As the U.S. braces for a likely rise in coronavirus cases this week, experts warn that access to health resources and equipment will play a crucial role. Dana Radcliffe, senior lecturer in business ethics at Cornell University SC Johnson College of Business, and Elena Belavina, associate professor of applied economics at Cornell University SC Johnson College of Business, comment on what's in store for sought-after items, in grocery stores and beyond. 

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Economics and Business

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Leisure cruises have found themselves in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak. Robert Kwortnik, associate professor at Cornell University’s Hotel School, studies tourism and hospitality with a focus on the leisure cruise industry. He says that the industry is already feeling the economic impacts from the coronavirus crisis and adds that 2020 may be the most difficult year for leisure cruises in decades.

Economics and Business

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Linda Shi, urban environmental planner and assistant professor in architecture, art and planning, comments on the Trump administration freeze of a climate resiliency study for New York City.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Alan Mathios, who studies the effectiveness of proposed cigarette package warning labels on smoking onset and quit behavior, reacts to the announcement that investigators in 39 states will look into Juul Labs' youth marketing practices.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

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Vanessa Bohns, associate professor of organizational behavior Cornell University’s ILR School, studies the psychology of compliance and consent and says that the outcome of the Weinstein case indicates a cultural shift in how people approach workplace harassment.

Law and Policy

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Tom Pepinsky says that Prime Minister Mahathir’s resignation has created an unclear future for Malaysia, in which a new multiethnic regime or Malay-first coalition could gain power.

International

Law and Policy

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Nine people were killed in the German city of Hanau after a right-wing extremist opened fire in a shisha bar. Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology at Cornell University, is an expert on far-right politics and the history and development of populism and fascism in Europe. 

International

Arts and Sciences

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Drew Pascarella, senior lecturer of finance at the Cornell University SC Johnson College of Business, comments on Morgan Stanley's announcement that it was buying E-Trade, an online brokerage with 5.2 million client accounts and over $360 billion in client assets. 

Economics and Business

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Thomas Jungbauer, professor of strategy and business economics, and Joseph Halpern, professor of computer science, comment on European Union plans to compete with the growth of tech conglomerates in the United States and Asia, and address ethical concerns in artificial intelligence.

Computing & Information Sciences

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Starting March 1, 2020, New York’s ban on single-use plastic bags will take effect. Just this week, the state Department of Environmental Conservation released its final regulations to govern the ban. Mildred Warner is a professor of city and regional planning and an expert on how to promote environmental sustainability at the local level says while New York’s hybrid model for banning plastic bags with a fee on alternatives is key, if there are loopholes – such as thickness requirements – the plastic bag manufacturers and retailers will take advantage. 

New York State

Law and Policy

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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