Thomas O’Rourke, professor of engineering at Cornell University, comments on how utility companies and governments should handle power damage and outages after hurricanes.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Engineering

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A series of storms sweeping across the U.S. this week has brought heavy snow and ice, flooding rain and strong winds, putting states across the U.S. under storm alerts. Jessica Spaccio, a climatologist with the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, says that while the storm system is impacting western and central U.S., the Northeast can expect mild weather, warmer temperatures and rain.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Charles Greene, professor of oceanography at Cornell University, comments on Japan's plans to return to commercial whaling after three decades.

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Environmental activists kicked off two weeks of protests on Monday in London, Berlin and other cities to demand that governments adopt a more radical approach to climate change.

International

Arts and Sciences

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Cornell University engineering professor Stephen Wicker is an expert in internet and wireless communication, and says that proposed net neutrality legislation is important for fostering innovation and protecting small companies.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Law and Policy

Computing & Information Sciences

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Mark Wysocki, a meteorologist who specializes in forecasting and weather analysis at the Northeast Regional Climate Center, comments on a large fall snow storm moving into the Northeast, and future storm trends.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Lawrence Glickman, professor of history at Cornell University and author of “Buying Power, a history of consumer activism in America”, comments on recent boycotts against companies that work with the NRA.

Law and Policy

Law, Government & Public Policy

Arts and Sciences

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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Cornell University government professor and South East Asia politics expert Thomas Pepinsky comments on the upcoming general elections in Malaysia

International

Arts and Sciences

Law and Policy

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April’s cool weather has slowed down springtime’s emerging green turf grass on golf courses, athletic fields and back yards. Noted turf grass expert Frank Rossi, associate professor of horticulture at Cornell University, advises patience.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Cornell University experts from a variety of fields shared their recommendations for individual actions – large and small – that can make an impact locally and globally.

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