The newly released Astro2020 decadal survey has ranked the projects the astronomer community wants to prioritize for the next 10 years. The 614-page NASA-sponsored report highlights the search for extraterrestrial life, as well as stressing the need for greater diversity among astronomy’s ranks.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

science

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Cornell University experts are available to interview on the benefits and risks associated any new tree planting initiative. New York City’s five borough presidents are calling on Mayor Eric Adams to plant a million new trees by 2030.

New York City

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Arthur DeGaetano, director of the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, and climatologists Jessica Spaccio and Samantha Borisoff are available for interviews about Hurricane Florence and can discuss landfall probabilities, past similar storms, and anticipated impacts.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Engineering

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Stephen Wicker, engineering professor, says that by repealing net neutrality, the Federal Communications Commission empowers a small number of already large firms to control how and at what cost consumers access internet content.

Engineering

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Flavio Lehner, a climate scientist and assistant professor of earth and atmospheric science at Cornell University, comments on the the upcoming launch of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite that will measure Earth's sea level rise.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Civil and environmental engineering professor Edwin Cowen is Faculty Director for Energy at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future at Cornell University. He says storing power in so-called “nanogrids” is a critical step in building resilient communities.

Engineering

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Esteban Gazel, an expert on the processes inside the Earth that produce magma and volcanoes, comments on threats posed by volcanoes such as Taal in the Philippines.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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Bart Selman, professor of computer science at Cornell University and director of the Intelligent Information Systems Institute comments on a White House summit dedicated to the future of artificial intelligence.

Computing & Information Sciences

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Computing & Information Sciences

Engineering

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Gustavo Flores-Macias, associate professor of government, says that for President López Obrador, economic benefits of the meeting at the White House will outweigh potential political risks.

Law and Policy

International

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Eilyan Bitar, assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University, comments on a partnership between wind turbine maker Vestas, and battery manufacturer Northvolt.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Engineering

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

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