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Government

'Not even debatable' that authority to reopen economy lies with states

A&S Communications

In Monday’s coronavirus press briefing, President Trump said that he has “total authority” to reopen the economy, in contrast to plans being made by governors and local officials across the country to lift restrictions.

Faculty Award

Classics scholar awarded Guggenheim fellowship

Cornell Chronicle

Eric Rebillard, the Avalon Foundation Professor of the Humanities in the Department of Classics, in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2020 fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.A historian of early Christianity and late antiquity, Rebillard is one of 175 writers, artists, scholars and scientists awarded the Guggenheim fellowship this year, selected from nearly 3,000 applicants.

Mathematics, Science and Technology Studies

Cybersecurity requires international cooperation, trust

Cornell Chronicle

Most experts agree that state-sponsored hackers in Russia are trying to use the internet to infiltrate the U.S. electrical grid and sabotage elections.And yet internet security teams in the U.S. and Europe actively seek to cooperate with their Russian counterparts, setting aside some of their differences and focusing on the issues where they can establish mutual trust.

Economics

Floundering economies look to IMF, World Bank for meaningful change

A&S Communications

With the coronavirus pandemic challenging the wellbeing of people and countries around the world, global financial institutions face the tremendous task of coordinating economic policies and offering relief for the most vulnerable countries. Such effort will be on display this week, as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank hold their annual spring meetings.

Government

Op-Ed: China’s coronavirus statistics aren’t the real problem

The Los Angeles Times

Jeremy L. Wallace, associate professor of government, and Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government, argue that U.S. officials cannot blame China’s suspect data and delay in announcing the coronavirus outbreak for their own inadequate preparation for the virus, in an opinion piece for the L.A. Times.

American Studies

Snail mail to Wi-Fi: Cornell’s history of remote instruction

Generations before Cornell’s shift to online classes this semester due to the coronavirus pandemic, the university was making strides in remote instruction – including some of the earliest, and one of the largest, distance learning programs in the United States.

Rays of Hope

Smooth start to virtual instruction, thanks to weeks of prep

On April 6, Cornell instructors led 6,600 Zoom meetings with a total of 89,000 participants.

Comparative Literature, Performing & Media Arts, Latino/a Studies

First-gen faculty use experience to mentor first-gen students

Cornell Chronicle

“We think a bit more about communities, instead of more narrowly focused disciplinary pursuits.”

Rays of hope

COVID video: ‘Things are a little less scary when you know more about them’

The video by Clara Liao '17 explains the basics of the virus, how it spreads and the importance of preventive measures.

History

Domestic violence victims at risk as Japan announces state of emergency

A&S Communications

Earlier this week, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in major cities across the country in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. Abe asked people to refrain from going outside in Tokyo and six other prefectures worst hit by coronavirus.