Mary Jo Dudley, director of the Cornell Farmworker Program, says that it is “puzzling” that New York state farmworkers were left out of the current phase of coronavirus vaccine eligibility “at a time when we’ve seen an increasing number of COVID cases among the farmworker population.

“While most people in rich countries will probably have access to a vaccine this year, those in poor countries will likely have to wait years to get vaccinated,” says Nicole Hassoun, visiting scholar at the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. “However, poor countries might rely on the tourism international travel brings, and in some cases even do worse, all things considered, without it.”

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.

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.

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?