Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Biden climate pledge advances ‘faster, more equitable energy transition’

April 21, 2021

Flavio Lehner, a climate scientist and assistant professor of earth and atmospheric science, comments on an anticipated commitment from President Biden to cut greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Dust plume may mean weaker hurricanes, heartier ocean ecosystem

June 25, 2020

Natalie Mahowald, professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, comments on a Saharan dust plume making its way into the Gulf Coast region.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Taal volcano threatens life, climate, agriculture

January 22, 2020

Esteban Gazel, an expert on the processes inside the Earth that produce magma and volcanoes, comments on threats posed by volcanoes such as Taal in the Philippines.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

With semiconductor shortage, Biden faces ‘billions in manufacturing stoppages’

April 12, 2021

Arthur Wheaton, an expert on the automotive industry, Christopher Ober, a materials engineering expert, and Ron Olson, director of operations for Cornell's Nanoscale facility, comment on a global shortage of semiconductors.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Economics and Business

Countering Russian misinformation a ‘comparatively easy’ problem to solve

March 1, 2022

Social media companies are exploring how to counter misinformation related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Law and Policy

International

science

Perseverance’s zoom cameras to take historic focus on Mars

February 11, 2021

Alex Hayes, co-investigator for NASA Perseverance rover's Mastcam-Z, comments on his team's work in advance of the rover's landing on Mars, and on the significance of the mission.

Arts and Sciences

Haugen's testimony helps debunk myth of technological objectivity

October 5, 2021

Frances Haugen is testifying before the Senate Commerce subcommittee today. Brooke Erin Duffy, professor of communication, studies the intersection of media, culture and technology. Duffy says that today’s hearings signal a growing awareness that algorithms – and the platforms that govern them – are anything but neutral.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Law and Policy

From infrared views to exoplanets: Spitzer leaves lasting legacy

January 22, 2020

Nikole Lewis, assistant professor of astronomy and deputy director of Cornell’s Carl Sagan Institute, comments on the legacy of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

Arts and Sciences