Whether it’s to reduce anxiety or get active outside, gardening is great activity during the COVID-19 crisis. Horticulturalists Steve Reiners and Bobbie Kuhlman offer advice for starting a garden this spring.

Food & Agriculture

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Uriel Abulof, a visiting professor in Cornell University’s Government Department and a senior lecturer of politics at Tel-Aviv University, comments on the preliminary results for Israel's elections and says that country's polarized politics are keeping it trapped in a draw.

International

Arts and Sciences

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Jonathan Lunine, professor in the Physical Sciences at Cornell University, comments on the upcoming launch of the BepiColombo probes, a European-Japanese mission to Mercury. 

Arts and Sciences

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Steven Squyres, the scientific Principal Investigator for the Mars Exploration Rover Project, Don Banfield, a senior research associate specializing in planetary sciences, and Mason Peck, professor of aerospace engineering and former NASA Chief Technologist, are available for interviews about the Opportunity rover — in a state of hibernation since being swept up in a dust storm on Mars.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Arts and Sciences

Engineering

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Jerel Ezell, professor of Africana studies and an expert in health disparities and social inequality in post-industrial communities, comments on President Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Arts and Sciences

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President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a virtual summit on Monday evening amid rising tensions between the countries.

International

Law and Policy

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On Thursday, China announced it was preparing to enact a controversial national security law for Hong Kong, bypassing the territory’s own legislative process. The announcement was made ahead of the country’s annual National People's Congress meeting, which is set to start on Friday. Allen Carlson, professor of government and an expert on Chinese politics, says the move is consistent with the Chinese government’s approach to areas it considers restive.

International

Arts and Sciences

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NASA’s Insight Lander, designed to measure seismic activity on Mars and study the planet’s internal structure, is scheduled to land on the red planet on Nov. 26. NASA will host a briefing on the landing on Wednesday.

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Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, assistant professor of applied economics and management and a fellow at Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Sarah Evanega, director of the Cornell Alliance for Science and professor of plant breeding and genetics, and Daryl Nydam, professor in the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences and director of Quality Milk Production Services, comment on an upcoming IPCC report that calls for urgent food systems reforms.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Food & Agriculture

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Adam Boyko, assistant professor in biomedical sciences at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, is an expert on genomic investigation of dogs and has uncovered the genetic basis for many dog diseases and traits. He says by knowing your dog’s genetic risks, you are better able to keep them healthy.

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

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