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The New York Times

“Commercial apples are getting hit fairly hard by fire blight,” says Kerik D. Cox, associate professor of integrative plant science. “And the intensity of it appears to be new.”

The Wall Street Journal

“This weakens Fiat Chrysler’s hand in negotiations because GM has shone a very bright, white spotlight on how they have not been following the pattern,” says Art Wheaton of the ILR School.

Time

In this op-ed, historian of American food and health and postdoctoral associate, Adrienne Bitar, writes about the rich history of turkey alternatives at the Thanksgiving table.

Huffington Post

“Her post-litigation conduct, to me at least, indicates a strong probability that her mind was likely made up about several facts that would otherwise have been relevant to a sentencing judge,” says Charles Wolfram, emeritus professor of law. “Given the close connection in time between sentencing and the onset of her repeated conduct, its occurrence post-sentencing should be given just as much weight as if it had occurred before sentencing.”

New Yorker

Robin Dando, associate professor of food science, says, “The future of food design is multisensory...  You can imagine, for instance, popcorn that has a certain coloration to it and all of a sudden it tastes sweet without us needing to put sugar in it.”

Associated Press

“They essentially want you to bring a note from your torturer before they are willing to let you stay in the U.S,” says Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law practice.

USA Today

Reneta McCarthy, senior lecturer in the School of Hotel Administration, says that hotels lose “a piece of that marketing message, the memory of that experience” when they ditch miniature hotel shampoo, conditioner and lotion bottles.

Forbes

“Companies are just so desperate to find really good people that if you have a community of 100 million people, they’re going to post a job there because they don’t want to miss out,” says JR Keller, assistant professor of human resource studies.

Vox

“Even though, in a material sense, they come and go, they live on in the stories we tell, the relationships we cement, and ultimately in the sense of who we are,” says professor of psychology Thomas Gilovich about investing in experiences.

Time

Chris Barrett, professor of applied economics and policy, and Fred B. Schneider, professor of computer science, are both quoted in this article about a disease threatening bananas.

Politico

“There are often political obstacles, but there’s nothing inherently problematic about it constitutionally,” says Michael Dorf, professor of law.

The New York Times

Drew Margolin, assistant professor in the department of communication, critiques the vetting process Twitter has put forward for its political ad ban.