Aija Leiponen, an expert in the telecommunication industry, comments on American's response to the spread of COVID-19 and what it means for digital tech.

Economics and Business

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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As Americans head to their local grocery stores and see shortages on products, concerns are rising about food supply shortages. Cornell University agricultural economist Andrew Novakovic says given the long-standing concern around food safety, agriculture and food businesses have a leg up in the current situation, but labor and transportation disruptions could result in widespread consequences to the food system.

Food & Agriculture

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Thomas Jungbauer, professor of strategy and business economics, comments on the role of smartphones in harboring germs and the need to rethink the technology we use in the midst of pandemics.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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Linda Shi, urban environmental planner and assistant professor in architecture, art and planning, comments on the Trump administration's reliance on eminent domain to remove homeowners from flood zones.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Architecture, Art and Planning

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K-12 schools across the country are closing or moving to online education to help control the spread of the coronavirus. Jamila Michener, assistant professor of government says during times of public health crisis the consequences of inequalities surface and it’s going to be a huge challenge to support K-12 students facing school closures at home and also in their communities. 

New York City

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Sahara Byrne, communications experts who studies when and why youth resist campaigns, interventions and policies designed to protect them from engaging in risky behaviors; says parents should pay close attention their teens' symptoms. 

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

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Sarah Kreps, professor of government and international relations at Cornell University, says interference in elections like Super Tuesday can come from machine tampering, in addition to online disinformation campaigns.

Law and Policy

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Uriel Abulof, a visiting professor in Cornell University’s Government Department and a senior lecturer of politics at Tel-Aviv University, comments on the preliminary results for Israel's elections and says that country's polarized politics are keeping it trapped in a draw.

International

Arts and Sciences

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Super Tuesday is one of the most important presidential primary events of 2020 and includes states with high proportions of Latino voters. Sergio Garcia-Rios, professor of government and Latino studies at Cornell University, is an expert on Latino voter participation, preferences and polling. 

Law and Policy

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Economic disruption caused by the spread of the coronavirus could impact work in numerous ways – from loss of wages suffered by low-wage workers, to reconfiguration of global job location. Alex Colvin, dean of Cornell University’s ILR School, can speak about the impact of the coronavirus on workers and organizations in the global economy.  

Economics and Business

Industrial and Labor Relations

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