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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Climate scientist, Flavio Lehner, comments on layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Shannon Gleeson is a professor of labor relations, law and history and studies the politics of immigrant worker rights. While the agreement focuses on those immigrants with final orders of removal, or who are under criminal investigation, she says this distinction obscures the impact this shift in policy will have. 

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Greeshma Gadikota, Cornell University professor and director of the Sustainable Energy and Resource Recovery Group in the College of Engineering, comments on the potential impacts of steel tariffs.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Engineering

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David Sherwyn, professor of hospitality human resources and law, says there are two primary reasons for these extra fees that will now need to be accounted for in other ways.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

School of Hotel Administration

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Christopher Anderson is a professor of operations, technology and information management,  and an expert in the hospitality and airline industries. Despite its unpleasant reputation, he says Spirit’s bankruptcy is bad news for consumers.

Economics and Business

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Aubryn Sidle is a lecturer and policy researcher at Cornell University, where her expertise centers on global education and community-driven development, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. She says eliminating USAID would harm multiple life-saving initiatives, including food assistance, disaster relief, and education development.

International

Foreign Policy

Global Reach

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David Silbey is a professor of history at Cornell University, specializing in military history, defense policy and battlefield analysis. He says the White House is likely trying to give Ukraine everything it can before the administration changes.

Foreign Policy

International

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Nicholas Mulder is an assistant professor of history and studies the origin and effects of economic sanctions. 

Foreign Policy

International

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Art Wheaton serves as director of labor studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and says Boeing’s recent moves are only compounding its problems.

Economics and Business

Industrial and Labor Relations

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