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Nature

“It’s a big milestone, but NIF is not a fusion-energy device,” says Dave Hammer, professor of nuclear engineering. 

New Yorker

“If you receive a present at Christmastime, a new toy, you want to be able to use it. Well, this is kind of the same thing for a number of law-enforcement agencies,” says Sabrina Karim, an assistant professor of government.

CNN Business

“Apple would not be the company that it is today without China as a manufacturing base,” says Eli Friedman, associate professor in the ILR School. “It’s not going to entail a decoupling from China – there’s going to be Apple products that are made in China for a very long time.”

Insider

Brooke Erin Duffy, associate professor of communication, writes this opinion piece about how the uncertainty of social media impacts vulnerable creators.

The Hill

Steven Carvell, professor of finance, puts the current rate hikes into a historical perspective and talks about the homeowners that will suffer from interest rate hikes.

CNBC

“If they can show that the workers there trust the union, then other battery plants may have more pressure to follow suit,” says Art Wheaton, senior extension associate with ILR Buffalo Co-Lab.

Insider

“The deep field image fills me with wonder and hope,” says Lisa Kaltenegger, associate professor of astronomy and director of the Carl Sagan Institute. 

The Wall Street Journal

“If you have lower income and then pool together, it might feel like a lot more money, whereas if you have two really affluent people and you pool together, you’re still super rich,” says Emily Garbinsky, associate professor of marketing. 

NBC

This piece on efforts to address the food desert in Buffalo’s East Side mentions a partnership between High Street Market and Cornell Cooperative Extension which will provide fresh fruit and vegetables to the area as well as allow kids to plant and cultivate gardens.  

CNN

Chris Collins, professor in the ILR School, says that a largely remote workplace can lead to weaker social connections among staff, resulting in less understanding of and investment in the institution’s values. 

Fast Company

Art Wheaton, senior extension associate with the ILR School, speaks extensively about why railroad workers were prepared to strike, Congress’s ability to stop a labor strike and what comes next for railroad workers. 

Christian Science Monitor

Andrew Farnsworth, senior research associate with the Lab of Ornithology, says, “The fact that architects and builders are using bird-friendly technology, that is a positive. But it’s not [happening] as fast as it needs to be.”