Several U.S. states now bar registered voters from using student IDs to verify their identity at the polls. As younger generations place less emphasis on getting a driver’s license, those restrictions could become a major obstacle to voting for this key demographic, according Cornell University professor Neil Lewis, Jr.

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Lake Powell water levels hit records lows this weekend, highlighting a growing threat to water and electricity supplies for millions of people in the American Southwest. Cornell University experts Patrick Reed and Flavio Lehner have been monitoring the driving causes behind the water drop, and how bad it could get in the coming decades.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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OpenAI has announced models it was testing escaped their sandbox and compromised parts of AI platform Hugging Face's production infrastructure. The companies are partnering to address the security incident.

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An outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness that causes diarrhea, has been detected in 31 states. It can spread through water contaminated with home septage and municipal sewage, or food contacted by contaminated water.

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Cornell University climate scientist Flavio Lehner and professor of practice in public and ecosystem health  Alistair Hayden talk about the extreme heat hitting large swaths of the United States.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Juan Hinestroza is a professor of fiber science and apparel design who has worked with athletic companies on high-performance apparel. He directs the Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory.

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President Trump’s new executive order would provide the government with an early look at powerful new AI models. 

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Jose Andres is a Faculty Fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability who studies ecological and conservation genomics/environmental DNA.  He comments on the Trump administration's team-up with Colossal Biosciences, a private company, to preserve cells, tissue and DNA from threatened and endangered species. 

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

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SpaceX launched its first 60 satellites for Starlink back in 2019, the beginning of its satellite internet “constellation.” This Saturday marks the seventh anniversary of the launch.

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Anthropic is working to resolve a dispute with the U.S. government after officials imposed export controls on its newest Mythos 5 and Fable 5 artificial intelligence models. The company shut off access to everyone on Friday in order to comply.

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