Andrew Farnsworth is a migration ecologist and visiting scientist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. He has studied migrating birds at the Tribute in Light since 2002 and co-authored research documenting the effects of the memorial’s bright artificial light on bird behavior, including how quickly birds can resume their journeys when the lights are temporarily turned off.

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The New York City public school system is placing strict limits on artificial intelligence use in classrooms, as well as restricting tech in the classrooms of its youngest students. Cornell experts discuss the impact of tech in the classroom.

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Lee Adler is an expert on education and academic union issues at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

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Andrew Wolf is an assistant professor who studies the gig economy at Cornell University’s School of Industrial & Labor Relations.

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David Reiss is a Cornell Tech law professor with a focus on real estate finance and housing policy. He previously served as the chair of the New York City Rent Guidelines Board which will vote on a potential rent freeze later this month.

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Cornell University climate scientist Flavio Lehner and professor of practice in public and ecosystem health  Alistair Hayden talk about the extreme heat hitting large swaths of the United States.

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Jacob Anbinder, a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University, is a historian of the modern United States with a particular focus on the politics of cities and suburbs in the twentieth century. He says the housing crisis in New York City can't fall into petty squabbles about who deserves affordable housing the most.

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Mayor Mamdani is expected to decide Monday whether New York City schools will have a second snow day on Tuesday. Kimberly Kopko, expert on child development and parenting, says snow days can give students a chance for fun experiences but can create challenges for working parents and for students who depend on school for structure and meals.

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Some are saying that Zohran Mamdani’s win is indicative of what’s to come for the Democratic Party, but New York City is too unique for his victory to mean much for national politics, says a Cornell University professor Richard Bensel. 

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Rick Geddes is the director of the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy. He noted both projects targeted by the freeze have already faced long delays.

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