Executives from the largest U.S. airlines asked the Biden administration for "immediate intervention" in the planned rollout of 5G technology near major airports on Wednesday. Aija Leiponen says it’s time for the U.S. aviation industry to show their technical evidence about 5G interference, because in many other countries where it’s been launched there have been no detectable issues.

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Americans should be able to pick up free, non-surgical N95 face masks at distribution sites nationwide starting Monday, January 24th.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

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Laura Niemi, professor of psychology at Cornell University, says the letter penned by sports leaders to Joe Manchin this week illustrates how the concept of fairness applies both to sports and politics.

Law and Policy

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Bitcoin has had a rough month of declines, likely driven by the Federal Reserve’s planned tightening of its monetary policies this year. Will Cong says as the Federal Reserve tightens policies, we could see a reduction in demand for Bitcoin – but adds that investors can still use crypto assets to guard against excessive inflation by diversifying their holdings across the entire crypto sector.

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Johnson Graduate School of Management

Economics and Business

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With the Omicron wave, how will employers adapt and what’s to come for the future of work? The American workplace is restless, how long will we continue to see strikes and labor protest activity continue? Labor shortages are ongoing, will we see the Great Resignation keep up? These labor experts are available to weigh in on these questions and more as we start 2022.

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As the Omicron variant continues to spread throughout the U.S., shoppers are still faced with empty grocery store shelves as pandemic induced supply chain-related problems persist. Miguel Gómez says worker shortages are causing the current grocery store shortages, which could also be exacerbated by store’s emphasis on direct-to-consumer channels at the expense of an adequate labor force.

Food & Agriculture

Industrial and Labor Relations

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

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David Bateman, professor of government at Cornell University, says that inaction on voting rights could result in irreversible damage to electoral integrity in some states.

Law and Policy

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Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law, comments on Supreme Court arguments this week in two cases about whether immigrants detained more than six months have a right to a release hearing.

Law and Policy

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Cornell University experts from a variety of fields shared their recommendations for individual actions – large and small – that can make an impact locally and globally.

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Kaitlin Woolley says people can harness the discomfort of achieving personal growth by seeking it as their goal and offers tips for how to stay motivated this New Year

Arts & Humanities

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