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New CoPAIR program connects Cornell researchers with AI tools, training and community

The new Communities of Practice for AI-enabled Research (CoPAIR) program gives researchers access to emerging AI tools, hands-on training and collaborative communities where they can share best practices, develop disciplinary norms for appropriate AI use and non-use, and evaluate new tools for research. 

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‘A seat at the table’: Cornell expands access to multiple AI tools for faculty, staff, students

Most faculty, staff and students will have free access to a range of AI platforms – an effort to level the playing field, spur exploration and reduce the costs and vulnerabilities of individual consumer licenses.

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Cute robots, historical chatbots: AI in the classroom grows more sophisticated

Instructors across Cornell are working to strike a balance in the classroom – using AI as a teaching tool but also making choices to prevent its use and preserve the learning experience.

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Any student, any major: ‘Everyday AI’ course to launch spring 2027

In spring 2027, Cornell Bowers will launch a new course that is open to all entitled, “Everyday AI: Learning to use AI effectively and responsibly.” 

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Who is Elias the lighthouse keeper? AI fiction tells the same old story

For AI agents instructed to write fiction, that tale usually involves lighthouses and a keeper named Elias, according to new Cornell research. 

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Research Matters returns, following ideas from the lab to real life 

August 25, 2026

The second season of Research Matters, a Cornell video podcast, drops today, with a way-too-relevant episode on why we don’t always do the things we know we should.

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Where the Beam Points Next: Autonomous Experiments Take Shape at CHESS

August 25, 2026

An X-ray experiment at Cornell recently did something unusual: It decided for itself where to take its next measurement.

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Cornell Hopes to Turn Cheating Into Teachable Moment

August 24, 2026

The university’s new Accepting Responsibility program encourages students to reflect on their academic integrity violations and promotes ethical decision-making.

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At Cornell Bowers, faculty do AI and now staff do too

August 19, 2026

“We Do AI” was the first educational series at Cornell to provide staff across an entire college with advanced training in how to use AI effectively in their daily workflows.

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At Cornell Bowers, faculty do AI and now staff do too

August 19, 2026

“We Do AI” was the first educational series at Cornell to provide staff across an entire college with advanced training in how to use AI effectively in their daily workflows.

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Research helps NYC students aim higher in public high school applications

August 18, 2026

Many New York City eighth-graders – particularly those from underserved communities – aren’t applying to academically competitive high schools where they could succeed, according to new Cornell research.

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Research helps NYC students aim higher in public high school applications

August 18, 2026

Many New York City eighth-graders – particularly those from underserved communities – aren’t applying to academically competitive high schools where they could succeed, according to new Cornell research.

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Cornell Tech’s new faculty are changing how AI learns, reasons, solves problems

August 17, 2026

Six new faculty members will join Cornell Tech during the coming year, bringing expertise in AI, machine learning, programming languages, and operations research.

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Cornell Tech’s new faculty are changing how AI learns, reasons, solves problems

August 17, 2026

Six new faculty members will join Cornell Tech during the coming year, bringing expertise in AI, machine learning, programming languages, and operations research.