Jeremy Wallace, associate professor of government at Cornell University and an expert on Chinese politics, says that China's decision to postpone its annual political meetings is a sign of the outbreak’s ongoing disruption on China’s politics, as well as on its economics.

International

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Jonathan Lunine, an astrophysicist who studies the origin of life in exotic environments in space, comments on the discovery of the chemical compound phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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Alex Hayes, co-investigator for NASA Perseverance rover's Mastcam-Z, comments on his team's work in advance of the rover's landing on Mars, and on the significance of the mission.

Arts and Sciences

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As protesters in Myanmar continue to rally against the military coup that reversed last November’s election, members of the United Nations are renewing their efforts to address the crisis. Magnus Fiskesjö, says that in claiming election fraud, generals seem to have taken a cue from recent events in the U.S.

International

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The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded Tuesday to a Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists for their work in understanding how the universe has evolved from the Big Bang and the discovery of the first known planet outside of our solar system. Cornell University experts are available to discuss the impact their work had on our understanding of the cosmos. 

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday parents whose children are currently enrolled in all-remote classes will now have until Nov. 15 to opt back into in-person classes. Noliwe Rooks, an expert in cultural and racial implications for education, says it’s the responsibility of New York City officials to lead conversations with parents around safety concerns of in-person education, rather than making their anxieties a political issue.

New York City

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Steven Michael Ward, assistant professor of government at Cornell University who studies the causes and conduct of war, comments on the U.S. airstrike assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.

Arts and Sciences

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Adam Smith, director of the Cornell University Institute of Archaeology and Materials Studies, and Lori Khatchadourian, professor of Near Eastern studies, say the Russia-brokered agreement will have wide-spread impacts on archaeological sites in the contested region.

Arts & Humanities

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The iconic photograph of planet Earth from distant space – the “pale blue dot” – was taken 30 years ago. Lisa Kaltenegger, director of Cornell University’s Carl Sagan Institute and a professor of astrophysics, says that 30 years after that iconic picture we now have the technical means to spot other pale dots orbiting distant stars.

Arts and Sciences

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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

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