Uriel Abulof is a visiting professor in Cornell University’s government department and an associate professor of politics at Tel-Aviv University. While a ceasefire may help humanitarian aid and a prisoner exchange, Abulof says any chance for lasting peace must be framed as war against ultrareligious and ultranationalists on both sides.

International

Foreign Policy

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Geoffrey Abers is a geophysicist and chair of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University and says this earthquake was particularly destructive because it occurred on land at shallow depths in the Earth’s crust.

International

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Andrew Farnsworth, a research associate at Cornell University’s Lab of Ornithology says birds striking buildings is a primary source of bird population declines and should be addressed.

New York City

New York State

Lab of Ornithology

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Elon Musk’s artificial-intelligence startup xAI will open-source Grok, its chatbot rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Cornell Tech

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Dan Gallagher, a visiting scholar at Cornell University, who spent eight years at the Vatican translating the pope’s messages into Latin, says that the "Synod on Synodality" will provide an opportunity for delegates to discuss sensitive topics but is unlikely to lead to major changes.

Arts and Sciences

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Steve Reiners, professor of horticulture at Cornell University, says now is the time to start planning for indoor plantings if you want to prepare transplants for your vegetable garden this year.

Adrienne Bitar, an expert in the history and culture of American food, comments on a new set of proposed rules from the Food and Drug Administration for labeling food packages as "healthy."

Law, Government & Public Policy

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Arts & Humanities

Arts and Sciences

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Meta will be reinstating former president Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks with what the company calls “new guardrails” to deter repeat offenses. The following Cornell University experts are available to discuss the news.

Cornell Tech

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Computing & Information Sciences

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Pandemic-related boosts in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) will end today across the country for millions of Americans, but could exacerbate an already challenging situation for many families and communities says Cornell University professor Angela Odoms-Young.

Law and Policy

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Louis Hyman historian of work and business at Cornell University’s school of Industrial and Labor Relations, argues that, like previous technological advances, AI offers potential spur innovation, while also making workers more productive, and is more likely to free up workers to do more challenging and important work. At the same time, Hyman notes, AI can also be used to automate existing jobs and exacerbate inequality.

Economics and Business

Labor Relations & Human Resources

Cornell Tech

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