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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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NYC pay transparency law could help – and hinder – employees

October 20, 2022

Starting November 1, New York City employers will be required to disclose minimum and maximum salaries for job openings. Tae-Youn Park can discuss how the pay transparency law will narrow gender and racial pay gaps and how the change could impact companies.  

Labor Relations & Human Resources
Economics and Business
New York City

NY’s fundamental need: New housing of every ‘shape, size and price’

March 15, 2024

Jacob Anbinder, a Klarman postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University, researches how America’s most progressive cities become unaffordable for a significant portion of the population and the housing politics of prosperous metro areas. He says New York has a fundamental housing need: new homes now.

New York State
New York City

Gateway Project: ‘most important infrastructure megaproject today’

February 1, 2023

Rick Geddes, professor of policy analysis and management at Cornell University and founding director of the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy, says that the Gateway Project is one of the country’s most important infrastructure projects today.

Law, Government & Public Policy
New York City

‘Urban forest’ plans gain momentum as experts call for careful planning

December 12, 2023

Nina Bassuk, emeritus professor and director of the Urban Horticulture Institute, and Alexander Kobald, associate director of the Design Across Scales Lab, comment on the growing global movement to plant more trees in cities.


NYC new redistricting ‘offers opportunity to empower residents’

September 22, 2022

Russell Weaver says the redistricting serves as an opportunity to create fair and sensible plans for the collective interests of neighborhoods and communities – instead of politics and incumbency protection.

New York City
Law, Government & Public Policy
New York State

Cornell expert on NYC policies to combat homelessness

January 26, 2023

Charley Willison says homelessness will not be solved until we address permanent, accessible, affordable housing.

Law, Government & Public Policy
New York City

New AI audit law ‘necessary’ to keep hiring equal in NYC

July 5, 2023

Allison Koenecke, assistant professor of information science at Cornell University, says AI systems do not perform equally for all English speakers, which could negatively impact the hiring process.

Computing & Information Sciences

NYC vaccine mandate likely to avoid legal challenges

December 8, 2021

Risa Lieberwitz, professor of labor and employment law at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on Mayor de Blasio's announcement of a vaccine mandate for private sector workers in New York City. 

Law and Policy
New York City

Ida highlights urban flash flood risks, disparities

September 2, 2021

Brian Rahm, director of the New York State Water Resources Institute, comments on the devastating floods in the Northeast caused by Hurricane Ida.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
New York City
New York State

Letting the water in could be key to controlling flooding risks in New York

September 29, 2022

Todd Walter says it may be more effective to adopt a “flood risk mitigation” strategy instead of a “flood control” strategy.


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