Brady O'Hanlon is a Cornell University doctoral student in electrical and computer engineering. He conducts research on GPS software receivers and the study of space weather. O’Hanlon comments on the increase in solar flare activity over the last two days, which may affect GPS and other electronics on Earth and in space.
Robbert van Renesse, a professor of Computer Science at Cornell University, comments on why a solution hasn’t been implemented as the Internet runs out of IP addresses.
Trevor Pinch, a professor of Science and Technology Studies and a professor of Sociology at Cornell University, comments on the performance of IBM’s Watson computer on Jeopardy.
David Patel, Cornell University professor of government, teaches comparative politics with a focus on Middle Eastern politics, Islamic institutions and political culture. He has conducted research in Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon. He comments on Hosni Mubarak's resignation as president of Egypt.
Cornell ILR School sports labor law expert is available to discuss an NFL lockout with the media.
In light of Hosni Mubarak’s reported resignation as president of Egypt, the Cornell University Press Office has assembled experts who can discuss issues related to this political change.
In light of the uprising in Egypt, the Cornell University Press Office has assembled professors who can discuss a variety of issues related to the unrest.
David Patel, Cornell University professor of government, comments on the current uprising in Egypt. He has conducted research in Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon. He teaches comparative politics with a focus on Middle Eastern politics, Islamic institutions and political culture.
Sidney Tarrow, professor of government at Cornell University and expert on revolutions and social movements, comments on the political unrest in Egypt.
N’Dri Assie-Lumumba, a professor of Africana Studies at Cornell University who was born and raised in Ivory Coast, comments on the role of women as political tensions grow in Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen.
Steven Kyle, professor of economics at Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, and an expert on U.S. macroeconomic policy, compares extending the Bush-era tax cuts for upper income earners to failed Hoover-era policies.
Robert Frank, professor of economics at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, comments on Obama Administration plans to allow Bush Administration tax cuts to expire on Dec. 31.
A Cornell Lab of Ornithology team working in the Gulf has documented what may be the worst oil spill devastation of a major bird colony in the Gulf so far, on Louisiana's Raccoon Island.
The long-term viability of a Tesla plant is almost entirely dependent on legislation to force people to drive zero-emission vehicles. Art Wheaton, senior extension associate in workforce, industry and economic development in Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on Toyota’s $50 million investment in Tesla Motors.
As a world-class research institution and New York’s Land Grant university, Cornell University has a broad range of faculty members with expertise relevant to the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf. These experts are up-to-date on the issue and ready to talk with the media.
Already this year, six wild coyotes have been spotted in Manhattan. Area residents also are witnessing a surge in raccoon, deer and Canada geese populations. Why are urban wildlife populations exploding? Cornell natural resources professor Paul Curtis will talk with the media about the latest research, and help sort fact from fiction.
Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Cornell University Professor of Law and an expert in environmental law, comments on the liability facing BP as a result of the ongoing Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
The current Greek debt crisis looks to be a classic case of potential 'contagion' in global financial markets. Things can turn more ominous, however, when speculators in the financial markets begin betting en masse against a country like Greece, for in these cases the fears of some investors can become self-fulfilling prophecies.
Ken Rosenberg, director of conservation science at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and a specialist on the conservation of birds throughout the Western Hemisphere, comments on the ecological threat posed by the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Michael C. Dorf, constitutional law scholar, former Supreme Court law clerk and professor at Cornell University Law School, discusses the implications of the impending retirement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
Steven C. Kyle, Cornell University associate professor of Applied Economics and Management, comments on reports that the Treasury Department is already earning an 8.5 percent profit on its investments in bailed out banks.
Michael C. Dorf, professor, Cornell University Law School, discusses potential constitutional issues raised by Sunday’s passage of health reform legislation in the House of Representatives.
Kate Bronfenbrenner, Cornell University senior lecturer at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on the pending National Mediation Board rule change that could reduce the threshold for creating unions in the airline industry -- from a majority of all workers in any class to a majority of all votes cast in the union election.
Robert C. Hockett, professor, Cornell University Law School, says: "Sen. Christopher Dodd's bill is a tentative step forward toward long-awaited improvements to our presently hole-riddled system of financial regulation." Hocket explains the bill's attributes.
For the “Snowmageddon” event of 2010 or the Blizzard of ’96 – which was a double-whammy snowstorm, too – the memories of digging out won’t easily melt away. Cornell expert Art DeGaetano, an expert on snow loads and climatology, explains.
Sahara Byrne, Cornell University assistant professor of communications, comments on the controversial commercials scheduled to air during the Super Bowl, specifically the possible impact of the Focus on the Family (Tim Tebow) commercial.
Art Wheaton, Cornell University automotive industry expert, comments on the impact of accelerator-part problems in several Toyota cars and trucks.
Thomas D. O’Rourke is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University. O’Rourke is a recognized authority on earthquake engineering and the impact on infrastructure.
Ann Martin, Cornell doctoral student in astronomy, is an expert on the Mayan Calendar / 2012 Hoax.
Philip Liu, Cornell professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is an expert on tsunamis, ocean waves and their impact on coastlines. He led the NSF-sponsored group of U.S. scientists who investigated the aftermath of the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Cornell University offers food safety / food science experts in light of the recent salmonella scare.
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