Steve Reiners, professor of horticulture at Cornell University, shares key steps you can take immediately to help your garden vegetables survive this heat wave.

New York State

Food & Agriculture

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Federal officials have accused Russia of using right-wing American influencers to spread Kremlin propaganda ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Law, Government & Public Policy

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Social media platform X plans to collect user biometric, employment, and education data as a matter of policy. 

Computing & Information Sciences

science

Engineering

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Novo Nordisk’s top executive is testifying before senators today over the high prices of the company’s weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic, as demand for both soars.

Law, Government & Public Policy

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

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The U.S. Senate is expected to vote today to advance the House-passed package that includes a provision that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok. 

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Following another weekend of deadly clashes between police and demonstrators, Bangladesh’s army chief announced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned. Sabrina Karim, associate professor of government, says what stands out about this historic day is the role of the military, which was divided on the use of repression.

International

Arts and Sciences

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People can now talk to and have a conversation with OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT. The company says it can generate human-like audio from just text and a few seconds of sample speech.

Cornell Tech

Computing & Information Sciences

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Allison Koenecke, assistant professor of information science at Cornell University, studies fairness in algorithmic systems and says this is a good first step.

Allison Koenecke, assistant professor of information science at Cornell University, says AI systems do not perform equally for all English speakers, which could negatively impact the hiring process.

Computing & Information Sciences

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As the International Seabed Authority meets in Jamaica this month, Maha Haji, professor of engineering, comments on a promising alternative to seabed mining.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Engineering

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