The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to remove climate science information from several of its websites triggered vigorous national debate and protests. David M. Lodge, director of the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future at Cornell University, says that changes in policy are expected with incoming presidential administrations, but removal of scientific data is an unexpected mistake.

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

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As athletes prepare for the start of the 2018 Winter Olympics, psychologist Thomas Gilovich explains why bronze medal winners appear happier than their competitors who win silver.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Arts and Sciences

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Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology and an expert on the history and development of populism and fascism in Europe, weighs in on President Trump's public appearance Sunday during treatment for COVID-19 and his disregard for public health guidelines.

Law and Policy

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Allen Carlson, associate professor of government and an expert in Chinese politics at Cornell University, says the developments in Hong Kong stand as a warning that China will be one of the first issues on Biden’s foreign policy agenda come January.

International

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On Friday, the New York State Departments of Agriculture and Markets and Environmental Conservation as well as the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced the spotted lanternfly was found on Staten Island, New York. Brian Eshenaur, plant pathologist and a senior extension associate with the New York State Integrated Pest Management program and Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, an entomologist whose work focuses on integrated pest management weigh in on the landscape risks associated with the spotted lanternfly in New York.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

New York State

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Landon Schnabel, assistant professor of sociology at Cornell University, says that for highly religious American women like Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, their religious identity trumps their gender identity when it comes to reproductive politics.

Law and Policy

Arts & Humanities

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Allen Carlson, professor of government, says that the Chinese national security law serves as a final nail in the coffin of the ‘one country, two systems’ principle that has governed interaction between Hong Kong and China.

International

Law and Policy

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Ravi Ramakrishna, professor of mathematics at Cornell University, comments on the significance of pi, as Pi Day nears.

Arts and Sciences

Computing & Information Sciences

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The COVID-19 virus arrived in Latin America later than Europe and the United States, but it is currently spreading across the region, with peaks expected to come later in May. Brazil, the continent’s most populous country, has the largest numbers of cases so far. This week, the country’s Senate is expected to vote on an economic package for states and cities to compensate for economic losses. Kenneth Roberts, professor of government at Cornell University, studies political parties, populism and social movements in Latin America. 

International

Arts and Sciences

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A study in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday examines E. coli outbreaks linked to leafy greens in the United States and Canada from 2009 to 2018. Professors of food safety at Cornell University, Martin Wiedmann and Randy Worobo, who were not involved with the study, are available for interviews on the report.

Food & Agriculture

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