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2026-03-04
Landon Schnabel, Associate Professor of Sociology; Kim Haines-Eitzen, Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Religions
Landon Schnabel, associate professor of sociology, and Kim Haines‑Eitzen, professor of ancient Mediterranean religions, offer insight into commanders’ use of apocalyptic language in military...
2026-03-04
Alexios Mantzarlis, Director of the Security, Trust, and Safety Initiative (SETS)
X will temporarily demonetize accounts that share AI-generated war footage without a label. The news comes after fake war footage flooded social media following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in Iran.
2026-03-03
Louisa Smieska, Staff Scientist - XLEAP
Louisa Smieska is co-chair of Cornell's Conservation Science EASL Working Group — an initiative that advances the study of cultural heritage objects using synchrotron (particle accelerator) X‑ray...
2026-03-03
Vidya Mani, Visiting Associate Professor
Vidya Mani is a visiting professor at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business. Her research focuses on how supply chain imperatives drive decisions across key sectors, including...
2026-03-03
David Silbey, Professor of Military History and Policy
David Silbey, a professor of history at Cornell University who specializes in military history and defense policy, says Iran’s retaliation may be swift, but the longer-term risks lie in how prolonged...
2026-03-02
Adam Wild, Director, Uihlein Maple Research Forest
The 2026 maple season has kicked off in New York. Adam Wild, director of Cornell University’s Uihlein Maple Research Forest and co-director of the Cornell Maple Program, says a long, cold winter sets...
2026-03-02
David A. Bateman, Assistant Professor
Despite some vocal opposition from Congress to the president’s ordered strikes on Iran, there is little reason to expect Congress will act in checking the president’s authority in this case says...
2026-02-26
Douglass Miller, Senior lecturer in Food and Beverage Management
Douglass Miller, is a senior lecturer in food and beverage management at Cornell University.
2026-02-26
Jeff Niederdeppe, Professor
Wellness influencer Casey Means advanced toward confirmation as U.S. surgeon general after a hearing before senators on Wednesday. She faced grilling on her stance on vaccines, past business...
2026-02-26
Sarah Kreps, Professor of Government; Ayham Boucher, Lecturer of information science and the executive director of Cornell’s AI Innovation Hub
The Pentagon told Anthropic this week to open its AI technology for unrestricted military use by Friday or risk losing its government contract. The following Cornell University experts are available...
2026-02-25
Li Chen, Professor of Manufacturing Management
Meta and AMD have agreed to an AI chips deal worth more than $100 billion. The social media giant could take a financial stake of up to 10 percent in the chip developer. The news underscores the...
2026-02-25
Fengqi You, Roxanne E. and Michael J. Zak Professor in Energy Systems Engineering
President Trump announced during his State of the Union speech new agreements with the tech industry to ensure they cover more of the costs of powering new artificial intelligence data centers. It...
2026-02-24
David Silbey, Professor of Military History and Policy
David Silbey, a professor at Cornell University who specializes in military history and defense policy, says what’s notable is the lack of change in the last year.
2026-02-23
Kimberly Kopko, Associate Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension
Mayor Mamdani is expected to decide Monday whether New York City schools will have a second snow day on Tuesday. Kimberly Kopko, expert on child development and parenting, says snow days can give...
2026-02-20
Eswar Prasad, Professor of International Trade Policy; Christopher Barrett, Professor of Applied Economics and Policy; Kaushik Basu, Professor of Economics and International Studies
Eswar Prasad, a senior professor of international trade policy at Cornell University, says the ruling is still unlikely to slow the administration’s broader push to deploy tariffs across economic and...
2026-02-19
Natalie Bazarova, Associate Professor of Communication; Ashley Shea, Ph.D. candidate; Adam Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Psychology
A landmark social media addiction trial is being closely watched for its implications for thousands of similar lawsuits. The lawsuits accuse Meta and others of functioning in an addictive manner.
2026-02-19
Kim Haines-Eitzen, Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Religions
Kim Haines-Eitzen, professor of ancient Mediterranean religions and author of the just-released “The Gospel of John: A Biography,” speaks to the lasting impact of this most quoted — and arguably most...
2026-02-17
Xavier Pickett, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies
Xavier Pickett, an assistant professor of Africana studies, says Jackson’s death should spur fresh reflection on his faith‑driven coalition politics, cultural impact, and his role in shaping the...
2026-02-12
Emily Zitek, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior; Thomas Gilovich, Professor of Psychology
Cornell experts, Emily Zitek and Thomas Gilovich, are available to discuss how Olympians navigate victories, losses and the uncertainty that sets in mid-competition.
2026-02-11
John Tobin, Professor of Practice at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management; Robert Howarth, David R. Atkinson Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology
John Tobin-de la Puente is a professor of practice at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business, and a former managing director and global head of sustainability at Credit Suisse. He says...

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