Facebook has launched a new messenger app for kids and preteens. Cornell Social Media Lab director Natalie Bazarova recommends parents create a specific media use plan for kids before they log on to any social media sites.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Computing & Information Sciences

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Michael Macy teaches a class on polarization and tribal politics and says the polarization of the United States may have crossed a tipping point, illustrated by even a deadly pandemic’s inability to foster unity.

Law and Policy

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Noliwe Rooks, an expert in cultural and racial implications for education, says if New York City enacts the changes announced by Mayor de Blasio it would be a major step toward integrating the nation’s largest and most segregated school system.

New York City

Arts and Sciences

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Uriel Abulof, a visiting professor in Cornell University’s government department and professor at Tel-Aviv University, says the peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates makes official a relationship that has developed over time as a result of joint regional interests.

Law and Policy

International

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Despite CDC recommendations that farmworkers should be one of the first groups selected for COVID-19 vaccinations, some of the top farming states have not prioritized agricultural workers. Beth Lyon and Mary Jo Dudley are available to discuss the importance of vaccinating farmworkers.

Labor Relations & Human Resources

Food & Agriculture

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Law and Policy

Law School

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President Trump is delaying decision on the U.S. participation in the Paris climate accord, a deal brokered by Obama which Trump has repeatedly criticized. Natalie Mahowald a professor in Cornell University’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty Director of Environment at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future at Cornell University and an expert on global and regional impact of climate change says it would be unfortunate if the Trump administration chose to forgo leadership on climate change.

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Lisa Kaltenegger, director of Cornell University’s Carl Sagan Institute and a professor of astrophysics, comments on the discovery of a gaseous disk around a white dwarf star.

Arts and Sciences

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Allen Carlson, professor of government and director of Cornell University’s China and Asia Pacific Program, says the tentative peace between China and India brokered in the 1990s may have cracked this week, potentially ushering in a new and stormy chapter to the relationship between countries

Law and Policy

International

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Stephen Reiners, professor of horticulture at Cornell University and a New York state vegetable industry expert, says summer conditions were perfect for growing pumpkins and pickers can expect some of the most vibrant colors in this year’s crop.

Food & Agriculture

New York State

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Rebecca Slayton, assistant professor at Cornell University’s Science & Technology Studies Department and an expert on international security and cooperation, comments on the WannaCry cyber-attacks that have spread across 150 countries since Friday. Slayton says the attack shows both the vulnerabilities and resilience of our computer systems.

Cybersecurity

Arts and Sciences

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