With the Thanksgiving holiday right around the corner, Robert Gravani, professor of food science, says this salmonella outbreak is a reminder that proper planning and attention to detail are important for the preparation of a safe and delicious Thanksgiving meal.

Food & Agriculture

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Karl Pillemer, professor of human development at Cornell University, offers tips on avoiding the pitfalls of family holiday gatherings.

Human Ecology

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Jeff Niederdeppe, associate professor of communication at Cornell University, studies the mechanisms and effects of mass media campaigns, strategic health messages and news coverage in shaping health behavior. He says the potential restrictions highlight how flavored e-cigarettes are directly targeted toward young people.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Law and Policy

New York City

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Aaron Rice, a research associate with the Bioacoustics Research Program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology , comments on Florida's recent ban of offshore drilling.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Lab of Ornithology

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Allen Carlson, associate professor in Cornell University’s Government Department and director of the China and Asia Pacific Studies program, says the midterm election results indicate identity politics will drive attitudes toward China in the coming years.

Law and Policy

International

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Rob Scott is the executive director of the Cornell University Prison Education Program and says that the next question for Florida's Amendment 4 is whether the Republican-controlled state house will make it harder for those felons to vote in future elections.

Law and Policy

Cornell in DC

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Firing on the Western Front of World War I ended a century ago, on Nov. 11, 1918. What is known as “the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month,” changed the fate of a continent and paved the way for the nationalisms of World War II. As the world prepares to celebrate the anniversary, John Hubbel Weiss, associate professor of history at Cornell University, says that the current notion of “fake news” can be tied back to this period, when the public began mistrusting the press narrative about the real state of the war.

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Americans will vote this week in the 2018 midterm elections after a campaign season marked by a record number of women candidates, intensified attention to migration at the border and a continued emphasis on identity politics. The following experts from Cornell University are available for interviews.

Law and Policy

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NASA’s Insight Lander, designed to measure seismic activity on Mars and study the planet’s internal structure, is scheduled to land on the red planet on Nov. 26. NASA will host a briefing on the landing on Wednesday.

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Global wildlife population declined sixty percent over the past four decades, according to the Living Planet Report 2018, released this week by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Amanda Rodewald says the report should be considered as a warning for people to change habits before making our planet unsuitable for people, too. Steven Osofsky says while using nature’s resources at a rapid rate may help global societies flourish now, we face significant negative impacts over time.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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