Historian Barry Strauss notes that plagues and epidemics have often been linked to wars. The current pandemic will highlight the fragility of society and significantly influence U.S. politics – with unknown consequences – and the U.S.-China relationship, he says.
In surveys of nearly 2,000 American adults, barely half said they would be willing to take a hypothetical vaccine with an efficacy, or effectiveness, of 50% – the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s minimum threshold for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Miguel Gómez, an expert on food markets and supply chains, says food supply chains must become more flexible so that goods can be more easily directed to either supermarkets or food service establishments, wherever the need is greatest.
Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman, an expert on community resiliency and revitalization as well as local and regional food systems, says the coronavirus pandemic offers an opportunity to analyze weak points in the global food system.
Virtual events at Cornell include a panel on COVID-19's medical and socio-economic impacts in Africa; a play and live Q&A marking the Southeast Asia Program's 70th anniversary; student art on display from New York City and beyond; and a live concert presented by Bound for Glory.
During the Employee Assembly Open Forum on March 12, President Martha E. Pollack and senior leaders reflected on ways Cornell has pursued its mission throughout the pandemic.
Maria Cristina Garcia, professor of History and Latino Studies at Cornell University, says that the COVID-19 outbreak has given the White House pretext to advance restrictive immigration policies.
As the world grapples with the financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, Cornell has reaffirmed its financial aid commitment to current and future students, and their families.
An experiment on the International Space Station has given Cornell researchers fresh insight into the ways that water droplets oscillate and spread across solid surfaces.
Journalistic fact checks are a more effective counter to COVID-19 misinformation than the false news tags commonly used by social media outlets, according to new Cornell research.
