Christopher Anderson is a professor of operations, technology and information management,  and an expert in the hospitality and airline industries. He says domestically, the most immediate issue is airport processing.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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Raymond Craib, a historian of modern Latin America, says Trump’s interest in Honduras is more about U.S. business interests, than democracy. 

International Reach

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Art Wheaton is an expert on transportation industries and serves as director of labor studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He says Trump’s pivot comes with short and long-term implications for carmakers.

Economics and Business

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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A report from the Energy Information Administration forecasts that developers will add a record 86 gigawatts of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to the U.S. grid in 2026, with 93% coming from renewables such as solar power, battery storage and wind.

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President Trump announced during his State of the Union speech new agreements with the tech industry to ensure they cover more of the costs of powering new artificial intelligence data centers. It could signal his administration’s willingness to continue development despite the risk of further taxing the electric grid and spiking electricity prices. 

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Cornell experts discuss the Trump administration's plans to withdraw from dozens of international groups, many focused on climate issues.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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The Trump administration has frozen immigration applications filed by people from 19 countries. The following Cornell experts are available to discuss developments. 

Law and Policy

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Chris Barrett, professor of public policy and economics at Cornell University, says the Trump Administration’s tariff policies have massively disrupted agricultural exports.

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Economics and Business

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David Shoemaker, a professor of philosophy who studies the moral psychology of humor, says the suspension ignited a wave of public pushback against the administration’s ongoing efforts to undermine established rights and norms.

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Heeyon Kim and Karen Jamie on how the Grammy Awards reflected a shifting global pop landscape, with K-pop's first Grammy and the first win for a Spanish-language Album of the Year.

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