COVID-19 patient registry helping track disease’s evolution
A Cornell-led COVID-19 patient registry, organized by Weill Cornell Medicine, continues to be a source of medical insight into the workings of the novel coronavirus and treatment of infected patients.
View ArticleGift from Ann S. Bowers ’59 creates new college of computing and information...
A transformative gift from Ann S. Bowers ’59 – a Silicon Valley champion and longtime philanthropist – will establish the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, supporting...
View ArticlePresident lauds ‘transformational gift’ from Ann S. Bowers ’59
President Martha E. Pollack applauds the legacy of Ann S. Bowers ’59 and her gift that creates the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science.
View ArticleResearch explores hallmarks of effective conversations
Using data from a crisis text hotline, Cornell researchers explored the question of what makes conversations successful.
View ArticleInitiative to employ AI in behavioral health monitoring
The new, collaborative Precision Behavioral Health Initiative aims to use both smart devices and artificial intelligence to help individuals, and their doctors, monitor and manage behavioral health.
View ArticleChess engine sacrifices mastery to mimic human play
Researchers have developed an AI engine trained to play chess like human – improving online chess games and shedding light on how humans could learn from AI in other areas.
View ArticlePeople follow a crowd, no matter its politics
When it comes to evaluating news, people tend to trust the opinions of a large group whether it’s composed of liberals or conservatives, new Cornell Tech research has found.
View ArticleStudent-developed app connects shovels to snow
Snow Angels, a web app developed in part by Cornell computer science students that allows people to volunteer their snow-shoveling services on street corners around Ithaca, launched on Jan. 28.
View ArticlePraxis Center and engineering startups grow together
Nearly two years after launching, the Praxis Center for Venture Development is reconfiguring its structure to reflect the growth of engineering startups at Cornell and their specialized needs.
View ArticleAgarwal, Rush, Tschida, Udell win Sloan Fellowships
Four early-career faculty members have won 2021 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which support research and education related to science, technology, mathematics and...
View ArticleNSF challenges Cornell to tame winter, natural disasters
In partnership with New York community groups, Cornell researchers are developing a hyperlocal weather forecasting system designed to help emergency response.
View ArticleSearch committee set for policy school’s founding dean
A year after the provost announced plans to create a School of Public Policy, following a multiyear review of how to elevate Cornell’s excellence and prominence in the social sciences, the search for...
View ArticleWomen in tech program expanding to DC
Gender Equality in Tech (GET) Cities, led by Cornell Tech-based Break Through Tech and SecondMuse, in partnership with Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures, has launched GET DC as its next city hub.
View ArticleHigh school programming prelim emphasizes learning
The third annual Cornell High School Programming Contest Warm Up, a virtual computer programming competition, was less a contest and more a chance for budding programmers to hone their skills.
View ArticleAtkinsons’ $30M gift to name multidisciplinary building
A $30 million commitment from David R. Atkinson ’60 and Patricia Atkinson will name a new multidisciplinary building on campus, intended to foster innovative and collaborative research in key...
View ArticleFood supply chain app wins digital ag hackathon
An app that would maximize profit and minimize food spoilage and loss across the agriculture supply chain was named the grand prize winner in the third annual Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture...
View ArticleComputational sustainability trailblazer honored
Carla P. Gomes, the Ronald and Antonia Nielsen Professor of Computing and Information Science, is the recipient of the 2021 Feigenbaum Prize, given by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial...
View ArticleMary Nichols ’66 brings fresh air to Cornell Atkinson
Mary Nichols '66, environmental icon and former chair of the California Air Resources Board, will become a Visiting Senior Fellow at Cornell Atkinson.
View ArticlePandemic lockdowns boost, democratize online education
A Cornell-led research team found that the rollout of nonessential business closures due to the pandemic led to an increase in engagement, across demographic groups, with a popular online learning...
View ArticleEvent highlights strategies for online teaching
More than 100 people participated in the Cornell Online Learning Community's seventh annual event, “What Works and What’s Next in Online Teaching and Learning?”
View ArticleDeans’ Dialogue to examine AI across nations
The Cornell China Center’s Ying Hua will lead a panel of educators and scientists as they take an in-depth look at AI and its growing prominence in designing future solutions for many aspects of life...
View ArticleThree Emerging Scholars to Lead New Research Partnerships
Cornell Atkinson has awarded three postdoctoral fellowships to researchers in wildlife conservation, freshwater ecology, and artificial intelligence.
View ArticlePollack, Bala: Gift ‘unlocks growth’ for Cornell Bowers CIS
President Martha E. Pollack and Kavita Bala, dean of the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, talked about the future of the college at Cornell Silicon Valley 21, held...
View ArticleHatfield Lecture 2021: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Over 1,000 alumni, students, and Cornell community members tuned in to hear from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Cornell University President Martha E. Pollack on March 24, for the 2021 Hatfield...
