Hotel to rise in heart of Cornell Tech campus

Cornell announced plans March 14 to build a hotel on the university's new Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island that will open in 2019.

'Radical collaboration' through machine learning

Trevor Pinch, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Science and Technology Studies, spent the fall 2016 semester on sabbatical at Cornell Tech in New York City, where he began collaborating with Serge Belongie, professor of computer science at Cornell Tech.

Hospitable language inspires trust in Airbnb customers

Cornell researchers will present a paper on how Airbnb profiles are perceived in the context of a sharing economy that goes beyond their "gut feelings" if someone is trustworthy or not.

Cornell Tech app tracks bikers, reduces urban congestion

As part of Cornell Tech's Product Studio course, four Class of 2017 students developed technology to predict and avoid traffic jams via an app.

Endowed scholarship challenge is launched

At the start of this year, Cornell launched a fundraising challenge aimed at creating up to 100 new endowed scholarships, totaling an estimated $25 million, for aid-eligible students.

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Cornell Tech Runway Program postdoc wins $250,000

A participant in the Runway Program at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute of Cornell Tech in New York City has won a $250,000 prize in the second 76West Clean Energy Competition.

Cornell Tech, eLab startup Datalogue raises $1.5 million

Datalogue, a Cornell startup with roots on the Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses that uses deep learning and artificial intelligence to automate data preparation, raised $1.5 million in seed funding.

Two Sigma to be first tenant at The Bridge at Cornell Tech

Forest City Ratner Cos. announced Jan. 23 that Two Sigma Investments, a tech and investment firm, is the first company to be selected to locate at The Bridge at Cornell Tech.

Merlin Bird Photo ID mobile app launches

The Merlin Bird Photo ID mobile app has been launched and, thanks to machine-learning technology, can identify hundreds of North American species it “sees” in photos.