Panelists advise students on working for tech startups

A panel of New York City startup executives spoke to Cornell students Feb. 1 to advise on the pros and cons of working for new or established companies. (Feb. 3, 2012)

Four companies to get expert help from JumpStart program

The Cornell Center for Materials Research helps New York state small businesses develop and improve their products through collaborations with university scientists. (Jan. 25, 2012)

Mettler named Century Foundation fellow

Suzanne Mettler, Cornell's Clinton Rossiter Professor of American Institutions, has been appointed a fellow by The Century Foundation, a progressive nonpartisan think tank. (Jan. 18, 2012)

After bitter battles, NLRB survives with a full quorum

Senior lecturer Kate Bronfenbrenner explains the recent politics surrounding the appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. (Jan. 12, 2012)

ILR faculty, alumni receive labor relations accolades

ILR School Dean Harry Katz and Professor Rose Batt were named Scholar Fellows Jan. 7 by the Labor and Employment Relations Association. Another ILR faculty member and two alumni were also honored. (Jan. 10, 2012)

Soumitra Dutta named new Johnson dean

Soumitra Dutta, a professor of business and technology and founder and faculty director of a new-media and technology innovation lab at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France, will become the 11th dean of Johnson July 1. (Jan. 9, 2012)

Large and in charge: Powerful people overestimate their own height

An ILR School study finds that powerful people experience a physical sensation of being taller than they actually are when they exercise power. (Jan. 6, 2012)

Job discrimination against criminal record holders is a 'national tragedy'

At an ILR School conference in New York City Dec. 8, experts gathered to examine how to increase hiring of people with criminal records. (Jan. 3, 2012)

Cornell-developed safety software goes national

A new Web-based tool developed at Cornell that helps the university manage safety inspections on more than 6,500 research spaces has won national recognition and spawned a new startup enterprise. (Dec. 16, 2011)