Today, Levi Strauss & Co will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange, with shares expected to be priced between $14 and $16. This is the second time the clothing company has launched an initial public offering (IPO), the first time being 1971. Nicholas Guest, professor of accounting at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business studies how companies make decisions when trading in the equity market. He says investors should approach this IPO with a level of skepticism.

Economics and Business

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Anindita Banerjee is an associate professor of comparative literature at Cornell University and a faculty fellow at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future. She says the ruling highlights the importance of invisible threats such as climate change, and harkens back to the 1960s debate over pesticides.

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that all NYC public schools will officially have “meatless Mondays” starting next fall. Carol Parker, program leader for Cornell Cooperative Extension-NYC (CCE-NYC) Nutrition and Health Program Area, says she supports the decision for NYC schools to provide meatless meals on Mondays.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Rumors abound about Apple’s likely foray into TV streaming. In confirming the date for its next event, Apple tagged the March 25 invitation with a sentence that hinted at an upcoming video service, reigniting speculation on the company’s streaming plans. Aija Leiponen, professor of applied economics at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and an expert on digital markets, studies the way data is commercialized on the internet. She says that Apple will need big hit shows to convince consumers to subscribe to yet another streaming service.

Economics and Business

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Sarah Kreps, professor of government and international relations at Cornell University, says moving Pentagon money to the Overseas Contingency Fund is a way for leaders to avoid answering questions about open-ended overseas operations.

Law and Policy

International

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Noliwe Rooks, professor of American studies at Cornell University and author of the book “Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and The End of Public Education,” comments on international school strikes, at which students from around the globe demand political action to combat climate change.

Arts and Sciences

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

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Cornell University engineering professor Stephen Wicker is an expert in internet and wireless communication, and says that proposed net neutrality legislation is important for fostering innovation and protecting small companies.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Law and Policy

Computing & Information Sciences

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The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a formal condemnation of anti-Semitism this week that would also include language condemning anti-Muslim bias.

Law and Policy

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Sen. Chuck Schumer announced today $68.9 million in funding to build a new laboratory for the federal Grape Genetic Research Unit at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York. The Grape Genetic Research Unit provides critical information to grape growers across the country through a variety of innovative research programs, including cold tolerance and improved resistance to crop-killing disease.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Food & Agriculture

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In Brexit’s latest twist, Britain’s opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn told his party he would back plans for a second public vote on Brexit should parliament reject his party’s attempt to prevent a no-deal Brexit on Wednesday.Alexandra Cirone, professor in Cornell University’s department of government, says that while there are precedents to multiple referendums to resolve a single issue, Corbyn’s suggestion of a People’s Vote at the final hour may create more problems than it solves.

International

Arts and Sciences

Law and Policy

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