Kenneth Roberts is a professor of comparative and Latin American politics at Cornell University, he says China has emerged as an increasingly important economic power in Central America.

International Reach

International

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OpenAI launched the newest version of its language software, GPT-4, an advanced tool for analyzing images and mimicking human speech. 

Cornell Tech

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Aaron Wightman, co-director of the Cornell Maple Program and a New York state maple specialist, says that more and more maple producers are tapping earlier to offset the impacts of vacillating temperatures.

New York State

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Robert Hockett, is a professor of law and public finance at Cornell Law School, where he focuses on financial and monetary law and economics, he says the Fed's current interest rate strategy may need to be reigned in.

Economics and Business

Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship

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Alistair Hayden, a professor of practice in public and ecosystem health and a former division chief at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, comments on an atmospheric river event that is expected to bring dangerous flooding across California.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Art Wheaton is an expert on transportation industries and serves as director of labor studies at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, he says Congress deserves part of the blame for the spate of train accidents.

Economics and Business

Law, Government & Public Policy

Industrial and Labor Relations

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John Tobin is professor of practice at Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business, and a former Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainability at Credit Suisse. He says ESG remains good business for investors and bankers.

Economics and Business

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Pandemic-related boosts in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) will end today across the country for millions of Americans, but could exacerbate an already challenging situation for many families and communities says Cornell University professor Angela Odoms-Young.

Law and Policy

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Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Company announced it would significantly reduce the prices of several of its insulin products and cap patient insulin out-of-pocket costs at $35 per month, creating an opportunity to look at the top 10 prescription drugs that cost Medicare the most says Cornell University professor Nick Fabrizio.

Law and Policy

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The White House has told federal agencies they have 30 days to remove TikTok from all government-issued devices. The following Cornell University experts are available to discuss the ban and its implications.

Cybersecurity

Law and Policy

Law, Government & Public Policy

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