Freezing temperatures and snow showers in parts of New York have some wondering about the early blooms. The National Weather Service says cold conditions are driven by an arctic air mass.

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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to encourage expanded research into certain psychedelic drugs to treat mental health conditions. The FDA is expected to issue national priority vouchers to three psychedelics, which will allow the review of those drugs to be approved quickly.

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Christopher Anderson, a professor of operations, technology and information management,  and an expert in the hospitality and airline industries, says European carriers have already begun cutting flights, grounding aircraft and warning of weaker reservations/bookings as the industry tries to balance higher costs against consumer demand. 

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Averell Schmidt, professor of government, whose research examines the politics of international cooperation, human rights, and political violence, says the key deliverable is that talks are even happening.  

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Landon Schnabel, associate professor of sociology, and Kim Haines-Eitzen, professor of early Christianity, on the strains within the Catholic–evangelical coalition, blasphemous imagery, and broader religious and political implications.

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Bryn Rosenfeld, a professor of government at Cornell University who studies post-communist politics and public opinion, says Hungary’s turn against the European Union may say less about its voters — and more about the political strategy of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government at Cornell University and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says Cheng’s visit amounts to political theater, with Washington and Beijing being the real decision makers.

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David Silbey, a professor of history at Cornell University who specializes in military history and defense policy, says it’s difficult to say definitively whether U.S. actions constitute war crimes.

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A record warm March melted an already depleted snowpack across the western United States creating concerns for April, a month critical for water management. The following Cornell University experts are tracking impacts to the environment and communities.

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Vidya Mani, a visiting professor at Cornell University whose research focuses on global supply chains, says after a month of war, essential products such as fuel, fertilizer, metals, and chemicals have already been severely disrupted.

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