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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

To connect with a Cornell faculty member or expert, please contact the Media Relations Office.

SpaceX crew launch signals future of sustainable space exploration

September 15, 2021

Cornell University expert available to discuss the future of commercial space travel. 

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Global Methane Pledge a ‘major change in policy’

September 15, 2021

Methane emissions researchers John Albertson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology, comment on the development of a new Global Methane Pledge designed to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Physical Sciences & Engineering

Amazon starting pay increase good for workers, comes with ‘big challenges’

September 14, 2021

Amazon recently announced an increase in the average starting wage for their workers to $18 per hour. Diane Burton and Tae Youn Park weigh in on what this change will mean for workers, managers and the broader industry.

Labor Relations & Human Resources
Industrial and Labor Relations

Budget process an 'uphill battle' for immigration

September 13, 2021

Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School and co-author of a leading 21-volume immigration law series, says that Democrats face an uphill battle in trying to keep immigration provisions as they discuss budget reconciliation this week. .

Law and Policy

Israeli armed robot could create moral hazard

September 13, 2021

Sarah Kreps is a professor of government and international relations at Cornell University. Her research focuses on the use of drones for counterterrorism, cyber security and cyber escalation. Kreps says that if countries are going to be turning to unmanned tech on the ground, a human should be kept in the loop on decisions about life and death.

Law, Government & Public Policy
Arts and Sciences

Infrastructure plan needs training, long-term assurance of jobs

September 9, 2021

As President Biden continues to promote his infrastructure bill, concerns are rising as the U.S. faces a shortage of skilled workers to fill the positions needed in construction, transportation and energy. Art Wheaton says as long as there are long-term assurances of jobs, training and apprenticeship programs will aid in filling those positions.

Industrial and Labor Relations
Law, Government & Public Policy

JUUL ruling ‘potentially disastrous’ for teens

September 8, 2021

Cornell University experts are available to discuss the impact of the FDA's impending ruling on JUUL.

Law, Government & Public Policy
Health, Nutrition & Medicine

Australia defamation ruling lays responsibility on media outlets

September 8, 2021

Drew Margolin says that this recent ruling indicates that some jurisdictions are willing to lay the responsibility of monitoring harmful speech to media platforms themselves — a potentially significant trend in how we view future cases.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Bitcoin ‘too volatile’ for national currency in El Salvador

September 7, 2021

Robert Hockett and Will Cong weigh in on El Salvador becoming the first country to make bitcoin ‘legal tender,’ alongside the U.S. dollar.

Economics and Business
Law School
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Johnson Graduate School of Management

Rumored iPhone 13 updates may reduce the digital divide

September 3, 2021

Stephen Wicker says iPhones that can directly connect to the internet will greatly reduce the digital divide and increase competition in a marketplace currently dominated by the duopoly of cable and ADSL.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

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