Meta is suing a company that ran ads on its platforms that promote an app, Crush AI, that lets people create non-consensual, sexualized images of others using AI technology.

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Judith Peraino, a Cornell University professor of music who studies rock and pop music, says their deaths mark the end of a pivotal era in music—shaped by issues that still resonate today.

Arts & Humanities

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David Silbey is an associate professor of history at Cornell University, specializing in military history and defense policy. 

Law, Government & Public Policy

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President Trump issued a new travel ban last night slated to go into effect June 9, and while court challenges are likely, they may fail says Cornell Law scholar Stephen Yale-Loehr. 

Law and Policy

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The Trump administration has canceled a nearly $600-million contract with Moderna that was intended to develop a vaccine for humans against bird flu. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA technology, which is used in the company’s shot.

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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning on whether lower courts have the authority to issue nationwide injunctions – broad rulings that have, among other things, blocked President Trump’s executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship, but the outcome will depend on whether the justices think an alternative to nationwide injunctions is workable says Cornell Law School visiting assistant professor Jacob Hamburger. 

Law and Policy

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President Trump urged pharmaceutical companies to reduce their drug prices within a month to align more closely with those in other wealthy nations, warning that failure to comply could result in strict limits on their Medicare earnings, indicating that the pharmaceutical industry is not out of the hot seat says Cornell University professor Colleen Carey. 

Law and Policy

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Natasha Holmes is an associate professor at Cornell University focused on STEM education courses. She says she came to the U.S. because of NSF leadership in science education research which she adds has made the U.S. a global leader in this space – until now.

science

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Landon Schnabel, an associate professor of sociology at Cornell University who studies religion and social change, suggests that the historic selection reflects Catholicism's evolving global identity.

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Dr. Casey Means, a Stanford-trained physician and wellness influencer associated with the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as U.S. Surgeon General. The nomination of Dr. Casey Means is the latest example of the administration’s disregard for scientific expertise and evidence-based policy, say two Cornell University experts.

Health, Nutrition & Medicine

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