Xiaoying Gan ’25, a biometry and statistics and plant science double major, is using her Cornell Bowers education to improve agriculture and tackle food insecurity—advancing humanity and society through tech.
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Dean Kavita Bala shares Cornell’s approach to GenAI in 2024 AI Index Report
“When GenAI first came out a lot of discussion was around how students would use it to cheat and circumvent learning. This is a real concern. However, there is such a huge opportunity in using GenAI to improve and change what and how we teach. Recognizing that our students are going to live in an AI-enabled world, at Cornell we realized that we must change our curriculum to include GenAI in it.” – Kavita Bala, Ph.D., Cornell University, Dean Bowers College of Computing and Information Science and Lead Dean, Cornell AI Initiative
Carla Gomes named Schmidt AI2050 Senior Fellow
Schmidt Sciences has named Carla P. Gomes, the Ronald and Antonia Nielsen Professor in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, an AI2050 Senior Fellow for her work on innovative artificial intelligence approaches to advance scientific discovery, focusing on significant sustainability challenges facing humanity.
Meet our faculty: danah boyd
danah boyd will be joining Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to pursue her passion for teaching, working with students and conducting research at the intersection of technology and society. Drawn by Cornell’s high density of collaborators and welcoming academic community, she looks forward to becoming a member of the Department of Communication faculty. Learn more about her research interests and projects.
Choudhury wins Navy Young Investigator award to train robots
Sanjiban Choudhury, assistant professor of computer science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, just received a three-year, $750,000 Young Investigator Program award from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop new ways to train robots to perform complex, multistep tasks, such as inspecting and repairing ship engines.
Race-blind college admissions harm diversity without improving quality
Critics of affirmative action in higher education have argued that the policy deprives more qualified students of a spot at a university or college. A new study by Cornell researchers finds that ignoring race leads to an admitted class that is much less diverse, but with similar academic credentials.
Cornell Tech alumni close $3.2 million seed round for Avina
Ron Fisher ’16, founded Avina with partners Michael Wang ’16 and Vivek Sudarsan ’16, all three of whom are graduates of Cornell Tech.
Cornell Tech’s economic impact on NYC to double by 2030
A new analysis finds that Cornell Tech, its alumni and its 115 startups achieved $768 million in total economic impact and supported 2,800 jobs in New York City in the 2023-24 fiscal year.