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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
Food & Agriculture	David Kay Senior Extension Associate with the Community & Regional Development Institute in the Department of Development Sociology	04/09/20
	“From my own long-term work with economic impact analysis, I am also concerned that the economy of scale issues that have influenced rural hospital closures will have parallel ‘threshold’ effects in other areas of the economy that provide vital goods and services to rural populations.” Media: Gillian Smith gillian.smith@cornell.edu 607-254-6235 Related Tip Sheet: For rural communities, COVID-19 exacerbates inequities (04/09/20)
Food & Agriculture	Beth Lyon Clinical Professor of Law and founder of Cornell’s Farmworker’s Legal Assistance Clinic	04/09/20
	“Now, more than ever, farmworkers must be given permanent immigration status and the ability to take legally protected concerted action to lower the risk of COVID-19 and maintain food security, locally and nationally.” Media: Gillian Smith gillian.smith@cornell.edu 607-254-6235 Related Tip Sheet: For rural communities, COVID-19 exacerbates inequities (04/09/20)
Food & Agriculture	Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman Senior Cornell Cooperative Extension Associate with the Community and Regional Development Institute (CaRDI)	04/09/20
	“There is already a lot of talk among local and regional food systems practitioners about how COVID-19 can be a real opportunity to draw attention to long-perceived vulnerabilities in the global food system, and simultaneously strengthen local and regional food systems and communities (rural and urban).” Media: Gillian Smith gillian.smith@cornell.edu 607-254-6235 Related Tip Sheet: For rural communities, COVID-19 exacerbates inequities (04/09/20)
	Neil Lewis, Jr. Assistant Professor of Communication	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)
	Nicholas Mulder Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of History	05/12/20
	Media: Media Relations, Media Relations Office mediarelations@cornell.edu (607) 255 - 2059 Related Tip Sheet: Cornell experts on coronavirus - International impact (05/12/20)
	Alexandra Cirone Assistant Professor in the Department of Government	05/12/20
	Media: Media Relations, Media Relations Office mediarelations@cornell.edu (607) 255 - 2059 Related Tip Sheet: Cornell experts on coronavirus - International impact (05/12/20)
Law and Policy	Sergio Garcia-Rios Assistant Professor	04/08/20
	"To attract Latino voters, Biden will also have to be really clear about what he wants to do about other issues that matter to them. Sanders set out a plan for what he would accomplish in his first 100 days in office, including comprehensive immigration reform and addressing DACA. Sanders got criticism for proposing a moratorium on deportations and an end to raids by ICE, but Latinos really connected with these proposals." Media: Rachel Rhodes rer252@cornell.edu 202-434-8036 Related Tip Sheet: With Sanders out, can Biden win the Latino vote? (04/08/20)
Economics and Business	Jamila Michener Assistant Professor of Government	04/08/20
	“Black vulnerability to COVID-19 is not coincidental or happenstance or bad luck, it is the product of a long history of racism, discrimination, neglect, and indifference." Media: Gillian Smith gillian.smith@cornell.edu 607-254-6235 Related Tip Sheet: COVID-19 disparities reflect persistent race and class segregation (04/08/20)
Economics and Business	Neil Lewis, Jr. Assistant Professor of Communication	04/08/20
	"This is a country in which, due to historic and contemporary segregation and social stratification, race and social class have long been, and will likely continue to be, large predictors of health outcomes." Media: Gillian Smith gillian.smith@cornell.edu 607-254-6235 Related Tip Sheet: COVID-19 disparities reflect persistent race and class segregation (04/08/20)
	Kristin Roebuck Assistant Professor of History	05/12/20
	Media: Media Relations, Media Relations Office mediarelations@cornell.edu (607) 255 - 2059 Related Tip Sheet: Cornell experts on coronavirus - International impact (05/12/20)

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