Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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EPA climate change language shift hurts effective risk management

December 10, 2025

Lindsay Anderson is a professor in environmental engineering and interim director for the Cornell Energy Systems Institute. She comments on the EPA decision to change the language on some of its web pages, removing the fact that human activity is causing climate change.

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Cornell experts: Non-participation in COP30 will hurt our economy

November 5, 2025

Cornell experts, including some attending COP30, comment on the US decision not to send high-level representatives to the gathering.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

White House faces ‘uphill battle’ on AI executive order

November 20, 2025

The Trump administration is expected to announce an executive order that would direct the Justice Department to sue states that pass laws regulating artificial intelligence. 

Meta ad tools ‘potent instruments’ for scammers

November 6, 2025

New reporting shows Meta is profiting from billions in revenue generated by scam advertising on Facebook and Instagram.

Developments in Salt Typhoon cyberattack ‘worrying’ for all Americans

September 4, 2025

New information shows the Salt Typhoon cyberattack targeted more than 80 countries and may have stolen information from nearly every American.

Cornell cybersecurity expert on how Iran may respond to US strikes

June 23, 2025

U.S. strikes overnight on three nuclear sites in Iran have set off fears of escalations and retaliation. The Department of Homeland Security issued an advisory June 22 saying attacks from low-level cyber “hacktivists” are likely.

Permanent human presence on moon ‘much closer’

March 6, 2025

A second commercially built moon lander is poised for touchdown on Thursday. Intuitive Machines Nova-C is slated to land on a plateau near the Moon's South Pole.

Engineering

Kuiper launch ushers in ‘new age’ for competitive mega constellations

April 29, 2025

The first 27 satellites for Amazon's Kuiper project were launched into space on Monday in an effort to beam broadband internet globally.  

U.S. ‘needs to move’ to counter AI capabilities out of China

March 13, 2025

OpenAI is lobbying the Trump administration to speed up AI advancement and ease regulations, while highlighting its take on the dangers of AI technology coming out of China. 

Law, Government & Public Policy

Steel tariffs could unlock innovations, emissions reductions

February 19, 2025

Greeshma Gadikota, Cornell University professor and director of the Sustainable Energy and Resource Recovery Group in the College of Engineering, comments on the potential impacts of steel tariffs.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Engineering