With the Thanksgiving holiday right around the corner, Robert Gravani, professor of food science, says this salmonella outbreak is a reminder that proper planning and attention to detail are important for the preparation of a safe and delicious Thanksgiving meal.

Food & Agriculture

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Blue-green algae is returning to New York waterways and poses a deadly risk to humans as well as animals. Karyn Bischoff, toxicologist at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, explains the dangers and advises livestock and pet owners to be vigilant in avoiding contaminated areas.

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Colleen Carey, an expert health care economics and federal regulations of health care policy, says vaccine developers will likely follow FDA guidance despite the White House’s efforts to block it.

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

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The colors of the 2018 fall foliage season will be delayed and less vibrant, predicts Taryn Bauerle, Cornell University associate professor of plant science, whose research focuses on how plants communicate water stress.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

New York State

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Douglas Kriner and Sarah Kreps recently published a study in JAMA Network Open showing that if an initial COVID-19 vaccine is about as effective as a flu shot, uptake by the American public may fall far short of the 70% level needed to achieve herd immunity.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Elizabeth Demmings, a food safety expert with the Institute for Food Safety at Cornell University, offers the following guidance for preparing holiday foods safely.  

Food & Agriculture

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Drew Margolin, professor of communication, comments on a controversial decision from Facebook to block news feeds in Australia.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Sabrina Karim, assistant professor of government at Cornell University, visited Rohingya refugee camps in January of 2020, where she is conducting a large-scale survey on the educational needs of the Rohingya and local host population in Bangladesh.

International

Arts and Sciences

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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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Protests continued in Thailand on Friday after parliament failed to reach an agreement on possible constitutional reforms. Demonstrators have been taking to the streets since July in an effort to pressure parliament to limit the powers of the country’s monarchy. Tamara Loos, professor of history and Thai studies at Cornell University, says that the rallies highlight how Thai society has changed its approach to politics, and the monarchy. 

International

Arts and Sciences

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