Director of workforce well-being wins George Peter Award

For her calm leadership and commitment to the community, Michelle Artibee, director of workforce well-being, received the Employee Assembly's George Peter Award for Dedicated Service.

Navigators help high-risk students graduate, earn more

A program whose coordinators connect struggling students with academic and social services improves test scores, attendance, disciplinary issues, college enrollment and earnings.

K-12 enrollment falls in aging NYS, but charter schools gain

New York state’s aging population isn’t only evident in more graying residents, but in a declining number of school children – down more than a quarter-million over the past decade, according to a new analysis by Cornell demographers.

Nick Salvatore, ‘one of our foremost historians,’ dies at 82

Nick Salvatore, a professor emeritus in the ILR School, an award-winning historian and teacher and lifelong champion for working people, died on Nov. 29 in Ithaca. He was 82.

Rising to the occasion: Building Care staff honored for excellence

The Bartels Awards for Custodial Service, held Dec. 10 in Bartels Hall, recognized six staff members for their outstanding work keeping the Ithaca campus a clean, safe learning environment.

Philanthropy class awards $60,000 to Tompkins County nonprofits

Nineteen Tompkins County nonprofits received a combined $60,000 in grants this month, thanks to graduate students in a philanthropic leadership class that teaches the value of giving.

US communities are getting older – and more livable

Communities tracked by AARP's Livability Index made progress becoming more age friendly, but housing affordability and health care access remain challenges.

How ‘free money’ helped low-income workers stay employed

A small, unexpected tax benefit helped low-income Canadians continue working, contrary to what classic economic theory would predict.

From greener AI to richer 3D worlds: 23 papers debuted at NeurIPS conference

Contributions unveiled tools for analyzing environmental and health interventions, matching images to architectural plans, and generating realistic 3D scenes with unprecedented efficiency.

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