Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says the United States enters next week's meeting with less leverage than it had earlier this year.

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Amanda Rodewald, senior director of the Center for Avian Population Studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, says a change in enforcement of the Endangered Species Act follows similar patterns by the Trump Administration of weakening laws protecting animals.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Congress convened its first-ever hearing on menopause yesterday.

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Cornell University experts comment on how this year's weather will impact fall colors.

New York State

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Ayham Boucher, executive director of AI Strategy and Innovation at Cornell University, explains why the same people behind the AI boom are now calling for its potential slowdown.

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says the summit highlights how the balance of global power has changed over the past two decades.

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Andrew Farnsworth is a migration ecologist and visiting scientist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. He has studied migrating birds at the Tribute in Light since 2002 and co-authored research documenting the effects of the memorial’s bright artificial light on bird behavior, including how quickly birds can resume their journeys when the lights are temporarily turned off.

New York City

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Lee Adler is an expert on education and academic union issues at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

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In its proposal on the Federal Register on Wednesday, the U.S. Census Bureau suggested adding a citizenship question to the questionnaire, arguing that the census count should exclude undocumented immigrants and noncitizens without permanent residency. 

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Wendong Zhang, professor of applied economics and policy at Cornell University, notes that broad retaliation is the one strategy Canada cannot afford.

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