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

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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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Barry Strauss, military and naval historian and a professor in humanistic studies at Cornell University, comments on the potential for a U.S. Space Force.

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Arts & Humanities

Arts and Sciences

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James Cordes, professor of astronomy at Cornell University, and Shami Chatterjee, a researcher at Cornell’s department of astronomy are members of the EHT collaboration pulsar working group, which focuses on finding pulsars around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. They are available for interviews about today’s breakthrough.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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Over the weekend Argentinian President Macri announced the imposition of capital controls in an effort to stabilize the country’s currency and avoid a deepening of the current financial crisis. Cornell University experts weigh in on what to expect as the Latin American country continues to tackle its debt crisis.

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Andrew Mertha, who studies Chinese political institutions and the inner workings of the Chinese Communist Party, comments on yesterday’s unprecedented meeting between North Korean’s leader Kim Jong-un and China’s president Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Arts and Sciences

Foreign Policy

International Reach

Global Reach

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Allen Carlson is an associate professor in Cornell University’s Government Department and director of the China and Asia Pacific Studies program, and says that all is not right between the U.S. and China, and a comprehensive review of this relationship is pressing.

International

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This week marks the start of honey bee swarm season in New York. As the spring weather gets warmer and flowers begin to bloom, bees and other pollinators are starting to emerge. Emma Mullen, Cornell University’s Senior Honey Bee Extension Associate, encourages people to be on the lookout for honey bee swarms and to report them, so beekeepers can give them the best chance for survival.  

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Earlier today, Trump announced he would replace current Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the country’s chief diplomat. Jessica Chen Weiss, professor of government at Cornell University and expert in Chinese foreign policy, comments on this development and what it means for the Asia Pacific.

Law and Policy

International

International Reach

Arts and Sciences

Cornell in DC

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Philip McMichael, professor of development sociology at Cornell University views a proposed United Nations declaration as a much needed advocacy tool for rural workers’ rights to food and land in an era of land grabbing in rural communities.

Law and Policy

Food & Agriculture

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Agriculture and Life Sciences

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