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The Atlantic

Alex Susskind, professor of food and beverage management, explains why coffee is the “last to go” when people are cutting back on meals out.

The Independent

Article highlights research from Cornell which shows that contracted pupils during sleep may indicate the brain is replaying new memories. At the same time, a dilated one may hint at older memories being relived.

Boston Globe

Risa Lieberwitz, professor of labor and employment law, says “They don’t just happen out of the blue. They happen because there is an ongoing problem of governance, respect for academic freedom, addressing financial issues, or just because the faculty feels ignored.”

The Washington Post

Kaitlin Woolley, associate professor of marketing and communication, says “If it’s not rewarding in the short term, they are unlikely to follow through on them. The best motivator is when people find the immediate experience rewarding.” 

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.”