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FCC’s net neutrality proposal amounts to ‘forced consumption’ for consumers

November 21, 2017

Stephen Wicker, engineering professor, says that by repealing net neutrality, the Federal Communications Commission empowers a small number of already large firms to control how and at what cost consumers access internet content.

Engineering

Oil development at Arctic Refuge would forever alter sensitive ecosystems

November 21, 2017

Amanda Rodewald, a professor of ornithology and director of conservation science at Cornell University, says the tundra swan, Pacific loon and northern pintail would be just a few of the more than 200 bird species at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that would be impacted by activities associated with oil development.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Forget RFS, pollution tax or cap-and-trade key to tackling air pollution

November 17, 2017

C.-Y. Cynthia Lin Lawell, an economist specializing in energy, natural resources, and the environment at Cornell University, says renewable fuel standards demand biofuel consumption beyond what can be technologically achieved and that air pollution is best addressed through a pollution tax or cap-and-trade program.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Food, family, forecast: Countdown to Thanksgiving

November 16, 2017

Robert Gravani, Karl Pillemer and Jessica Spaccio offer advice for a safe and stress-free holiday.

Human Ecology
Agriculture and Life Sciences

Political reform unlikely in post-Mugabe Zimbabwe

November 16, 2017

Nicolas van de Walle, government professor at Cornell University whose research focuses on democratization and the politics of economic reform in Africa, says the coup may temper Mugabe’s excesses but is unlikely to bring about political reform.

Arts and Sciences

Tesla’s electric ‘Semi Truck’ signals future, but risks straining company resources

November 16, 2017

Arthur Wheaton, an automotive expert and senior extension associate with Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations says that while the shift to electric trucks makes sense in the long term, Tesla may be straining its resources.

Industrial and Labor Relations
Energy, Environment & Sustainability

This Thanksgiving, forget about the food

November 15, 2017

Historian Adrienne Rose Johnson specializes in the history and culture of American food, but this Thanksgiving, she says, forget about the feast and remember our history of giving thanks.

Arts and Sciences

In discussing 5G technology, regulators eye privacy concerns

November 15, 2017

Aija Leiponen, professor at Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management studies the telecommunication industry and has written extensively about the management and governance of big data. Leiponen says regulators discussing 5G systems need to set standards not only on spectrum allocation, but also on privacy protection – given the big data nature of these networks.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

One Health Day puts spotlight on need for environmental resilience

November 9, 2017

In honor of International One Health Day which is today, two Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine experts explain why there needs to be greater global effort to halt climate change, reduce toxins, and stop the irrevocable loss of the biodiversity.

Veterinary Medicine
Energy, Environment & Sustainability
International

Outsourcing push is heart of Nassau County school bus battle

November 8, 2017

School bus drivers in Nassau County are on strike, leaving thousands of students in four public school districts without a ride to and from school this week. Cornell labor expert Lee Adler says bus drivers have a tough road ahead.


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