In an effort to unify the rapidly expanding set of academic activities investigating artificial intelligence (AI), Weill Cornell Medicine is launching a new AI to Advance Medicine initiative. Encompassing a Dean’s Lecture Series and Dean’s Grant Program, the...

Cornell’s Center for Data Science for Enterprise and Society and Cornell’s Artificial Intelligence Initiative are sponsoring a Call for Proposals for THOUGHT SUMMITS, a Cornell forum aimed at identifying and developing inter- and intra- institutional collaborations in the novel areas of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

The Cornell Agricultural Systems Testbed and Demonstration Site is working with the Weatherspoon lab in computer science to create a data pipeline and analytics platform that will allow farmers to aggregate their data for informed decision-making. At the same time, the researchers are ensuring that every farmer’s data will be kept private.

Thorsten Joachims has been named vice provost for artificial intelligence strategy, a newly created position intended to bolster the Cornell AI Initiative. This new position further expands Cornell’s universitywide effort to advance leadership in research and education in AI, while creating, applying and evaluating AI as a tool across the university – from classrooms and laboratories to clinics and university processes. His appointment took effect Jan. 1.

Cornell Tech will introduce its first Summer Innovation Intensives program in July 2026, offering pre-college students an immersive experience in artificial intelligence, ethics, and entrepreneurship. The three-week program, scheduled for July 13-30 on Cornell Tech’s Roosevelt Island campus, is designed to give students a head start on college-level learning while tackling real-world challenges through technology. Students who are at least 15 years old and have completed their sophomore year of high school by the program start date are encouraged to apply.