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The Chronicle of Higher Education

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.’”

Popular Science

Chris Bowser, senior extension associate, says “What I love about the eel project is it takes another step deeper toward volunteers actually becoming scientists and thinking about research methods and the research questions we’re trying to answer.”

National Geographic

Iliyan Iliev, associate professor of immunology in medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, discusses the findings of fungal species associated with cancer cells.

The New York Times

Sunghwan Jung, professor of biological and environmental engineering, says “Cicada urination stays in quite a unique region in fluid dynamics, where both inertia and capillary forces play significant roles simultaneously over gravity.”

The Washington Post

Robert Brown, professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, notes that the more resources a transplant center has, the more risks it can take.

Today Show

“A few days before daylight saving time, set your wakeup time to 30 minutes ahead. This will narrow the difference and make it easier for you to adjust to the time change,” says Ana Krieger, medical director of the Center for Sleep Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Tech Crunch

TechCrunch highlights Sarah Kreps, professor of government, and her contributions to the AI revolution.

Marketplace

John Tobin, professor of practice at the Dyson School, says “Many companies have interpreted already the recommendations of the SEC to at least hint at the need for some climate disclosure. Because yeah, it’s a material risk.”

Associated Press

“These anomalously high temperatures are very worrisome. To avoid even higher temperatures, we need to act quickly to reduce CO2 emissions,” urges Natalie Mahowald, professor of atmospheric science.

BBC

Texas generally receives more rainfall in the summer, the warmest part of the year, and it is dry but cold in winter and spring. "In other words, key factors for fires do not line up perfectly: it's cold when it's dry but wet when it's warm," says Flavio Lehner, assistant professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Except, for this year.

The Washington Post

Chiti Parikh, assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, says “My advice is to use the herb for a limited time and then check in again.”

USA Today

“Eclipses aren’t common but they’re not rare and we humans can plan for them. But for short-lived animals that may not be tracking astronomy with math, it’s pretty unexpected,” says Andrew Farnsworth, senior associate researcher at the Lab of Ornithology.