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Cornell experts are available to discuss the looming trade war with Mexico, Canada, and China.

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“It’s just a sad situation. It’s unclear what problem is getting solved by raising lots of tariffs by a big margin; but it’s clear this will cause problems." {Read more}

Christopher Barrett

Professor of Applied Economics and Policy
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Judith Hubbard, visiting assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, elaborates on supershear earthquakes.

Barron's

This is your brain on tariffs: The mental toll of stock drops

Christopher Ceccolini, assistant professor of psychology in clinical psychiatry, and Daniel Eden, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry, at Weill Cornell Medicine, discuss the impact of the volatile stock market on mental health.

Deutsche Welle

Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire

Natasha Raheja, assistant professor of anthropology, joins Deutsche Welle to discuss violence in the Kashmir region.

Boston Globe

Falsehoods about Mayor Michelle Wu are spreading — now what?

Claire Wardle, associate professor of communication, discusses combating misinformation. 

Fast Company

Workers without college degrees make progress in slowing a grim trend, new report shows

“For the last 20 years, many employers’ practices appear to assume that having no college degree means you don’t have skills. Today, Opportunity@Work provides further evidence to refute that narrative,” says Erica Groshen, senior labor market advisor at ILR.

The Washington Post

FDA’s milk testing program pause is not cause for alarm, experts say

“From a consumer perspective, I don’t think people should be worried. It’s an inconvenience. But ultimately, we’re a very highly regulated industry, and it’s going to continue to be very carefully regulated and monitored,” says Nicole Martin, assistant research professor.

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