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Labels allow Twitter to avoid regulatory interference

November 17, 2021

Twitter has launched new warning labels on false and misleading tweets in an effort to make them less confusing and more effective. Brooke Erin Duffy, Jonas Juul and William Schmidt comment on the new warning labels.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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By playing down illness, Trump continues to divide rather than unite

October 5, 2020

Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology and an expert on the history and development of populism and fascism in Europe, weighs in on President Trump's public appearance Sunday during treatment for COVID-19 and his disregard for public health guidelines.

Law and Policy
Social & Behavioral Sciences

In Weinstein trial, jurors to grapple with questions of power, influence

February 18, 2020

Vanessa Bohns, expert in the dynamics of influence and power at play in the workplace, says jurors in the Harvey Weinstein trial will grapple with questions of power and influence when making their deliberations. 

Social & Behavioral Sciences

SCOTUS nominee represents many religious American women

September 28, 2020

Landon Schnabel, assistant professor of sociology at Cornell University, says that for highly religious American women like Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, their religious identity trumps their gender identity when it comes to reproductive politics.

Law and Policy
Arts & Humanities
Social & Behavioral Sciences

Oscar newcomers benefit from lower expectations

February 6, 2020

Heeyon Kim, an expert in how social status, reputation and market identity affect the behavior of people in creative industries, says newcomers don't need to beat industry giants to reach Oscar status, they just need to beat expectations. 

Social & Behavioral Sciences

NYC schools ‘Meatless Mondays’ good for dietary variety

March 13, 2019

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that all NYC public schools will officially have “meatless Mondays” starting next fall. Carol Parker, program leader for Cornell Cooperative Extension-NYC (CCE-NYC) Nutrition and Health Program Area, says she supports the decision for NYC schools to provide meatless meals on Mondays.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Coronavirus K-12 closures impact safety, stability for vulnerable NYC students

March 12, 2020

K-12 schools across the country are closing or moving to online education to help control the spread of the coronavirus. Jamila Michener, assistant professor of government says during times of public health crisis the consequences of inequalities surface and it’s going to be a huge challenge to support K-12 students facing school closures at home and also in their communities. 

New York City
Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Social & Behavioral Sciences

Supreme Court to decide LGTBQ+ civil rights, ‘right to work’

October 8, 2019

Stephen Vider, assistant professor of history at Cornell University, says that the upcoming employment discrimination cases heard by the Supreme Court represent a critical shift in LGBTQ+ law.  

Law and Policy
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Arts & Humanities

Social media an unlikely hero for mental health in COVID-19 isolation

March 17, 2020

Natalie Bazarova, director of the Cornell Social Media Lab who examines social-psychological and communication processes in social media and mobile interaction, says social media may be a blessing in this time of isolation. 

Social & Behavioral Sciences

After 65 years, is the dream of Brown v. Board dead?

May 15, 2019

Noliwe Rooks, professor of American studies at Cornell University and author of the book “Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and The End of Public Education,” says that segregation persists in American schools in large part due to white parents’ unwillingness to send their children to schools where they would have Black classmates.

Social & Behavioral Sciences
Law and Policy

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