MEDIA ALERT: Experts available on coronavirus
Cornell faculty members can speak about coronavirus from a variety of perspectives: the science and health implications of the disease, its impact on the global economy, the science of vaccines and impact on healthcare systems, labor and specialized industries, effects on countries around the world and the broader impact the crisis is having on our daily lives.
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“The EB-5 program allows immigrant investors to get a green card if they invest a significant amount of money in a U.S. project that creates at least 10 jobs for U.S. workers. Done correctly, the program is a four-way win.”
Stephen Yale-Loehr
Professor of Immigration Law
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“A big focus today is breeding for a changing climate,” says Abraham Stroock, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering. “We want to discover new traits and their genetic origins for resilience in a hot and dry climate of our future—of our today in many parts of the world.”
“The fact that he was charged with conspiracy indicates that he faces years, not months, in prison if convicted,” said Jens David Ohlin, dean of the Law School. “Does that mean he will cooperate with New York prosecutors to spare himself? Maybe or maybe not. Self-interest and loyalty are two opposing forces, and both can be powerful.”
“Given our efforts to jump start the economy after the pandemic, it is particularly unfortunate that the Senate failed to extend the program,” says Steve Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law.
“The party can rein in this nationalism, but doing so requires political capital that they may be unwilling or unable to spend,” says Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government.
“The key challenge that decentralized cryptocurrencies face is that they have proven to be inefficient and costly mediums of exchange and have, instead, become speculative assets,” says Eswar Prasad, professor of economics and international trade policy.
Francine Blau, professor in the ILR School, says, “The pandemic put their lives at risk, and we began to wonder if we are adequately remunerating a lot of the core labor we need to function as an economy and society.”