Skip to main content
Search Cornell University
  • cornell.edu
  • Cornell Chronicle
  • Search
Cornell University

Media Relations Office

  • About Media Relations
  • Working With Us
  • Advisories
  • Tip Sheets
  • In the News

Tip Sheets

Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

To connect with a Cornell faculty member or expert, please contact the Media Relations Office.

Ian threatens pollution from fertilizer mining ‘stacks,’ calls into question the practice

September 28, 2022

Catherine Kling, an environmental economist and an expert in water quality modeling, and Johannes Lehmann, a professor of soil and crop sciences, comment on sustainable agrowaste management practices and the threat of commercial fertilizer pollution as Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Agriculture and Life Sciences

Extreme heat hinders fight against global poverty, malnutrition

July 21, 2022

Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, an applied economist with expertise in agricultural, environmental and energy policy, comments on extreme heat affecting communities across Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Food & Agriculture
Agriculture and Life Sciences

White House internet plan won’t help most remote households

May 9, 2022

Todd Schmit, professor of applied economics and policy, and Peter Fiduccia, doctoral student in development sociology, discuss the effectiveness of a new White House program designed to bring internet to underserved communities. 

Law and Policy

Musk plan to take Twitter public again raises questions

May 4, 2022

Drew Pascarella and Drew Margolin weigh in on Elon Musk's plan to take Twitter public again in a few years.

Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Economics and Business

Uncertainty for farmers after water pollution rule scrapped

August 31, 2021

Brian Rahm, director of the New York State Water Resources Institute and senior research associate with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, comments on the scrapping of a Trump administration rule that limited federal protections for streams, marshes and wetlands.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Food & Agriculture

That perfect tree is still available in New York — if you know where to look

December 9, 2021

Elizabeth Lamb, says even though there is a tree shortage, trees are still readily available in New York state.

New York State
New York City
Agriculture and Life Sciences

Ida highlights urban flash flood risks, disparities

September 2, 2021

Brian Rahm, director of the New York State Water Resources Institute, comments on the devastating floods in the Northeast caused by Hurricane Ida.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
New York City
New York State

Australia defamation ruling lays responsibility on media outlets

September 8, 2021

Drew Margolin says that this recent ruling indicates that some jurisdictions are willing to lay the responsibility of monitoring harmful speech to media platforms themselves — a potentially significant trend in how we view future cases.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

How ‘bout them cider apples: NY producers innovate for flavor

May 13, 2021

In the U.S. alone, the hard cider market has increased more than tenfold in the past decade and Gregory Peck, assistant professor of horticulture in Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been exploring ways to increase the quality and quantity of New York-grown cider apples.

Food & Agriculture
Agriculture and Life Sciences
New York State

Fall colors contend with changing climate as season gets underway

October 1, 2021

Arthur DeGaetano is director of the Northeast Regional Climate Center, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences and an expert on climate data.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Pagination

  • Current page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Page 6
  • Page 7
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • Next page ››
  • Last page Last »

Gallery Heading

    Links

    • About the Chronicle
    • Media Relations Office
    • Sitemap
    • Copyright
    • Web Accessibility Assistance
    • University Relations

    Contact

    Media Relations
    312 College Ave. · Cornell University
    Ithaca, NY 14850
    607-255-6074
    mediarelations@cornell.edu
    @CornellMedia

    SUBSCRIBE

    • Daily and weekly newsletters
    • Feeds - RSS & JSON