Drew Pascarella, senior lecturer of finance, discusses mergers and acquisitions.

George Hay, professor of law, discusses how Trump's presidency could impact lawsuits against tech giants. 

“We often hear reports about posts to social media enabling abusers to stalk them or triggering further harassment. Removing users’ ability to block problematic individuals will be a huge step backwards for survivor safety,” says Thomas Ristenpart, professor of computer security at Cornell Tech and co-founder of the Clinic to End Tech Abuse.

“The [valuation of Affinity] should depend on whether or not Mr. Trump would be elected. There are many uncertainties about Affinity’s future, especially if Trump loses,” says Minmo Gahng, assistant professor of finance.

Gail Saltz, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine, explains how the conventional adolescent dare has been “entirely changed in so many different ways” by social media. 

Severin Engelmann, postdoctoral associate at Cornell Tech, says the students’ experiment shows “how easy it is to create an efficient surveillance apparatus.”

Gustavo Flores-Macias, professor of government, says “He's making a point in his resignation letter to highlight the importance of the judiciary remaining beyond the political tides of the moment.”

Art Wheaton, senior extension associate at the ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, says “If you had it for decades and you gave it up in the last negotiations, it's not unreasonable to ask to get it reinstated. But I don't think it's achievable.”

Allison Koenecke, assistant professor of information science, discusses a major glitch found in the artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper.

Continued coverage highlights mycelia-powered robots, developed by Rob Shepherd, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and Anand Mishra, research associate. 

Megan Epler Wood, program lead of the Sustainable Tourism Asset Management Program, says “In places like the Caribbean, they're tired of seeing people who don't care about their ecosystems – they want to just sit on the beach.”

“You're talking about closing a store that not only is important for a community for their prescriptions, but they can pick up other supplies at that store. If it's gone, now they're driving 20 miles or 30 miles to find another option,” says Nick Fabrizio, senior health-policy lecturer.