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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Is there an AI bubble? No, but some tech companies show signs

August 25, 2026

The AI sector is not in a bubble market, but the prices of some individual AI companies behave with the price variability and exuberance characteristic of a bubble, according to new Cornell research.

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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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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.