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‘No one wins when immigrants cannot readily access healthcare’

April 13, 2023

Biden administration to extend Medicaid and ACA health coverage to DACA immigrants, a move that benefits not only DACA recipients, but the broader U.S. public says Cornell University experts Jamila Michener, Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer, and Gunisha Kaur. 


Coronavirus K-12 closures impact safety, stability for vulnerable NYC students

March 12, 2020

K-12 schools across the country are closing or moving to online education to help control the spread of the coronavirus. Jamila Michener, assistant professor of government says during times of public health crisis the consequences of inequalities surface and it’s going to be a huge challenge to support K-12 students facing school closures at home and also in their communities. 

New York City
Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Social & Behavioral Sciences

COVID-19 disparities reflect persistent race and class segregation

April 8, 2020

Neil Lewis, Jr. expert in communication and social behavior, says racial and economic disparities reflect a persistent problem throughout U.S history and may exacerbate the pandemic we are currently facing.

Economics and Business

Senate GOP healthcare bill path to geographic inequality

June 23, 2017

Details of the Senate version of the GOP healthcare bill are prompting vigorous debate on the Senate floor and beyond. Jamila Michener, an expert on poverty and racial inequality and assistant professor of government at Cornell University, warns that the bill’s proposed cuts to Medicaid will imperil many Americans.

Arts and Sciences

Cornell experts on coronavirus - Societal impact

May 12, 2020

COVID-19 presents challenges not only to public health but also to the way our societies function. Social distancing, remote work and businesses closures are changing the way we communicate with each other and posing important questions about how to protect under served populations and overall mental health. 


Cornell experts on coronavirus - Impact on the economy and industries

May 12, 2020

Experts at Cornell University are available to discuss the coronavirus in terms of its many impacts on economic productivity, inequalities as well as specific disruptions to various industries. 


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