View ArticleCloud-optimization startup secures $5 million in seed funding
Exotanium, a software startup founded by Cornell researchers and based on technology licensed through Cornell’s Center for Technology Licensing, completed a $5 million seed funding round. Its...
View ArticleTwelve assistant professors win NSF early-career awards
Twelve Cornell assistant professors from a range of disciplines have recently received five-year National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.
View ArticleStudy: Vitamin D won’t limit risk, severity of COVID-19
Normal blood levels of vitamin D don’t affect one’s susceptibility to getting COVID-19 or the severity of infections, according to new research led by Bonnie Patchen, a doctoral student in the field of...
View ArticleMental health helplines need human-centered solutions
There’s a wide gap between how care was intended by those who support helplines and how that care was experienced in practice by those who need it most, according to new research from Cornell and...
View ArticleGrant to accelerate AI materials discovery and design
Cornell is partnering in a $36 million grant from the Toyota Research Institute for its Accelerated Materials Design and Discovery collaborative university research program, which seeks to use...
View ArticleVirtual Game Design Showcase is May 25
Computer games designed by students in the Game Design Initiative at Cornell will be available for the public to try and critique at the annual Game Design Showcase, to be held virtually from 4-7 p.m....
View ArticleInfo sci student’s startup seeks to elevate Black businesses
For entrepreneurs of color, seed funding can be hard to come by. Anthonia Carter, a doctoral student in the field of information science, is addressing that problem with EGK Starters, which is helping...
View ArticleWest Campus house professor reflects on immersive six years
When associate professor Steven Jackson’s six-year tenure as professor-dean of West Campus’ Keeton House ends this month, he will leave a different person from the one who moved in.
View ArticleMerrill Scholars thank educators who shaped Cornell journeys
In a virtual ceremony May 24, this year's 37 Merrill Presidential Scholars, who represent the top 1% of graduating seniors, recognized the high school teacher and university faculty or staff member who...
View ArticleSix grants support joint research in China through pandemic
The Cornell China Center has announced six new grant awards, totaling $140,000, to support research by Cornell faculty teams partnering with researchers in China.
View ArticleNYC urban design course technology recaptures humanity
Students in a new pilot course on Urban Design Strategies aim to improve livability of four NYC locations with the help of augmented- and virtual-reality.
View ArticleSix graduate students receive Wu Scholarships
Six graduate students were awarded 2021 Hsien and Daisy Yen Wu Scholarships. These scholarships recognize graduate students for their academic ability, performance and character as well as financial...
View ArticleTesting AI fairness in predicting college dropout rate
Researchers from Cornell Bowers CIS found no evidence that removing protected student attributes from dropout prediction models improves their accuracy or fairness, but they advocate for including...
View ArticleSoftware tool breathes life into post-COVID office airflow
As offices spring back to life, interior space designers and architects will soon have an easy planning tool to efficiently diagram workplace airflow.
View ArticleMachine learning tool sorts the nuances of quantum data
An interdisciplinary team developed a tool to parse quantum matter and make crucial distinctions in the data, helping scientists unravel the most confounding phenomena in the subatomic realm.
View ArticleNSF funds work on flagging bad online behavior
Members of the Prosocial Project have received a four-year, $1.19 million grant from the National Science Foundation for work on understanding the emergence and maintenance of norms to deter negative...
View ArticleSummer CIS programs foster diversity, community
Diversity is a major priority of the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, and three summer offerings – CSMore, SoNIC and the Designing Technology for Social Impact...
View ArticlePlatform teaches nonexperts to use machine learning
New, award-winning research from the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science is helping inform and improve future design and development of interactive machine learning tools.
View ArticleSmart necklace could track your detailed facial expressions
Tracking facial movements, and possibly their cause, is one of the proposed applications for NeckFace, a necklace-type wearable sensing technology developed in the lab of Cheng Zhang, assistant...
View ArticleAnswer to thorny question could unlock internet security
Rafael Pass, professor of computer science at Cornell Tech and at the Cornell Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, and a collaborator offer a potential pathway to solving an age-old...
View ArticleSummer program preps new students for Cornell
Cornell’s seven-week Prefreshman Summer Program offers new students the opportunity to learn more about the university and its resources before they start their first year on East Hill.
View ArticleFour assistant professors win early-career awards
Cornell assistant professors researching artificial intelligence, sustainable energy, digitization in manufacturing and chemistry have recently received early-career awards from the National Science...
View ArticleStudents can explore resources at entrepreneurship kickoff event
A Sept. 9 event will introduce students to all of Cornell's vast resources related to entrepreneurship, business creation, venture capital, technology, startups and social enterprises.
View ArticleCornell Bowers CIS welcomes 13 faculty members
The Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science is welcoming 13 new faculty members in the departments of Computer Science, Information Science and Statistics and Data Science....
View ArticleTech/Law Colloquium features privacy, COVID and incarceration
The Technology and Law Colloquium – a hybrid Cornell University course and public lecture series – returns this semester with talks from 13 leading scholars who study the legal and ethical questions...
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