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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Proposed race, ethnicity census checkboxes may help dismantle dangerous discrimination

January 26, 2023

The Biden administration is proposing changes to forms for the 2030 census and federal government surveys that would include a new checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African" and a "Hispanic or Latino" box.

Law, Government & Public Policy
Law and Policy
Social & Behavioral Sciences

With Census data release, algorithms can offer fairer alternatives

April 26, 2021

David Shmoys, professor in computer science, says advances in data science can make the algorithms used to parse U.S. Census Bureau data more equitable. 

Law and Policy
Computing & Information Sciences

The ‘missing puzzle piece’ to the American West’s water future: precipitation

February 16, 2023

Climate scientist Flavio Lehner, who has monitored water supply in the Southwest for about a decade, says scientists need to better understand precipitation in order to better grasp the American West's water future.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Expert: As Kerry presses World Bank on climate, field staff drive global lending reform

October 25, 2022

Richard T. Clark, a political scientist who studies policymaking at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and how these organizations bargain with member states, comments on global lending reform as the U.S. climate envoy presses the World Bank.

Arts and Sciences
Energy, Environment & Sustainability

That perfect tree is still available in New York — if you know where to look

December 9, 2021

Elizabeth Lamb, says even though there is a tree shortage, trees are still readily available in New York state.

New York State
New York City
Agriculture and Life Sciences

Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry ‘revolutionized’ field

October 6, 2021

Cornell University professor shares his experience working with Nobel prize winner David MacMillan.

Arts and Sciences
science

Student face masks add layer of protection as school year begins

September 1, 2021

The following Cornell University experts are available to weigh in on masking and social distancing for grades K-12.

education
science

Cornell tech policy experts on TikTok ban

February 28, 2023

The White House has told federal agencies they have 30 days to remove TikTok from all government-issued devices. The following Cornell University experts are available to discuss the ban and its implications.

Cybersecurity
Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy

New app based on complimenting others could backfire for teens

October 19, 2022

A new social media platform called Gas is gaining traction among teenagers and is one of the most popular free iPhone apps, despite being limited to a handful of states.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Social & Behavioral Sciences

Scientists issue rebuke of new EPA rule that compromises U.S. waters

August 13, 2020

Amanda Rodewald, senior director of conservation science with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, comments on the impacts from a new Environmental Protection Agency rule that strips federal Clean Water Act protections for U.S. waters.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Lab of Ornithology