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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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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

Shift to cloud platforms may help to improve security

October 25, 2021

Cybersecurity experts warn Russia’s premier intelligence agency has launched another campaign to pierce thousands of U.S. government, corporate and think-tank computer networks.

International
Cybersecurity

‘Not surprising’ new variants of coronavirus continue to emerge

October 21, 2021

The CDC confirmed a new Delta subtype – ‘AY.4.2.’ – has been identified for the first time in the United States after increasing frequency in the U.K. Health officials say it is still very rare.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine
Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

Facebook’s renaming comes at critical moment

October 20, 2021

Facebook plans to change its name to focus on the metaverse, reports suggest.

Social & Behavioral Sciences
Computing & Information 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

Expert list: Biden readies wind for long-term growth

October 14, 2021

The Biden administration is forging ahead with plans to lease federal waters — stretching nearly the entire coastline — to wind power developers. Cornell University researchers are engaged in multiple aspects of this story.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Lara Skinner

France’s nuclear bet is a ‘risky move’

October 12, 2021

Max Zhang, a sustainable energy systems expert, comments on France's decision to invest €1bn in nuclear power by 2030.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Engineering

Better failsafes could prevent future Facebook outages

October 5, 2021

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp experienced an extended outage yesterday. Nate Foster is a professor of computer science who works to develop languages and tools that make it easy for programmers to build secure and reliable systems. 

Computing & Information Sciences
Engineering

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

Haugen's testimony helps debunk myth of technological objectivity

October 5, 2021

Frances Haugen is testifying before the Senate Commerce subcommittee today. Brooke Erin Duffy, professor of communication, studies the intersection of media, culture and technology. Duffy says that today’s hearings signal a growing awareness that algorithms – and the platforms that govern them – are anything but neutral.

Social & Behavioral Sciences
Law and Policy