Politicians have long pointed to off-cycle election results as an indicator of the national mood, but this year, their significance will be even more pronounced says a Cornell University professor David Bateman.

Law and Policy

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Art Wheaton is an expert on transportation industries and serves as director of labor studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He says air traffic controllers have one of the highest stress jobs in the country.

Law, Government & Public Policy

Labor Relations & Human Resources

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Vincent Intondi is an affiliated scholar at Cornell University who studies nuclear disarmament. He says many of Trump’s statements about other nations’ nuclear operations are not accurate, and he questions the president’s understanding of the full consequences of resuming nuclear testing.

Foreign Policy

Law, Government & Public Policy

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OpenAI announced two reasoning models that developers can use to classify a range of online safety harms. The tech company said organizations can configure the new models to their specific policy needs.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will go without their benefits come November 1 if the government shutdown holds.

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Roger Figueroa, an assistant professor in social and behavioral science in nutrition, and Laura Bellows, an associate professor of nutritional sciences, weigh in on potential Head Start funding losses with the federal shutdown.

New York State

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Adam Murray, a beef cattle extension specialist at Cornell University, says this plan isn’t likely to have a significant impact on domestic beef prices.

Food & Agriculture

Foreign Policy

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Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology at Cornell University, comments on the latest UN report on methane emissions.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Kristin Roebuck, assistant professor of history, specializes in modern Japanese history with a particular focus on gender. She says Takaichi’s election may seem surprising in a country that ranked lowest among OECD nations in women’s political representation as recently as 2023, but it is not a victory for gender equality.

International

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Ken Roberts, a professor of government with a specialization in Latin American politics says the move is the latest in a string of escalating tensions between the U.S. and countries in Latin America.

International

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