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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

To connect with a Cornell faculty member or expert, please contact the Media Relations Office.

Markup is in the air: How to keep frugal this Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2020

Randy Allen, senior lecturer of management and a retail expert at Cornell University SC Johnson College of Business, offers some tips on ways to stay romantic while avoiding the markups this Valentine's Day.

Economics and Business
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

‘Omnipresent surveillance’: Facial recognition may transform schools into prisons

February 10, 2020

Stephen Wicker, an expert in information network privacy issues, comments on Lockport City School District becoming the first district in New York state to adopt facial recognition technology to monitor who is on school grounds.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Oscar newcomers benefit from lower expectations

February 6, 2020

Heeyon Kim, an expert in how social status, reputation and market identity affect the behavior of people in creative industries, says newcomers don't need to beat industry giants to reach Oscar status, they just need to beat expectations. 

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Britain’s ambitious shift to electric vehicles poised to have dramatic health, environmental impacts

February 6, 2020

Oliver Gao, professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of Cornell’s Center for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health, comments on Britain's plan to ban the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars beginning in 2035.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Engineering

Iowa delay underscores need for voting tech oversight

February 4, 2020

Ken Birman, an expert in cloud computing who researches trustworthy, secure and scalable mobile applications, comments on a delay in Iowa caucus results that party officials have blamed on a "coding issue."

Computing & Information Sciences

Proposed NY pipeline undermines green energy goals

February 4, 2020

Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, comments on National Grid’s proposed 7.3-mile natural gas pipeline that would run through several towns in New York's Capital Region.    

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
New York State

Coronavirus tests tech’s ability to stymie fake news

February 3, 2020

Sarah Kreps, professor of government, studies artificial intelligence and misinformation. She comments on news that the World Health Organization is working with Google to limit the spread of misinformation related to the coronavirus, and the role of tech companies in limiting the spread of fake news.

Arts and Sciences

‘No reason to panic’ as U.S. confirms first coronavirus transmission

January 30, 2020

Virology expert Gary Whittaker, who studies the coronavirus, says while the virus is spreading rapidly, good public health measures will limit further contagion. 

Health, Nutrition & Medicine
International

Without accountability, sex scene guidelines won’t change industry

January 30, 2020

KC Wagner, workplace sexual harassment expert says the television and film industry will not be forced to change unless there are repercussions for harassment.

Labor Relations & Human Resources

Iowa caucus is unpredictable by design, but favors Biden

January 30, 2020

Richard Bensel, professor of government at Cornell University, predicts that Joe Biden will win Iowa, in part because the Iowa Caucuses structure encourages voters to switch candidate preferences. Elizabeth Sanders says that this primary season is round two in the struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party.

Law and Policy
Arts and Sciences

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