This week, Audi announced it would cut up to 9,500 jobs, roughly one in ten of its total staff, to focus more efforts and funding toward electric vehicle production. The company has also announced that it will add 2,000 positions in the areas of electric mobility and digitalization.  Thomas Jungbauer, professor of economics in the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University, studies tech firms and high-skilled labor markets. He says that by changing its work force, Audi is attempting to create a competitive advantage within a highly disrupted industry.

International

Economics and Business

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Glen Dowell, a corporate sustainability researcher and professor of management and organizations at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, comments on a new United Nations report on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.  

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Weather forecasters are warning of three major storms that will impact Thanksgiving travel. For the Northeast, it’s likely that only areas of northern New York and interior New England will keep snow on the ground for Thanksgiving. Jessica Spaccio, a climatologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-funded Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, offers snow predictions for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

New York State

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Natalie Mahowald says Mayor Bloomberg is on the right track for mitigating and adapting to climate change and will raise the profile of the topic now that he has entered the presidential race.

Law and Policy

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

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As people gear up for the holiday season, picking the perfect Christmas tree is high on many families’ to-do lists. But as awareness of climate change and its impacts has increased, some may be wondering about how to honor a beloved tradition while still reducing its overall carbon footprint. Cornell University experts, Daniel Weitoish and Brian Eshenaur, offer tips on how to strike a balance by picking and planting, the right tree.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

New York State

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As preparations begin for the Thanksgiving holiday, experts from the Cornell Craft Beverage Institute – Kaylyn Kirkpatrick, Anna Katharine Mansfield and Christopher Gerling – offer beverage pairings for the food feast, as well as delicious drinks for cooking, watching football and even those sometimes-challenging conversations with family.

Food & Agriculture

Agriculture and Life Sciences

New York State

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With Thanksgiving just around the corner, families are likely starting to organize their holiday dinner. Cornell University experts Adrienne Rose Bitar and Robert Gravani comment on the history of vegetarian Thanksgiving meals and offer tips on how to keep this year’s dining experience safe.

Arts and Sciences

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Food & Agriculture

Arts & Humanities

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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, which has been trading on the New York Stock Exchange since 2014, is planning a secondary listing in Hong Kong. Trading is expected to begin on Nov. 26. Andrew Karolyi is professor of economics at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and an expert in investment management with a focus on the study of international financial markets. Karolyi says that the listing helps to tap into the ever-deepening pools of capital in Asia.

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Economics and Business

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This week, Disney made its foray into streaming with a new platform, Disney Plus, that offers viewers the entertainment giant’s trove of original content for a $7 monthly subscription rate.  Aija Leiponen, professor of applied economics at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, says that Disney Plus further fragments an already packed market of streaming services.

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Economics and Business

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Political uncertainty accelerated in Bolivia after the ousting of once-hugely popular leader, Evo Morales, over the weekend. Kenneth Roberts says that the institutional vacuum is magnified by broader civil unrest in Bolivia and beyond.

Law and Policy

International

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