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AI Headlines from Around the University

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

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

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.

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Matt Marx named vice provost for entrepreneurship, innovation and external engagement

June 30, 2026

Marx will establish and serve as inaugural director of the Cornell Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, to boost university efforts to commercialize breakthrough scientific discoveries.

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AI is changing expectations for MBA graduates

June 29, 2026

While MBA job prospects are expected to remain stable in the near future, new hires will be held to higher standards inside rapidly evolving workplaces.

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AI is changing expectations for MBA graduates

June 29, 2026

While MBA job prospects are expected to remain stable in the near future, new hires will be held to higher standards inside rapidly evolving workplaces.

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Duffield Engineering SPROUT Awards for emerging research reach new high

June 26, 2026

The 16 grants are the most the SPROUT program has awarded in a single cycle and support a broad range of promising projects in AI, medicine, semiconductors, sustainability and more.

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Duffield Engineering SPROUT Awards for emerging research reach new high

June 26, 2026

The 16 grants are the most the SPROUT program has awarded in a single cycle and support a broad range of promising projects in AI, medicine, semiconductors, sustainability and more.

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Provost Bala highlights higher ed’s role in shaping AI for the public good

June 24, 2026

Provost Kavita Bala explains how higher ed’s nonprofit status gives it a unique position in the development of AI.

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How Cornell Recovered $100,000 in Unidentified Payments With AI

June 24, 2026

This is the story of how a two-semester collaboration between the Cornell AI Innovation Hub, graduate students, and the Treasury team transformed a time‑consuming, manual investigation process into a tool that helps staff complete the work more efficiently.

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Smart drones, safe skies: Student’s system tests, coordinates drone fleets

June 23, 2026

Doctoral student’s project devises an autonomous airspace coordination system built around a real-time simulation and validation technology.

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Smart drones, safe skies: Student’s system tests, coordinates drone fleets

June 23, 2026

Doctoral student’s project devises an autonomous airspace coordination system built around a real-time simulation and validation technology.