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Cornell Expert Quotes

Cornellians weigh in on current events in the news

"As Trump showed, even negative buzz is good, especially for front runners, because it can suck attention away from challengers (remember during GOP debate when he talked about his ‘hands’)."

Drew Margolin

Assistant Professor

Topic	Name	Date
Health, Nutrition & Medicine	Isaac Weisfuse Medical Epidemiologist	04/22/20
	"Any positive test without contact tracing is bad public health because it misses an opportunity to reduce the spread of the virus" Media: Gillian Smith gillian.smith@cornell.edu 607-254-6235 Related Tip Sheet: In-home COVID-19 tests without contact tracing is ‘bad public health’ (04/22/20)
Health, Nutrition & Medicine	Sahara Byrne Professor of Communication	03/12/20
	“It concerns me that parents may resist taking their teen to the hospital if symptoms worsen, under the belief that young people are not high risk.” Media: Gillian Smith gillian.smith@cornell.edu 607-254-6235 Related Tip Sheet: Your teen may be secretly vaping; don’t ignore coronavirus signs (03/12/20)
New York City , Health, Nutrition & Medicine , Social & Behavioral Sciences	Jamila Michener Assistant Professor of Government	03/12/20
	“I think any public health crisis reveals tensions and cracks in our society. It especially reveals the consequences of gross inequalities and we have plenty of those in the U.S. Having a public health crisis like this unfold is going to bring all of those inequalities to the surface. We can’t just deal with the public health crisis itself. We also have to deal with the inequality, the difficulties and challenges it brings, especially for children and for lots of other community groups as well.” Media: Lindsey Hadlock lmh267@cornell.edu 607-269-6911 Related Tip Sheet: Coronavirus K-12 closures impact safety, stability for vulnerable NYC students (03/12/20)
	Kathy Bergin Adjunct Professor of Law	05/12/20
	Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 607-255-6035 Related Tip Sheet: Cornell experts on coronavirus - Impact on the economy and industries (05/12/20)
	Amanda Rodewald Professor; Senior Director of Conservation Science, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
	Media: Media Relations, Media Relations Office mediarelations@cornell.edu (607) 255 - 2059
	Nicolas Ziebarth Associate Professor of Policy Analysis and Management	05/12/20
	Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 607-255-6035 Related Tip Sheet: Cornell experts on coronavirus - Impact on the economy and industries (05/12/20)
	Sheryl Kimes Professor of Operations Management at the School of Hotel Administration	05/12/20
	Media: Rebecca Valli rv234@cornell.edu 607-255-6035 Related Tip Sheet: Cornell experts on coronavirus - Impact on the economy and industries (05/12/20)
	Wendy Wolford Vice provost for international affairs
	Media: Media Relations, Media Relations Office mediarelations@cornell.edu (607) 255 - 2059
	Jeremy Wallace Associate Professor of Government
	Media: Media Relations, Media Relations Office mediarelations@cornell.edu (607) 255 - 2059
	Allen R. Carlson Associate Professor in Cornell University’s Government Department
	Media: Media Relations, Media Relations Office mediarelations@cornell.edu (607) 255 - 2059

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