Associate Professor of History Brent Cebul argues that President Biden spent too much time on efforts that American workers wouldn’t feel for years. “The time horizon associated with those big pieces of legislation was way out of sync with the exigencies of the presidential election,” Cebul says. 

The year 2024 was the hottest on record, the first to pass a 1.5°C temperature increase. Michael Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth and Environmental Science described what we’re seeing now as like watching the end of a dystopian sci-fi film. “We are now reaping what we’ve sown,” he says. 

“Speckle” patterns in the heart of tumor cells could reveal how individuals with a common form of kidney cancer—called clear cell renal cell carcinoma—will respond to treatment, according to research from Shelley Berger, Daniel S. Och University Professor, and colleagues. “The search for answers may lead to more personalized treatments,” Berger says. “This discovery offers a new starting point” for this type of cancer. 

Rogers M. Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Political Science, laid out three scenarios for Trump’s campaign trail promises regarding tariffs, deportation, and foreign policy: He will succeed and triumph; he will fail, shift gears, and foster uncertainty; or he will fail yet persist regardless.