Nicolas van de Walle is a professor of government with special focus on the democratization of Africa; and the politics of economic reform. He notes the coup is surprising given that Gabon has been a stable civilian dictatorship since independence, with firm control over the military. 

International Reach

Arts and Sciences

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Linda Shi, an urban environmental planner whose research focuses on climate adaptation and land use policies in hurricane prone regions of the country, comments on Hurricane Idalia and climate planning in Florida.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Architecture, Art and Planning

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Rebecca Brenner, a disaster policy expert and senior lecturer in the Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University, comments on disaster communications policy as Hurricane Idalia nears Florida.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Law, Government & Public Policy

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The Biden administration announced today the first 10 prescription drugs to be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and manufacturers, a major step in its effort to lower drug prices says Brooks School of Public Policy professor Nick Fabrizio. 

Law and Policy

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Vanessa Bohns, social psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at Cornell University, says downplaying the position Luis Rubiales put Jenni Hermoso in is consistent with previous research on consent. Kate Manne, associate professor of philosophy with a focus on feminist philosophy, is available to discuss the nuances of Rubiales’ actions and responses within the context of the #MeToo era.

Arts and Sciences

Industrial and Labor Relations

International

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Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer says allowing migrants to work is an important part of alleviating the crisis. Stephen Yale-Loehr says that problems caused by the recent influx of migrants to New York can be resolved without the courts.

New York City

New York State

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Harry Katz is a professor of collective bargaining in Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He says the UAW’s position is different from other recent contract negotiations such as the UPS-Teamsters deal.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Economics and Business

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Greeshma Gadikota, director of the Sustainable Energy and Resource Recovery Group at Cornell University’s College of Engineering, and Phillip Milner, professor of chemical and chemical biology at Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences, comment on the Biden administration's push to support carbon capture technology.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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Art Wheaton serves as director of labor studies at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR).

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Economics and Business

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Desirée LeClercq is a professor of labor law at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and says the reversal is a step in the right direction, but still does not make it safe for workers to organize.

Economics and Business

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