OSHA to update heat regulations.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Labor Day 2022: RTO mandates, unionization motivation, economic impacts for workers

August 23, 2022

Cornell University labor experts are available to weigh in on return-to-office policies and mandates, the increase of union organizing and strikes, how current economic conditions are impacting workers and more.

Labor Relations & Human Resources
Industrial and Labor Relations

Experts on unions, the workplace, and labor in 2022

January 13, 2022

With the Omicron wave, how will employers adapt and what’s to come for the future of work? The American workplace is restless, how long will we continue to see strikes and labor protest activity continue? Labor shortages are ongoing, will we see the Great Resignation keep up? These labor experts are available to weigh in on these questions and more as we start 2022.


Masks could be a thing of the past in some New York daycares

March 4, 2022

Maria Fitzpatrick, says the decision to allow children to shed their masks is a difficult one for parents.


Student face masks add layer of protection as school year begins

September 1, 2021

The following Cornell University experts are available to weigh in on masking and social distancing for grades K-12.

education
science

Reopening the workplace: cleaning, barriers and social distancing

May 12, 2020

With states across the U.S. taking steps towards reopening businesses, local health officials have offered guidance on what employers ought to do to keep returning employees safe. Nellie Brown, director of workplace health and safety programs at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, says that while risk cannot be reduced to zero, the safety standards businesses put in place today will help workplaces reduce the spread of many diseases, not just Covid-19.

Industrial and Labor Relations
Economics and Business

Labor Day 2021: How COVID-19 transformed work

August 24, 2021

Cornell University labor experts are available to weigh in on the increased focus on workplace safety, gig economy growth, unemployment and employee shortages, climate jobs, social justice at work and more.


Snakes, contaminated water among dangers for Florence recovery workers

September 13, 2018

Nellie Brown, director of Workplace Health & Safety Programs for Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, provides advice for those participating in Hurricane Florence recovery efforts.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Cornell experts on coronavirus - Science and public health

May 12, 2020

Experts at Cornell University are available to discuss the coronavirus: what we know about the way it spreads, what countries should do to minimize threat to public health.


Winning germ warfare in the workplace: Keep your hands to yourself or stay home

February 6, 2018

This year’s flu, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates caused more than 125,000 illnesses since the beginning of the season, is showing no sign of abatement. While public health officials recommend getting vaccinated, workplaces remain hotbeds of possible contagion.  Nellie Brown, director of Workplace Health & Safety Programs at Cornell offers some tips on how to minimize the potential for virus spreading at the office.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Industrial and Labor Relations

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