Yangyang Cheng, a particle physicist and postdoctoral research associate at Cornell University, reflects on the legacy of Stephen Hawking and what his work meant to her personally.

Arts and Sciences

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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Karl Pillemer, a family sociologist and professor of human development, recommends families use these films as a springboard for discussions about their family histories and relationships.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Facebook is pausing plans to build an “Instagram for kids” and instead focus on teen safety and parental supervision features for its younger users. Several Cornell University experts weigh in on the decision.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Mason Peck, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell University and former NASA Chief Technologist, comments on a SpaceX launch of 60 Starlink internet satellites.

Engineering

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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Esteban Gazel, associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at Cornell University, comments on news that the Katla volcano in Iceland is emitting large volumes of carbon dioxide.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Engineering

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Cornell University experts available to weigh in on immigration legislation up for a vote in the House of Representatives.

Law and Policy

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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COVID-19 presents challenges not only to public health but also to the way our societies function. Social distancing, remote work and businesses closures are changing the way we communicate with each other and posing important questions about how to protect under served populations and overall mental health. 

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Cornell University experts are available to discuss the impact of the FDA's impending ruling on JUUL.

Law, Government & Public Policy

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

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Héctor Abruña, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Cornell University and an expert on batteries and energy storage technology, comments on the technology behind 'salt batteries.'

Arts and Sciences

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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Don Banfield, a research scientist at Cornell University and science lead for the NASA InSight lander's Auxiliary Payload Sensor Subsystem, is available for interviews about the first sound recordings of wind on Mars.

Arts and Sciences

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