Natasha Holmes is an associate professor at Cornell University focused on STEM education courses. She says she came to the U.S. because of NSF leadership in science education research which she adds has made the U.S. a global leader in this space – until now.

science

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Landon Schnabel, an associate professor of sociology at Cornell University who studies religion and social change, suggests that the historic selection reflects Catholicism's evolving global identity.

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Dr. Casey Means, a Stanford-trained physician and wellness influencer associated with the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as U.S. Surgeon General. The nomination of Dr. Casey Means is the latest example of the administration’s disregard for scientific expertise and evidence-based policy, say two Cornell University experts.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

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Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director of the Worker Institute in Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, says the election of Pope Leo XIV is a moment of celebration for Catholics around the world, but specifically for the faithful in the Americas.

Economics and Business

Labor Relations & Human Resources

Foreign Policy

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Jon Parmenter, a professor of North American history at Cornell University, says the meeting yielded “mixed outcomes” that fell short of a substantial reset of relations between the U.S. and Canada.

Foreign Policy

International

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Jason Judd is executive director of Cornell University’s Global Labor Institute, with specific expertise on global supply chains. Given its low-wage, narrow-margin business model, he says the footwear and apparel market will likely see some of the most significant price increases.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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Art Wheaton, director of Labor Studies at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, says there has been incredible pressure on air traffic controllers going back to the Reagan administration.

Labor Relations & Human Resources

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Heeyon Kim is an assistant professor of strategy at in Cornell University's Nolan School of Hotel Administration, where she has a focus on creative industries, including film.

Foreign Policy

Economics and Business

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Jon Parmenter is a historian of colonial North America at Cornell University, specializing in the history of indigenous peoples in the Northeast. He weighs in on the fight over mascots in New York.

New York State

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Jaleesa Reed, assistant professor of fashion design and management, says this year’s theme provides an opportunity to reimagine the legacy of the Black dandy in light of the influence of time, class, and geography.

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