Ken Birman, an expert in cloud computing who researches trustworthy, secure and scalable mobile applications, comments on a delay in Iowa caucus results that party officials have blamed on a "coding issue."

Computing & Information Sciences

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Matt Marx, professor of entrepreneurship, comments on the Biden adminstration's executive order asking the FTC to examine non-compete agreements. 

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Law and Policy

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Mason Peck, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, Elizabeth Bilson, former administrative director of space sciences, Peter Thomas, a visiting scientist at the Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science, and Philip Nicholson, professor of astronomy and deputy director of the Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science, comment on the upcoming 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Arts and Sciences

Engineering

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Adam Seth Litwin, says because frontline caregivers are in such high demand, the healthcare sector may need to rely on prevention instead of treatment.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

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Drew Margolin says that this recent ruling indicates that some jurisdictions are willing to lay the responsibility of monitoring harmful speech to media platforms themselves — a potentially significant trend in how we view future cases.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Ailong Ke, a CRISPR expert who trained as a postdoc with Nobel winner Jennifer Doudna, says Emmanuelle Charpentier and Doudna will serve as role models for the next generation of women interested in STEM.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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Amanda Rodewald, professor and senior director of conservation science with Cornell University’s Lab of Ornithology, comments on a new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule the excludes "incidental take" from Migratory Bird Treaty Act protections.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Lab of Ornithology

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

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Stephen Wicker says iPhones that can directly connect to the internet will greatly reduce the digital divide and increase competition in a marketplace currently dominated by the duopoly of cable and ADSL.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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Climate scientist Flavio Lehner comments on wildfires in Texas and the difficulties associated with modeling future fire risk in the region. 

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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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.

Engineering

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Industrial and Labor Relations

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