Kim Weeden, a Cornell University professor of sociology and the director of the Center for the Study of Inequality, says the real economic and social value of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) won’t show up in DOGE’s metrics.

education

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Michael Hoffmann, professor emeritus at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and lead author of Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need, comments on the rising price of coffee and climate change's impacts on foods.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Food & Agriculture

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Preservationists are pushing for the restoration of Syria's damaged and looted historical sites, hoping to attract tourists and revitalize the country's decimated economy.

Arts & Humanities

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A second commercially built moon lander is poised for touchdown on Thursday. Intuitive Machines Nova-C is slated to land on a plateau near the Moon's South Pole.

Engineering

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Daniele Visioni, a climate scientist specializing in geoengineering, or climate interventions, comments on a proposal to reduce pollution in India's capital by turning to artificial rain.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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OpenAI claims propagandists seeking to influence elections around the globe have tried to use ChatGPT in their operations.

Computing & Information Sciences

Arts and Sciences

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Jonathon Schuldt, a professor of communication at Cornell whose research focuses on the social psychology of public opinion, with a focus on environment, health and U.S. politics, comments on the effectiveness of a Super Bowl climate ad.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Jonathan Lin, an atmospheric scientist researching hurricane dynamics and impacts, comments on Hurricane Milton intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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OpenAI is lobbying the Trump administration to speed up AI advancement and ease regulations, while highlighting its take on the dangers of AI technology coming out of China. 

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Denise Green, director of the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection, says the bulk of apparel and shoes sold in the U.S. are manufactured in China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Economics and Business

Foreign Policy

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