Art Wheaton is an expert on transportation industries and serves as director of labor studies at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR). He says he has major questions about the direction the company is headed.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Industrial and Labor Relations

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John August, program director of healthcare labor relations at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, said he expects the healthcare consolidation trend to continue.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Economics and Business

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Venice has begun charging an entry fee for day trippers in an effort to keep tourism down. Residents protested the action and argued it will do nothing to curtail overtourism. Megan Epler Wood is managing director at the Sustainable Tourism Asset Management Program (STAMP) at Cornell University. She says STAMP research indicates tourism fees generally do not limit arrivals and do not cover costs for managing necessities like water and waste.

International

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Ariel Avgar, is a professor in Cornell University’s school of Industrial and Labor Relations, where his research focuses on employment relations in the healthcare industry. He says setting mandatory staffing ratios is a great first step in making sure that residents receive high quality care, however, it should not be a standalone measure.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Labor Relations & Human Resources

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Google is once again delaying its timeline for killing off third-party tracking cookies.

Computing & Information Sciences

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Andrew Wolf is an assistant professor at Cornell University’s School of Industrial & Labor Relations and says there is a reason why the South has been traditionally opposed to unions.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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The U.S. Senate is expected to vote today to advance the House-passed package that includes a provision that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok. 

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Cornell Lab of Ornithology filmmaker Gerrit Vyn has been documenting Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve’s birds and wildlife habitats for a documentary project, “America’s Arctic.” In the wake of a Biden administration announcement blocking oil and gas development in the region, images and video assets are available for media use.

Lab of Ornithology

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Allen Carlson is an associate professor of government at Cornell University, and an expert on Chinese foreign policy. Carlson says it’s crucial to note that President Biden’s tariff proposal is less about economics and more related to U.S. domestic politics.

International

Economics and Business

Foreign Policy

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Art Wheaton serves as director of labor studies at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) and says the deal amounts to a big victory for labor.

Economics and Business

Industrial and Labor Relations

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