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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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TESS satellite to hunt for new worlds ‘in our cosmic backyard’

April 10, 2018

Lisa Kaltenegger, director of Cornell University’s Carl Sagan Institute and one of the world's leading experts on exoplanets, comments on the upcoming launch of NASA's new satellite telescope known as TESS. 

Physical Sciences & Engineering
Arts and Sciences

Long-overdue VW shakeup is first step to tune up

April 10, 2018

Arthur Wheaton, professor of labor at Cornell University and an expert on the automotive sector, comments on the announcement that German automaker Volkswagen is considering replacing its upper management, including CEO Matthias Muller.

Economics and Business
International
Industrial and Labor Relations

Women lose in gig economy, pay gap persists

April 5, 2018

Adam Seth Litwin, professor of industrial and labor relations at Cornell University, says the unregulated, informal nature of the gig economy is maintaining – if not increasing – the pay gap.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Industrial and Labor Relations
Law and Policy

Wind-battery fusion may spark cleaner, more reliable electric grid

April 4, 2018

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

Faster diagnostics, personalized antibiotics needed to halt superbugs

April 4, 2018

Ilana Lauren Brito, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Cornell University, comments on the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the United States.

Engineering
Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Spotify’s NYSE debut is unique, does not signal broader shift

April 3, 2018

Drew Pascarella, lecturer of finance at Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, comments on Spotify’s unorthodox NYSE listing.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
New York City
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Johnson Graduate School of Management

Through the generations: Personal reflections on MLK’s life and death

April 2, 2018

Riché Richardson, associate professor of African-American literature, and Robert L. Harris Jr., professor emeritus of African American history and former director of the Africana Studies and Research Center, reflect on the life and death of Martin Luther King Jr.

Arts and Sciences
Arts & Humanities

Despite appearance, China’s leadership likely seething at Kim’s visit

March 28, 2018

Andrew Mertha, who studies Chinese political institutions and the inner workings of the Chinese Communist Party, comments on yesterday’s unprecedented meeting between North Korean’s leader Kim Jong-un and China’s president Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Arts and Sciences
Foreign Policy
International Reach
Global Reach

‘No free lunch’ online: User data keeps Facebook afloat

March 28, 2018

Natalie Bazarova, associate professor of communication at Cornell University and director of the Social Media Lab, comments on the controversy surrounding Facebook's data policies.

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Agriculture and Life Sciences

Polling expert warns Census citizenship question may hamper accuracy

March 27, 2018

The United States Department of Commerce announced this week that it will include a question on citizenship status in the 2020 decennial Census. Kathleen Weldon, director of data operations and communications at the Roper Center, says that adding a question about citizenship to the Census is concerning to the polling community.

Law and Policy