Cornell Expert Quotes
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"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’)."
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Media:
Rebecca Valli
rv234@cornell.edu
607-255-6035
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Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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“The semiconductor chip shortage is an extremely important issue. As more automakers move to electrify their fleets, the higher the demand. These chips are used in cell phones, computers, home ‘Alexa, Google’ smart devices and other consumer goods.”
Media:
Jeff Tyson
jeff.tyson@cornell.edu
(607) 793-5769
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“While state-level data for March 2021 will not come out until a few weeks after Friday’s national jobs report, it is reasonable to expect New York state’s unemployment rate to remain meaningfully above the national average. Concerningly, data from Opportunity Insights suggest that New York’s recovery is continuing to lag behind the rest of the nation. Through mid-March 2021, job postings in the U.S. were 2% lower than they were prior to the pandemic, in January 2020. For New York state, the corresponding decrease in job postings was 13.7%. Similarly, around one in every 100 members of New York state’s labor force were still making new unemployment insurance claims each week as of mid-March 2021, about one-and-a-half times the national average.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
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“President Biden’s offshore wind announcement yesterday is exactly what the U.S. needs to build a large offshore wind industry that delivers significant jobs, economic, climate and equity benefits to Americans. With this announcement, he set the big, bold target we need to scale up the industry - 30 GW by 2030. He also prioritized investments in port infrastructure and the supply chain, which will help the U.S. become a major manufacturing and jobs center for the world’s growing offshore wind industry.”
Media:
Lindsey Hadlock
lmh267@cornell.edu
607-269-6911
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"If the Supreme Court sides with the company, this access would cease and other ways that the state accesses private property to ensure compliance with legal rules could be called into question."
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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SCOTUS case could render farmworker rights ‘meaningless’ (03/22/21)
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Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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Cornell immigration experts available on farmworkers, DACA (03/18/21)
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"On the whole, Venezuelan migrants in the United States are more highly educated professionals, relative to other foreign-born workers. Yet, because of language limitations, barriers to foreign credential transfer, and the current economic recession, many find themselves struggling to find work in their profession or at all. Therefore, the barriers facing low-wage workers should not be ignored."
Media:
Rachel Rhodes
rer252@cornell.edu
202-434-8036
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“Forecasters' projected job gains likely reflect anticipated impacts of recent relief payments, lower initial unemployment insurance claims, and relaxation of pandemic restrictions on restaurants and public gatherings in some areas of the country."
Media:
Rebecca Valli
rv234@cornell.edu
607-255-6035
Related Tip Sheet:
High infection, extreme weather to depress February job gains (03/03/21)
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