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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Musk’s purchase of Twitter could further fuel efforts to deregulate platform

April 25, 2022

Twitter has reached a deal to sell itself to Elon Musk, with the billionaire stating that he hopes even his worst critics remain on the social media platform.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

‘No excuse now’: Biden methane regulation comes tech ready

November 2, 2021

John Albertson is a professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology, comment on new Biden administration regulations on methane emissions.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Engineering

Facebook’s renaming comes at critical moment

October 20, 2021

Facebook plans to change its name to focus on the metaverse, reports suggest.

Social & Behavioral Sciences
Computing & Information Sciences

Experts split on ‘prebunking’ – shifting blame or empowering users?

February 13, 2023

Google is expanding its campaign to fight misinformation through an approach it calls ‘prebunking’, which involves using a series of short videos to teach people how to spot false claims before they encounter them. 

Social & Behavioral Sciences
Cornell Tech
Law, Government & Public Policy

EU climate plan faces likely pushback, progress still possible

July 14, 2021

Climate scientist Flavio Lehner comments on newly proposed climate change legislation from the European Union that would include a tax on aviation fuel, a carbon border tariff, emission limits for cars and more.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Mars Perseverance to deliver ‘first zoom cameras’ to another world

July 20, 2020

Alex Hayes, a professor of astronomy and a co-investigator for NASA rover Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z, and Don Banfield, a research scientist and member of Perseverance’s atmospheric science team, comment on their roles in NASA's Mars 2020 mission.

Physical Sciences & Engineering
Arts and Sciences

Trump pollution control cuts ‘not consistent with science,’ will cost Americans

January 23, 2020

Catherine Kling, an environmental economist, and Amanda Rodewald, a conservation scientist, comment on the Trump Administration's plans to remove environmental protections for streams and wetlands.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

New CDC mask guidance reflects challenge with unique face profiles

February 12, 2021

Juan Hinestroza the new CDC mask guidance reflects issues many people have with “one size fits all” masks.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Arts & Humanities

J&J vaccine pause a sign of ‘super cautious’ health agencies

April 13, 2021

Cornell University experts says the pause is a sign that health agencies are taking appropriate precautions.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Sentinel-6 sea level tracking satellite gives boost to climate science

October 16, 2020

Flavio Lehner, a climate scientist and assistant professor of earth and atmospheric science at Cornell University, comments on the the upcoming launch of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite that will measure Earth's sea level rise.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability