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Cornell University experts are available to weigh in on New York City's proposed congestion pricing and its potential impacts on traffic congestion, public transit ridership, greenhouse gas emissions as well as equity implications and health benefits.

New York City

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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On Thursday, the Biden administration announced economic sanctions on Russia in retaliation for alleged election interference and cyberattacks.    Nicholas Mulder, assistant professor of history at Cornell University, studies the origin and effects of economic sanctions. His first book “The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War” is forthcoming with Yale University Press.

International

Arts and Sciences

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On Wednesday, McDonald’s announced it would require workers worldwide to take anti-harassment training starting next year. The mandate is seen as a response to dozens of charges filed by employees in recent years alleging sexual harassment and retaliation when workers complained.  Vanessa Bohns, associate professor of organizational behavior at Cornell University, studies social influence and the psychology of compliance and consent. She says that sexual harassment training must be combined with other initiatives to be effective.   

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Industrial and Labor Relations

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On Wednesday, hundreds of companies’ executives joined in a new statement to call out Republican-sponsored voting bills that they say will curtail voting access in several American states. Republican leadership, including senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, have criticized corporate activism in the past, calling for businesses to “stay out of politics.” Lawrence Glickman, professor of history at Cornell University and an expert on consumer activism, says conservatives’ resistance to business leaders making political statements suggest a shift in the traditional alliance between corporations and the Republican Party in the U.S. Glickman is author of “Free Enterprise: An American History” that chronicles the history of “free enterprise” as a cornerstone of conservative politics.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Arts and Sciences

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Cornell University experts says the pause is a sign that health agencies are taking appropriate precautions.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

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Arthur Wheaton, an expert on the automotive industry, Christopher Ober, a materials engineering expert, and Ron Olson, director of operations for Cornell's Nanoscale facility, comment on a global shortage of semiconductors.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Economics and Business

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Angela Cornell, professor of law and director of the Labor Law Clinic at Cornell University’s Law School, says the Amazon vote represents a system that favors corporate interests over workers’ fundamental rights. 

Economics and Business

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Tony Byers, diversity and inclusion programs director at Cornell University, is an expert in corporate diversity and inclusion practices.

Economics and Business

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Max Kapustin, expert on interventions to improve life outcomes of disadvantaged youth and adults, says while there is not enough data to know the impact of “ghost guns,” the measures are a step in the right direction.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Law and Policy

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Steven Kyle, an expert in macroeconomics and government policy, says it is appropriate to be optimistic about the country’s economic future.

Economics and Business

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