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Two grants to study AI and worker voice awarded to ILR
October 13, 2025
Two new grants from the Washington Center for Equitable Growth will fund ILR research aimed at providing insights to policymakers, union leaders, managers and others who are shaping the future of AI in the workplace.
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Pain tolerance increases during social interaction in VR
October 1, 2025
Researchers in the Virtual Embodiment Lab found that engagement in social virtual reality, whether with loved ones or total strangers, enhances pain tolerance.
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Provost initiative to envision Cornell’s long-term future
October 1, 2025
A faculty-led committee will explore how the university can evolve to best serve future generations while pursuing its core mission.
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Faculty innovate with, and avoid, AI in the classroom
October 1, 2025
At the same time faculty are finding ways to use generative AI tools to help students learn, pen-and-paper assessments are returning to the classroom.
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Models feel hemmed in by AI
September 30, 2025
Using generative AI, fashion designers can use digital photos to adjust models’ features and even deploy fully digital avatars in place of humans. A team including an ILR School researcher has written a paper highlighting models’ challenges.
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‘Bottling’ human intuition for AI-led materials discovery
September 30, 2025
A Cornell researcher and collaborators have developed a machine-learning model that encapsulates and quantifies the valuable intuition of human experts in the quest to discover new quantum materials.
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Cornell awarded NSF grant to build AI-ready living lab for agriculture
September 29, 2025
Cornell University has been awarded a portion of a $2 million planning initiative from the U.S. National Science Foundation to establish AI4Ag, a national testbed for artificial intelligence in agriculture.
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AI can write your college essay, but it won’t sound like you
September 25, 2025
Students who plan to use ChatGPT to write their college admissions essays should think twice: Artificial intelligence tools write highly generic personal narratives, even when prompted to write from the perspective of someone with a certain race or gender.
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Balancing the promise of health AI with its carbon costs
September 17, 2025
The health care industry is increasingly relying on AI – in responding to patient queries, for example – and a new Cornell study shows how decision-makers can use real-world data to build sustainability into new systems.