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A Cornell-led collaboration devised a new method for designing metals and alloys that can withstand extreme impacts: introducing nanometer-scale speed bumps that suppress a fundamental transition that controls how metallic materials deform.

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Dr. Daniel Fitzgerald, director of Weill Cornell Medicine’s Center for Global Health, describes the origins and benefits of a longstanding partnership with Weill Bugando School of Medicine in Mwanza, Tanzania.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

Alexandra Dufresne, professor of practice at the Brooks School, discusses how best to work with policymakers in this opinion piece.

Voice of America

Lourdes Casanova, senior lecturer of management, says “The government in China works directly with the private sector and universities in the advancement and deployment of AI technology and are reducing their dependence on imports of high-technology products.”

NPR

Erica Groshen, senior labor market advisor at ILR, explains the concerns being raised about whether economic data could be manipulated for political or other purposes.

Fox News

In this opinion essay, Robert Harrington, dean of Weill Cornell Medicine, discusses the impacts of cutting NIH research funding.

The Telegraph

Thomas Gilovich, professor of psychology, discusses what makes people happy.

Associated Press

Anurag Agrawal, professor of entomology, says “The loss of butterflies, parrots and porpoises is undoubtedly a bad sign for us, the ecosystems we need and the nature we enjoy.”