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Forbes

“Being able to get a close flyby with the instruments on Juno is going to help us in understanding how the surface responds to very sensitive near infrared spectrometers and high quality imaging,” says Jonathan Lunine, professor in and chair of the department of astronomy. 

The Atlantic

“People tried really hard to grow them out from seed, but it’s super hard,” says Anya Osatuke, a small fruit extension specialist who works with pawpaw growers in New York, about growing pawpaws. 

Forbes

“Workers risked their lives and the lives of their families during Covid, but when they asked for time off or basic benefits, companies said no,” says Kate Bronfenbrenner, senior lecturer in the ILR School. “In the midst of this, Amazon workers are watching Jeff Bezos go to the moon and Starbucks [was] making profits at levels they had never seen before.” 

Insider

The first 2-story 3D-printed concrete home in the US is a result of a two-year collaboration with Cornell and three companies: Peri 3D Construction, design firm Hannah, and construction engineering company Cive. 

Newsweek

“Polls suggest Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva enjoys a sizable advantage and might avoid a second round of voting, but President Jair Bolsonaro has discredited the electoral process and blamed the media for an uneven playing field,” says Gustavo Flores-Macias, professor of government and associate professor of public policy. 

USA Today

“None of this is surprising,” says Linda Shi, assistant professor of city and regional planning. “How much does it take for us to want to make a change? Our policies and our choices have led us to this point.” 

The New York Times

Catherine Kling professor of applied economics and policy, says that small fertilizer leakages from a lot of locations that house the chemicals can have a large environmental impact.

Vox

Jeremy Wallace, associate professor of government, says, “The climate story is a China story.” 

The New York Times

“The death of the queen and the fall of the pound do seem jointly to signify decisively the end of an era,” says Eswar Prasad, professor of applied economics and policy. “These two events could be considered markers in a long historical procession in the British economy and the pound sterling becoming far less important than they once were.” 

The New York Times

“For the rest of the world, it’s a no-win situation,” says Eswar Prasad, professor of applied economics and policy. “Any delay in action could make things potentially even worse.” 

Vox

Bryn Rosenfeld, assistant professor of government, says, “The war is no longer a distant event fought by a professional army so it can change the sentiments of Russians as it becomes clear that Russia is struggling in Ukraine and the war is now getting closer to ordinary citizens.” 

CNN

“The vineyard managers have been looking to control insects that might feed on the foliage or on the clusters of grapes themselves,” says Brian Eshenaur, senior extension associate with New York State Integrated Pest Management. “One grower lost about 35 acres, and they stopped planting vines there for a while and were wondering if they could even have vineyards.”