Sarah Kreps and Doug Kriner, professors of government, found that different presentations of scientific uncertainty influence attitudes about science and whether models of virus spread should guide public policy.
Steve Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School and co-author of a leading 21-volume immigration law series, compares what Trump paid in federal income taxes in 2016 with what undocumented immigrants pay.
Alexandra Cirone, professor of government at Cornell University says there are many things people can do to protect themselves against the misinformation that floods social media in the aftermath of election-related events like presidential debates.
A $5 million gift from Jan Rock Zubrow ’77 and Barry Zubrow will support two vital university programs, one in the College of Arts and Sciences and the other at Cornell Tech in New York City.
The Braudy Foundation – founded by Bob Braudy ’65, M.Eng. ’66, and his wife, Judi – has committed to funding a second five-year phase of a research collaboration between Cornell and Northern Arizona University.
Landon Schnabel, assistant professor of sociology at Cornell University, says that for highly religious American women like Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, their religious identity trumps their gender identity when it comes to reproductive politics.
Paul Streeter, M.B.A. ’95, Cornell’s vice president for budget and planning, has announced plans to retire on June 30, 2021, at the end of this academic and fiscal year.
Protests continued in Thailand on Friday after parliament failed to reach an agreement on possible constitutional reforms. Demonstrators have been taking to the streets since July in an effort to pressure parliament to limit the powers of the country’s monarchy. Tamara Loos, professor of history and Thai studies at Cornell University, says that the rallies highlight how Thai society has changed its approach to politics, and the monarchy.
Steve Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law at Cornell Law School, comments on new regulations published by the Department of Homeland Security targeting international students.
