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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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Cornell expert on SCOTUS decision to review state regulation of social media

September 29, 2023

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear challenges to laws in Texas and Florida that would limit the ability of platforms like Facebook, YouTube and X to moderate content.


Curbside compost will help fight NYC’s ‘most notorious pest’ – the rat

September 29, 2023

Matthew Frye, community educator for New York State Integrated Pest Management Program at Cornell University, says the curbside compost program is key for controlling rat populations in the city.

New York City

‘Age alone’ should not dominate the decision for older politicians to resign

September 29, 2023

At the age of 90, California Senator Dianne Feinstein has died, but age alone should not dominate the decision for older politicians to resign says Cornell University professor emerita Elizabeth Sanders. 

Law and Policy

Mississippi saltwater incursion threatens farms, can exacerbate nutrient pollution

September 29, 2023

Catherine Kling, an environmental economist and water quality monitoring expert, comments on a saltwater incursion in the Mississippi River, resulting from a prolonged drought.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Biden and Trump hold competing, but different events in Detroit

September 26, 2023

President Biden plans to join striking autoworkers today, marking the first time a sitting president has visited a picket line. This is one day before former President Donald Trump also goes to Detroit to hold his own event— showing how political the UAW strike has become. Ileen DeVault, professor of labor history and Kate Bronfenbrenner, expert on union and employer organizing and bargaining strategies, weigh in on the visits.

Industrial and Labor Relations

21st century Clippy: Cornell expert on conversational chatbots

September 26, 2023

People can now talk to and have a conversation with OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT. The company says it can generate human-like audio from just text and a few seconds of sample speech.

Cornell Tech
Computing & Information Sciences

TPS extension alone will not fix the migrant crisis, but a ‘whole of government’ approach could

September 21, 2023

Stephen Yale-Loehr says the TPS redesignation for Venezuelans is a good first step to address the recent surge in migrant arrivals, but more needs to be done. Shannon Gleeson says the Venezuela migrant population is not unique, and TPS benefits should be reconsidered for the nearly 8-million undocumented workers in the U.S.

Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy
Law School

Hundreds of Armenian heritage sites at risk in Nagorno-Karabakh

September 21, 2023

Adam T. Smith paints a picture of what will happen if multilateral organizations like UNESCO fail to protect Armenian cultural heritage. Lori Khatchadourian explains why there is reason to expect a mass exodus by Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Arts and Sciences
International

Autoworker strike entering escalation phase—what’s next?

September 21, 2023

Art Wheaton serves as director of labor studies at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) Buffalo Co-Lab.

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Industrial and Labor Relations

How a ‘just’ EV transition hinges on a looming labor strike

September 14, 2023

Ian Greer, a research professor at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR), comments on a looming autoworker strike and its significance for the U.S. transition to electric vehicles.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Industrial and Labor Relations

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