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

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government and expert on Chinese foreign policy, says Japan’s refusal to retract the remarks—despite some efforts to de-escalate—has left relations between the two countries the worst they've been in decades.

International

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Natasha Holmes is an associate professor at Cornell University focused on STEM education courses. She says she came to the U.S. because of NSF leadership in science education research which she adds has made the U.S. a global leader in this space – until now.

science

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Under the agriculture provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill, Congress eliminated SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education), but there isn’t enough conversation about the role of SNAP-Ed in emergency response. 

Law and Policy

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Adam Murray, a beef cattle extension specialist at Cornell University, says this plan isn’t likely to have a significant impact on domestic beef prices.

Food & Agriculture

Foreign Policy

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told lawmakers this week that he wants all Americans wearing a wearable within the next four years, saying the tech is a way people can take control over their own health.

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The rise of DeepSeek has stunned the artificial intelligence world, threatening America’s dominance in AI. 

Computing & Information Sciences

science

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to tell the CDC to stop recommending water fluoridation – a move that will likely draw criticism from scientists, dentists and public health officials who claim the U.S. Health Secretary is “anti-science”.

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Dr. Casey Means, a Stanford-trained physician and wellness influencer associated with the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as U.S. Surgeon General. The nomination of Dr. Casey Means is the latest example of the administration’s disregard for scientific expertise and evidence-based policy, say two Cornell University experts.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

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Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology at Cornell University, studies the greenhouse gas footprint of methane extracted from shale formations and liquified natural gas. He comments on reports of a drafted plan coming from the EPA that will seek to repeal the 2009 declaration known as the “endangerment finding,” scientifically establishing greenhouse gases endanger human lives.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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