Austin Bunn, associate professor of performing and media arts at Cornell University, says that while most of Hackman's accolades focus on his mercenary-style performances in darker, auteur films, it was his role in “The Poseidon Adventure” that truly resonated with the Forgotten Generation.

Arts & Humanities

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House Republicans narrowly pushed through a budget plan last night, the first step in securing President Trump’s legislative priorities, but not without consequence says Cornell University professor David Bateman. 

Law and Policy

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Andrew Wolf, an assistant professor who studies the gig economy at Cornell University’s School of Industrial & Labor Relations, says that while the ruling is good news for gig workers, the door is still wide open for similar infractions to occur.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Economics and Business

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Nicholas Mulder is an assistant professor of history and studies the origin and effects of economic sanctions. 

Foreign Policy

International

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Heather Murray, the associate director of the Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic and the managing attorney of the Clinic’s Local Journalism Project, comments on a temporary restraining order requiring a local newspaper, The Clarksdale Press Register, to delete an editorial critical of city officials. 

Law and Policy

Law, Government & Public Policy

Law School

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Preservationists are pushing for the restoration of Syria's damaged and looted historical sites, hoping to attract tourists and revitalize the country's decimated economy.

Arts & Humanities

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Greeshma Gadikota, Cornell University professor and director of the Sustainable Energy and Resource Recovery Group in the College of Engineering, comments on the potential impacts of steel tariffs.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Engineering

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Bryn Rosenfeld is an assistant professor of government at Cornell University and studies post-communist politics and public opinion.

International

Foreign Policy

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Kim Weeden, a Cornell University professor of sociology and the director of the Center for the Study of Inequality, says the real economic and social value of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) won’t show up in DOGE’s metrics.

education

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A group of Elon Musk-led investors are offering $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, raising the stakes in his battle with Sam Altman.

Law and Policy

Law, Government & Public Policy

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