Rick Geddes, director of the Infrastructure Policy Program, discusses the surge in transportation funding.

“I think with many big elections coming up this year, it’s not surprising that Facebook is taking yet another step away from politics so that they can just not, inadvertently, themselves become a political headline,” says Sarah Kreps, professor of government.

Rick Geddes, director of the Infrastructure Policy Program, says “It’s absolutely a wake-up call. The people who were building the Francis Scott Key Bridge never really contemplated ships of this size. It wasn’t their fault – they just didn’t have a crystal ball.”

This article discusses how AI powers bird identification applications like Merlin, developed by the Lab of Ornithology.

Marvin Pritts, professor of horticulture, says “It can deter you from eating things that are good for you. Most scientists and people who study this don't think [pesticide residue] levels come anywhere close to causing harmful toxicological effects on people.”

This article notes that Laura Tach, professor of public policy, and a colleague, have written several papers on the impact of gray divorce on men and women.

“It is marketed in opposition to mainstream media apps, which Trump and his supporters allege discriminate against their views and limit free expression. Its content and audience are overwhelmingly conservative and made up of the MAGA base,” says Roxana Muenster, doctoral student.

Jacob Hamburger, a visiting assistant professor of law says “Aspects of Texas’ overall strategy — like this public campaign to bus migrants to cities — might have weakened Democrats’ commitment to immigrants.”

Citing information from the Lab of Ornithology, and quoting Robyn Bailey, extension support specialist, this article shares best practices on how to build nest boxes.

In this opinion essay, Kavita Bala, dean of Bowers CIS, discusses Empire A.I.”, a statewide consortium that includes Cornell and is dedicated to bringing New York to the forefront of the artificial intelligence landscape.

Tejasvi Nagaraja, assistant professor of labor history, explains how the 40-hour workweek came to be.

Risa Lieberwitz, professor of labor and employment law, says that when labor costs increase “employers generally say, ‘I will have to lay off employees, and this is going to cost us too much.’”