Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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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

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

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

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

Ancient Rome offers insight into Russian aggression

March 9, 2022

Barry Strauss, professor of history and classics, draws parallels between the Roman approach to aggression and the Russian.

Law and Policy

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Famed Arecibo Observatory faces collapse, NSF to decommission telescope

November 19, 2020

Donald Campbell, professor of astronomy and former director of the Arecibo Observatory, is available to speak to Arecibo's impact on scientific discovery.

Arts and Sciences

TikTok anti-bullying efforts will drive behavior change

March 10, 2021

Vanessa Bohns, associate professor of organizational behavior Cornell University’s ILR School, says TikTok’s efforts should have a positive impact on improving the online community.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

New Apple iOS supports contact tracing — but is meaningless without government adoption

May 20, 2020

Sarah Kreps, surveillance systems and cybersecurity expert, comments on the newly released Apple operating system that supports digital contact tracing.

Arts and Sciences

Cornell Tech

Computing & Information Sciences