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Project to rebuild trust in AI era lands Laude’s $10M ‘moonshot’ award

A $10 million “moonshot” grant from Laude Institute will help Cornell researchers realize the potential of artificial intelligence, while giving online communities control over AI’s role.

New initiative will explore AI’s role in society, humanities

With AI transforming how societies function, a new program in the College of Arts and Sciences aims to meet the urgent need to understand AI’s implications for culture, governance, ethics, communication, creativity, labor and social organization.

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.

‘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.

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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Greg Morrisett to co-lead new NYS AI safety research center

November 11, 2026

The center is a new statewide initiative launched by Gov. Kathy Hochul to advance artificial intelligence science and safety.

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‘Big Math’ reveals the hidden codes that run our algorithm-driven world

November 10, 2026

In their new book, “Big Math,” mathematicians Steven Strogatz and Alex Townsend crack open our algorithm-driven world and reveal the history of mathematical concepts that undergird, and often control, modern life.

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Machine learning helps explain evolution of fish schools

November 9, 2026

The study is among the largest studies of the evolution of any behavior ever conducted in any group of species.

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Data centers need power – lower income, rural residents pay the price

November 9, 2026

In 2025, data centers paid only 38% of the energy infrastructure costs linked to their growth, with households, especially rural and low-income residents, bearing the remaining burden.

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AI and the Future of Disability Employment

November 6, 2026

AI has the potential to improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities, but it also introduces new risks that could reinforce existing inequities and create additional barriers. Kaitlyn Jackson and Kimberly Osmani of the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability explain what this means for different stakeholder groups.

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Project to rebuild trust in AI era lands Laude’s $10M ‘moonshot’ award

November 5, 2026

A $10 million “moonshot” grant from Laude Institute will help Cornell researchers realize the potential of artificial intelligence, while giving online communities control over AI’s role.

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Y Combinator’s Graham: Build ‘stuff you’re genuinely interested in’

November 2, 2026

Taking advantage of the opportunities a college education affords and doing what you love are important in a successful startup journey, according to Paul Graham ’86, founder of Y Combinator.

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BRC expands support for life sciences research at Cornell

November 2, 2026

The Biotechnology Resource Center – a set of core facilities providing shared, cutting-edge resources for life sciences research – is enhancing and expanding its support for Cornell researchers.

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Hundreds of students attend new startup career fair

October 30, 2026

The expo brought together companies in fields from robotics to defense to health tech to food.

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