Cornell University engineering professor Stephen Wicker is an expert in internet and wireless communication, and says that proposed net neutrality legislation is important for fostering innovation and protecting small companies.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Law and Policy

Computing & Information Sciences

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The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a formal condemnation of anti-Semitism this week that would also include language condemning anti-Muslim bias.

Law and Policy

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Sen. Chuck Schumer announced today $68.9 million in funding to build a new laboratory for the federal Grape Genetic Research Unit at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York. The Grape Genetic Research Unit provides critical information to grape growers across the country through a variety of innovative research programs, including cold tolerance and improved resistance to crop-killing disease.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Food & Agriculture

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In Brexit’s latest twist, Britain’s opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn told his party he would back plans for a second public vote on Brexit should parliament reject his party’s attempt to prevent a no-deal Brexit on Wednesday.Alexandra Cirone, professor in Cornell University’s department of government, says that while there are precedents to multiple referendums to resolve a single issue, Corbyn’s suggestion of a People’s Vote at the final hour may create more problems than it solves.

International

Arts and Sciences

Law and Policy

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Isaac Kramnick, government professor emeritus at Cornell University and co-author of “The Godless Constitution: A Moral Defense of the Secular State”, says that a Supreme Court decision on the World War I memorial shaped like a cross may demean religion.

Law and Policy

Cornell in DC

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Ridesharing firm Lyft, which filed a confidential initial public offering filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in December, is gearing up for an IPO in the coming weeks. Drew Pascarella, senior lecturer of finance in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, says the move will open the tech IPO market which has recently been starved.

Economics and Business

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Heeyon Kim, assistant professor of strategy and management and organization at Cornell University, studies how social status, reputation and market identity affect the behavior of people in creative industries. In her research, Kim found that the Hollywood myth of the Oscar curse – that careers of actors or their personal lives can be negatively impacted by winning the Oscar – actually existed, but just for men.

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Maria Fitzpatrick says that research backs up Warren’s efforts towards broader access to child care, but adds policymakers should pay attention to the quality of child care – not just its affordability.

Law and Policy

Cornell in DC

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Don Banfield, a research scientist at Cornell University and lead on weather science for NASA's InSight lander, comments on the first weather report from Mars.

Arts and Sciences

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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Karl Lagerfeld, fashion designer and creative director of the House of Chanel – among other luxury brands – died in Paris on Tuesday. Mukti Khaire, studies the business of creative industries, including fashion at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business and Cornell Tech. Her book Culture and Commerce: The Value of Entrepreneurship in Creative Industries” details the ways artistic worth is converted to economic value. Khaire, who interviewed Karl Lagerfeld as background for a case study titled: “Coco Chanel: Creating Fashion for the Modern Woman,” says Lagerfeld was wildly creative but also understood business.

Economics and Business

International

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Cornell Tech

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