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The New York Times

Francine Blau, an economist at Cornell who has studied the gender pay gap and family-friendly policies in the United States and Europe, explains that since motherhood is one of the biggest causes of the gender pay gap, the gap may shrink if fathers spent more time on parenting responsibilities.

Time

Enjoying the day-to-day pursuit of a resolution is a better predictor of success than working toward a lofty, long-term payoff, says Kaitlin Woolley, assistant professor of marketing.

Bloomberg

Eswar Prasad, professor of international trade policy, discusses trade relations between China and the United Kingdom on "Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power."

Nature

Ecologist Stephen Ellner says it’s important to consider evolution when studying how populations interact

Bloomberg

Want more happiness and life satisfaction? Then consider spending more of your money on experiences instead of consumer goods, recommends psychology professor Tom Gilovich.

CBS New York

Talking with CBS New York via Skype from the Cornell Broadcast Studios, CVM’s Dr. Amy Glaser talks about Cornell’s Animal Health Diagnostic center which started tracking canine influenza in 2015.

Scientific American

Many emission factors used to estimate releases of methane are “far too low,” says ecology and environmental biology professor, Bob Howarth.

The Washington Post

Government expert Sarah Kreps writes this opinion piece about the possible circumstances in which the U.S. would respond to a cyber or nuclear attack.

The New York Times

Article about Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin quotes trade policy professor, Eswar Prasad.

Fortune

Amy Glaser with the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine has been tracking dog flu cases this year. Dr. Glaser is seeing “intense flare-ups” in select areas of the country. 

NPR

Professor of ecology and evolutionary biology Drew Harvell and postdoctoral research fellow Joleah Lamb, explain that 11.1 billion plastic items are on coral reefs across the Asia Pacific, and that this plastic intensifies the spread of diseases, killing coral.

The Ithaca Journal

Interview with Isabella Rivera Ruiz and Harry Hernandez two of the 62 Puerto Rican students who have been accepted for a semester free of tuition at Cornell.