A new cycle of grants from the Migrations initiative seeks to support work in migrations-related research, pedagogy and engagement with a specific focus on racism and dispossession.

Migrations fellows Stephen Yale-Loehr and Gunisha Kaur received new funding for their project, "Advancing the health of refugees by increasing knowledge of legal rights through digital tools," from Cornell's Office of Academic Integration.

We bring migration scholars Filiz Garip and Ingrid Boas into conversation this week to talk about climate. They teach us about the ways that climate affects human movements, discuss the politics of the term "climate refugees," and explain how gradual weather change compares to extreme events. 

Molly O’Toole ’09, an immigration and security reporter with the Los Angeles Times, has been named the Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences.

The program brings accomplished journalists to Cornell each year to interact with faculty, researchers and students. Marc Lacey ’87, assistant managing editor for The New York Times, was the inaugural distinguished journalist in 2020.

 A plan from Biden administration agency heads is unlikely to "be identical to the Trump H-1B wage rule, but it is similar in concept," says Stephen Yale-Loehr, a professor of immigration law practice at Cornell Law School.

Global Cornell and Cornell Migrations are noted to be among the cosponsors for the “Odysseys” reading series organized by Ithaca City of Asylum. Cornell lecturers are also noted to be taking part in the readings.

In this columnist piece considering why the robin is seen to be active in the winter, Andrew Farnsworth, senior research associate at the Lab of Ornithology, discusses the American robin saying, the robin is “a lot more complex than people give it credit for.”

Steve Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law, says a conviction for sexual assault of a minor typically qualifies as an “aggravated felony,” and that “such individuals remain immigration enforcement priorities.”

The article references a 2020 study by lead author Gen Meredith, associate director of the Master of Public Health Program, finding that 10-50 minutes in nature improved mood, focus, blood pressure and heart rate.

Human decisions both large and small influence environmental outcomes in profound ways. From forest regeneration in China’s Himalayan heights to flood responses in New York’s Hudson Valley, human behavior reshapes the world. But how do culture, social organization, and politics influence these changes and their impacts?