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Cornell astronomers await James Webb Space Telescope launch

December 10, 2021

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope — the largest and most powerful space science observatory ever built — is fueled for its Dec. 22 launch. Webb is an international program led by NASA with its partners, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.

science

Infrastructure bill comes amid all-time high distrust of water

November 15, 2021

Jerel Ezell, professor of Africana studies and an expert in health disparities and social inequality in post-industrial communities, comments on President Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Arts and Sciences

Astro2020 prioritizes extraterrestrial life, diversity in astronomy

November 4, 2021

The newly released Astro2020 decadal survey has ranked the projects the astronomer community wants to prioritize for the next 10 years. The 614-page NASA-sponsored report highlights the search for extraterrestrial life, as well as stressing the need for greater diversity among astronomy’s ranks.

Physical Sciences & Engineering
science

COP 26 ushers ‘new domain of geopolitics’ as Russia demands sanction relief

October 26, 2021

Sanctions historian Nicholas Mulder comments on Russia's demands for sanction relief for green energy projects.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Law and Policy
Arts and Sciences

Surviving a star’s demise: Discovery adds proof of planetary resilience

October 13, 2021

Astronomers have discovered a Jupiter-sized planet that survived its star’s death.

Physical Sciences & Engineering
Arts and Sciences
science

Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry ‘revolutionized’ field

October 6, 2021

Cornell University professor shares his experience working with Nobel prize winner David MacMillan.

Arts and Sciences
science

Countdown to launch: Cornell scientists play key roles in James Webb Space Telescope

August 27, 2021

Cornell University scientists are playing key roles in the launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Israeli armed robot could create moral hazard

September 13, 2021

Sarah Kreps is a professor of government and international relations at Cornell University. Her research focuses on the use of drones for counterterrorism, cyber security and cyber escalation. Kreps says that if countries are going to be turning to unmanned tech on the ground, a human should be kept in the loop on decisions about life and death.

Law, Government & Public Policy
Arts and Sciences

EU lacks leverage in pushing privacy standards on Amazon, Microsoft

May 27, 2021

Sarah Kreps, a technology, international politics and national security expert, comments on two new investigations from the European Union's privacy watchdog into EU institutions’ use of cloud computing services offered by Amazon and Microsoft.

Arts and Sciences
International

Water bill must be coupled with education campaigns to achieve faith in public water

April 30, 2021

Jerel Ezell, professor of Africana studies and an expert in health disparities and social inequality in post-industrial communities, comments on the Senate approval of a bipartisan, $35 billion bill to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.

Arts and Sciences

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