Media Monitor: Cornell Chronicle Reports on Medical Students, Measles Risk, and Faculty Appointment; Other Outlets Feature Cornell Experts on Social Media and Agriculture

Cornell Chronicle is reporting that Weill Cornell Medicine recently held ceremonies for its incoming physician assistant and first-year medical students, where they earned their white coats. It also said that pockets of low vaccination rates in some schools are a key factor in the increasing number of measles outbreaks across the U.S. Additionally, Austin Bunn, a professor of performing and media arts, has been named provost’s fellow for public engagement, tasked with advancing community-engaged learning.

Separately, WIRED is reporting that Brooke Erin Duffy of Cornell's CALS department said the platform Hot or Not played a role in gamifying physical attractiveness and normalizing the ranking and scoring systems now common on social media. FOX NEWS is reporting that Bingyan Dai from Cornell's SC Johnson College highlighted California's critical role in the nation's fresh fruit and vegetable supply, noting its significant supply vulnerability.