“We understand a lot about their ecology, but we don’t understand how these diverse and strange wood forms evolved,” says Joyce Chery, assistant research professor and lead author of a study published on the topic earlier this year.

“The Chinese government has increasingly leaned on nationalist rhetoric to justify its rule, while also keeping grassroots nationalism on a much tighter leash,” says Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government. 

George Hay, law and economics professor at Cornell Law School, says, “There is always competition in a big sense.”

“Maybe for some people it’s ‘Okay I can’t vote for him again, I can’t vote for him again,’ and then when they walk into the polling booth, who knows?” says Peter K. Enns, associate professor of government. “But the fact that we’re seeing a lower percentage of undecideds and not sures now compared to 2016 suggests that it’s less likely to be the case.”

“This makes the election even more important than before. If President Trump wins reelection, he will have another four years to try to terminate the DACA program,” says Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law.

Harry Greene, emeritus professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology, provides comments on whether one can tell if a snake is venomous by the way it swims.

“The federal government acted in violation of those individuals’ rights and probably acted in violation of the Constitution in the sense of exercising powers that are reserved to the states, but just because the federal government acts in ways that overstep its authority doesn’t mean the state has an injury,” says Michael Dorf, professor of constitutional law.

In coming years, “there will be native plants, but they’ll be different native plants,” explains horticulture professor and program leader of the Urban Horticulture Institute, Nina Bassuk. “They won’t be the same plants that were here pre-Columbus.”

“Closing the consulate does not appear to be part of a coherent strategy to deter or compel China to alter its behavior,” says Jessica Chen Weiss, professor of government. “It looks more like a ‘shock and awe’ strategy to distract U.S. voters from the Trump administration’s disastrous response to the pandemic.”

Stephani Robson, senior lecturer at the School of Hotel Administration says she doesn’t think there has been a time before coronavirus that has hit the restaurant industry this hard. “This is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before."

David Sherwyn, professor of hospitality human resources, says big hotel brands can recommend training for franchised properties but often aren't in a position to require it unless mandated by law.

“The idea that there’s a threat to a federal courthouse and the federal authorities are going to swoop in and do whatever they want to do without any cooperation and coordination with state and local authorities is extraordinary outside the context of a civil war,” says Michael Dorf, professor of constitutional law.