At the age of 90, California Senator Dianne Feinstein has died, but age alone should not dominate the decision for older politicians to resign says Cornell University professor emerita Elizabeth Sanders. 

Law and Policy

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Catherine Kling, an environmental economist and water quality monitoring expert, comments on a saltwater incursion in the Mississippi River, resulting from a prolonged drought.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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President Biden plans to join striking autoworkers today, marking the first time a sitting president has visited a picket line. This is one day before former President Donald Trump also goes to Detroit to hold his own event— showing how political the UAW strike has become. Ileen DeVault, professor of labor history and Kate Bronfenbrenner, expert on union and employer organizing and bargaining strategies, weigh in on the visits.

Industrial and Labor Relations

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People can now talk to and have a conversation with OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT. The company says it can generate human-like audio from just text and a few seconds of sample speech.

Cornell Tech

Computing & Information Sciences

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Stephen Yale-Loehr says the TPS redesignation for Venezuelans is a good first step to address the recent surge in migrant arrivals, but more needs to be done. Shannon Gleeson says the Venezuela migrant population is not unique, and TPS benefits should be reconsidered for the nearly 8-million undocumented workers in the U.S.

Law and Policy

Law, Government & Public Policy

Law School

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Adam T. Smith paints a picture of what will happen if multilateral organizations like UNESCO fail to protect Armenian cultural heritage. Lori Khatchadourian explains why there is reason to expect a mass exodus by Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Arts and Sciences

International

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Art Wheaton serves as director of labor studies at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) Buffalo Co-Lab.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Ian Greer, a research professor at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR), comments on a looming autoworker strike and its significance for the U.S. transition to electric vehicles.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Art DeGaetano says if the next few weeks live up to expectations, we could be in for some good fall foliage in the Northeast.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Gregory Peck says although some orchards saw significant damage from a late spring frost, other orchards were minimally impacted.

Food & Agriculture

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