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Migrations Program

Cornell University

Research

The study of migration helps make the world a better place for populations on the move. Migrations researchers at Cornell promote human rights for migrants, study migratory bird species, and support scholars under threat. 

A person views a photo of a TPS worker wearing a "TPS to Residency Now" jacket.
Patricia Campos-Medina organizes an exhibit about migrant workers.
Professors Ian Kysel and Luwam Dirar Lay Out Landmark African Migrant Rights Principles at a panel
Ian Kysel presents African Migrant Rights Principles.
Amanda Rodewald holding small yellow bird
Amanda Rodewald studies migratory birds in Central America.

Since 2020, Migrations: A Global Grand Challenge has awarded $1.9 million to 38 faculty-led projects addressing wide-ranging questions around domestic and global migration. Check out more Migrations research spotlights.

Migrations Publications

The World We Became: Map Quest 2350, A Speculative Atlas Beyond Climate Crisis

Tao Leigh Goffe, Shannon Gleeson, Atif Khan, Austin Kocher, Christin Washington , Judith Salcido , Rewa Phansalkar , Ryan Persadie , Anisa Jackson, Elspeth Iralu, Erica Violet Lee, Hashem Abushama, Nisrin Elamin, Randa Tawil, et al.
Tackling how racial justice and climate crisis are entangled, this essay introduces a speculative cartography experiment entitled The World We Became: Map Quest 2350. A collaboration between a…
By Our Faculty

Multi-stakeholder Perspectives on Digital Tools for U.S. Asylum Applicants Seeking Healthcare and Legal Information

Aparajita Bhandari, Diana Freed, Tara Pilato, Faten Taki, Gunisha Kaur, Stephen Yale-Loehr, Jane Powers, Tao Long, and Natalya N. Bazarova
There is a concerning lack of clear and accurate information around accessing public benefits for asylum applicants in the United States (U.S.), which has been shown to negatively affect their…
By Our Faculty

How to Model the Weather-migration Link: A Machine-learning Approach to Variable Selection in the Mexico-U.S. Context

Mario D. Molina, Nancy Chau, Amanda D. Rodewald, and Filiz Garip
A growing body of research investigates how changes in weather shape individual choices about migration, yet highly variable results continue to challenge our understanding of the weather-migration…
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Explaining Refugee Employment Declines: Structural Shortcomings in Federal Resettlement Support

A Nicole Kreisberg, Els de Graauw, and Shannon Gleeson
In the United States, the integration experiences of immigrants depend partly on whether they are recognized as refugees or economic migrants. Unlike economic migrants, refugees receive federal…
By Our Faculty