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Vox

The article mentions a study by Sharon Sassler, a sociologist at Cornell, on gender wage gaps in the computer science field.

Forbes

Advice on mentoring is sourced from Ruth Gotian, co-author of The Financial Times Guide to Mentoring and former Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the Mentoring Academy at Weill Cornell Medicine.

CNBC

It’s meant to be their way of decompressing or staving off burnout after a long work week, but the trend could be doing more harm than good, according to Samantha Boardman, a psychiatrist and clinical instructor at Weill-Cornell Medical College and author of the book “Everyday Vitality, Turning Stress Into Strength.”

The Washington Post

When fertilizers and herbicides became widely available after World War II, manufacturers were eager to sell them not only to farmers but also to homeowners, says Nancy Gift, a weed ecologist who is executive director of Cornell Cooperative Extension.

The Wall Street Journal

This reporter's experiment worked because she essentially hijacked her brain’s natural decision-making habits, says Vanessa Bohns, a professor of organizational behavior.

Scientific American

In this op-ed, professor of practice Alistair Hayden argues that FEMA must declare heat waves a disaster - and unleash the resources necessary to mitigate them.

Politico

“It is possible that, given enough time, Judge Chutkan could find that some of Trump’s acts are unofficial and thus fall outside the presumption of immunity,” says Michael Dorf, a constitutional law professor. “However, there is not nearly enough time for that to happen before the election.”

The New York Times

Research from Cornell SC Johnson College professor Emily Garbinsky and dean of faculty and research Suzanne Shu shows that people avoid talking about money with their partner in order to avert an argument.

Grist

“We are starting to see and will continue to see shifts in the range” of West Nile virus, says Laura Harrington, professor of entomology, “and shifts in some of the avian hosts that are most important.” 

Associated Press

“Voters may decide they are going to vote for Trump but they know how unstable he can be, so they will vote for a Democrat to check him,” says former Rep. Steve Israel, director of the Cornell University Institute of Politics and Global Affairs.

Business Insider

"The new excavations give us a sense of how much still remains to be found," says Caitlín Barrett, archaeologist and co-director of Cornell University's Casa della Regina Carolina (CRC) Project at Pompeii.

NPR

Charles Eldermire, the leader of the Bird Cams project at the Lab of Ornithology, says authenticity is part of the appeal of nest cameras in this piece about an osprey in Montana.