In the News

The Wall Street Journal

This piece references research by Virginia Doellgast, professor of employment relations and dispute resolution, on how workers who have tight controls surrounding how they perform their work are more likely to get burned out and find it more difficult to solve problems brought to them by customers. 

The Hill

In this opinion piece, Glenn Altschuler, professor of American studies, details the benefits of police reform, as The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act awaits a vote in Congress. 

The Hill

Murray McBride, professor emeritus, discusses the dangers the chemicals from the train derailment in Ohio pose to humans and the environment.  

New York Post

“We found that specific nanoparticles — titanium dioxide and silicon dioxide — ordinarily used in food may negatively affect intestinal functionality,” says Elad Tako, associate professor of food science. “They have a negative effect on key digestive and absorptive proteins.” 

Fast Company

Alexander Colvin, dean of the ILR School, says stack ranking has “become a fairly common practice and it’s one that creates a pretty harsh workplace environment. People feel constantly under the gun.” 

Reuters

New research by Britney Schmidt, associate professor of astronomy and earth and atmospheric sciences, on Antarctica’s Thwaites ice shelf examines the ways the glacier is melting and falling apart. 

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Mark Sarvary, senior lecturer of neurobiology and behavior, discusses the findings of a survey he took of Cornell students in “Investigative Biology.” Sarvary wanted to know how best to work with students post-pandemic. 

NPR

Laura Goodman, assistant professor with the Baker Institute of Animal Health, joins to discuss the emergence of new fungal disease related to warming temperatures. 

Los Angeles Times

Amanda Jayne Miller, professor of sociology, writes this opinion piece and mentions that she and Sharon Sassler, professor of public policy, interviewed cohabiting couples who were considering marriage with their partners.

Bloomberg

This piece mentions research from Cornell Alliance for Science finding that former President Donald Trump “was likely the largest driver” of pandemic misinformation. 

Scientific American

Dr. Laura Riley, professor in clinical gynecology and obstetrics, comments on the research finding that azithromycin can lower the risk of sepsis in vaginal births by 35%. 

BBC

“We’re trying to, say, put the recycling out on the street, but then in the background, there's this construction industry which [in the US] produces twice the amount of waste that every one of us is producing at home,” says Felix Heisel, assistant professor of architecture.