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Newsweek

“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.

Gizmodo

Coverage of new VR technology from researchers aptly named MouseGoggles.

The Wall Street Journal

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?”

The Guardian

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.”

Associated Press

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. 

Vox

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

Axios

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

MarketWatch

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.”

Fast Company

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

CBS News

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

El Pais

Lourdes Casanova, senior lecturer of management, discusses Jumia. 

The New York Times

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.