Providing Democrats with a long-awaited boost in energy, Cory Booker's historic speech in the U.S. Senate, in protest of President Trump's policies, was long-awaited “good trouble” within the Democratic Party says Cornell University professor Alexander Livingston. 

Law and Policy

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There are growing concerns over how some people, including teens and children, rely on AI chatbots for mental health support. 

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Kimberly Kopko, senior extension associate in Cornell University's College of Human Ecology, is an expert in child development and parenting as well as family processes. She applauds efforts to ban smartphones in schools in an effort to combat the impact of social media.

New York State

education

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While U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to favor the idea that religious parents can remove their children from public school lessons that include LGBTQ themes, this situation prompts reflection on the boundaries of religious liberty in a pluralistic society says Cornell University professor Landon Schnabel. 

Law and Policy

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Cornell University researchers are studying extreme heat from a range of disciplines, writing policy memos on challenges like addressing extreme heat in schools — and are actively engaged in improving response plans.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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The U.S. Senate is expected to vote today to advance the House-passed package that includes a provision that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok. 

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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The Supreme Court handed down two groundbreaking rulings on affirmative action and student loan forgiveness this week, rulings that aid in restoring the old world of nearly a century ago, when higher education was a privilege enjoyed by the white and the wealthy but few others says Cornell Law profess Robert Hockett. 

Law and Policy

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Lee Adler is an expert on education and academic union issues at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, he says political and administrative leaders can't afford to ignore the concerns of school support staff.

education

Industrial and Labor Relations

Labor Relations & Human Resources

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Social media platform X plans to collect user biometric, employment, and education data as a matter of policy. 

Computing & Information Sciences

science

Engineering

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New legislation in the United Kingdom will ban people from receiving money or free goods for writing positive reviews. 

science

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