Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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UAW, Ford resolution will have ‘ripple effects’ on union work worldwide

October 26, 2023

Kate Bronfenbrenner, Harry Katz, Art Wheaton, and Ian Greer are available for comment on the UAW tentative agreement with Ford.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Curbside compost will help fight NYC’s ‘most notorious pest’ – the rat

September 29, 2023

Matthew Frye, community educator for New York State Integrated Pest Management Program at Cornell University, says the curbside compost program is key for controlling rat populations in the city.

New York City

AI not ‘natural phenomenon’, more oversight needed

May 16, 2023

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urged lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence during a Senate panel hearing on Tuesday.

Computing & Information Sciences
science

As Covid funding expires, ‘fundamental flaw’ in childcare industry remains

September 5, 2023

States are trying to find ways to keep child-care centers afloat after billions in pandemic-era funding is set to run out this month, prompting worries that facility closures could impact workforce participation and limit children’s access to early education. Justine Modica, an expert on the history of childcare labor in America, and Cathy Creighton, co-author of a 2022 report on New York State’s child care industry, are available for interviews.

Law, Government & Public Policy
Labor Relations & Human Resources
Industrial and Labor Relations
Arts and Sciences

‘Devil in the details’ of AI safeguards deal

July 21, 2023

The White House has announced leading artificial intelligence companies in the U.S. have agreed to voluntary commitments regarding the technology’s development.

Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy
Law School

Federal budget ‘its own debt ceiling,’ Biden should ignore calls for negotiation

February 1, 2023

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are scheduled to meet today at the White House in an effort to reach a resolution on the nation’s debt ceiling, but Biden should ignore calls for negotiation says Cornell Law School professor Robert Hockett.

Law and Policy

Texas threat to revisit SCOTUS case could be ‘catastrophic’

May 6, 2022

Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer, professor of immigration law at the Cornell Law School, discusses potential implications of Roe v. Wade on immigration law. 

Law and Policy

Cornell experts available to discuss UAW contract impasse, strike implications

September 11, 2023

Alex Colvin, dean of Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR), is an expert on issues related to collective bargaining, arbitration and dispute resolution.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Labor Relations & Human Resources
Industrial and Labor Relations

NYC parents face ‘impossible decision’ on in-person education

October 28, 2020

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday parents whose children are currently enrolled in all-remote classes will now have until Nov. 15 to opt back into in-person classes. Noliwe Rooks, an expert in cultural and racial implications for education, says it’s the responsibility of New York City officials to lead conversations with parents around safety concerns of in-person education, rather than making their anxieties a political issue.

New York City
Arts and Sciences

Cornell tech policy experts on TikTok ban

February 28, 2023

The White House has told federal agencies they have 30 days to remove TikTok from all government-issued devices. The following Cornell University experts are available to discuss the ban and its implications.

Cybersecurity
Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy