“Microplastic human uptake, as a direct environmental consequence of post-consumption plastic waste in the current industrialization era, is a novel concept and a newly discovered phenomenon worth further investigation,” says Fengqi You, professor of engineering.

Coverage of new VR technology from researchers aptly named MouseGoggles.

Corinna Loeckenhoff, professor of psychology, says “People put so much emphasis on living more in chronological years. People should ask themselves: Why do they want to live longer? What activities that matter to them would they want to spend those extra years on?”

Article highlights Cornell’s 2024 report on global democracy, and Rachel Beatty Riedl, director of the Center on Global Democracy, says “We’ve seen some real possibilities for hope.”

The expertise of Claire Wardle, associate professor of communication, and Alexios Mantzarlis, director of the Security, Trust, and Safety Initiative at Cornell Tech, are featured in this article. 

Art Wheaton, senior extension associate at the ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, explains how Amazon could delay contract negotiations with its striking workers. 

Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director for The Worker Institute, explains why Trump is expected to be more pro-union in his second term.

Scott Stewart, clinical professor of finance and accounting, says “It’s a big challenge. Even if you do really good due diligence, the odds of hiring an investment manager who’s good is really hard.”

Kate Bronfenbrenner, senior lecturer at ILR, explains the impact of delays in labor contract negotiations.

Dhruv Khullar, associate professor of population health sciences at Weill Cornell Medicine, discusses US healthcare.

Lourdes Casanova, senior lecturer of management, discusses Jumia. 

Kevin McGowan, extension associate at the Lab of Ornithology, discusses Rochester's approach to driving away tens of thousands of crows that descend on the city in early December.