“I don’t really see repayment happening, but (the federal government) is leaving its options open,” says Joshua Macey, visiting assistant professor of law. “If Blackjewel goes away, the government will not be able to recover money from Blackjewel and will have to try to get paid from (purchasers or creditors). This is very hard to do.”

“President Trump has failed to build a physical wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to deter illegal immigrants, but he has effectively built an invisible wall to keep out legal immigrants,” says Steve Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law.

Glenn Altschuler writes this opinion piece on the damage Trump’s rhetoric has on his presidency and politics, generally.

Andre Kessler, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, published a new study finding that goldenrod plants communicate through airborne chemicals when they are in danger. 

Ross Knepper, assistant professor in the department of computer science, says anthropomorphizing of a robot is normal “something the brain automatically tries to do.”

Cornell’s new course “Cannabis: Biology, Society and Industry” created by Caryln Buckler is mentioned as one of the few courses available at U.S. institutions about to the cannabis industry.

“It is a boom and bust time for EB-5,” says Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law. “I expect a steep drop in filings after November 21, as fewer investors can afford to invest.”

“No one ever wins in a strike. It’s a matter of how much blood you want to lose,” says Arthur Wheaton, director of the Western NY Labor and Environmental Programs at the Worker Institute.

Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government, writes this op-ed about Chinese nationalism and how it plays a role in international relations.

"When you have a system where inequality is rising – and where some groups are perpetually overrepresented at the bottom of the income and wealth distribution, even when they follow the standard prescription for realizing the American Dream – it's a recipe for a politically and socially divided nation," says professor of social sciences Kim Weeden.

Hyunseob Kim, assistant professor of finance, says that the former tobacco executive chosen to lead Juul was “a natural pick” given tobacco companies’ experience with federal regulators.

Janis Whitlock, research scientist in the college of human ecology, says research in the future needs to focus on what kids are doing with their screen-time, not just how much time is spent.