Modeling tool protects worker health and food chain security

Researchers have created a computer model that can help produce farms and food processing facilities control COVID-19 outbreaks, keeping workers safe and the food chain secure.

Home care workers unaware of AI’s role and potential benefits

Researchers found that home care workers, care agency staff and worker advocates lack understanding of AI technology, its data usage and the reasons AI systems retain their information.

Robot see, robot do: System learns after watching how-tos

Cornell researchers have developed a new robotic framework powered by artificial intelligence that allows robots to learn tasks by watching a single how-to video.

Growth across fields: Scientific collaboration tackles farming challenges

A new study, published in Global Change Biology, presents five case studies that demonstrate how deep collaboration can transform crop monitoring, fertilizer use and water management to tackle the most significant challenges facing farming: water status, fertilizer systems and phosphorus recovery.

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DIY tinkerers tackle defunct tech at Earth Day Repair Fair

Visitors to the Earth Day Repair Fair can fix, donate or recycle their defunct tech - from laptops to keyboards to headphones. Anything with a cord (including the cord!) will be accepted.

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Explore new digital tech at BOOM 2025

The 27th annual Bits On Our Minds, the premier showcase for cutting-edge digital technology projects created by Cornell students, returns April 23, from 4-6 p.m. in the Duffield Hall atrium.

Nice flex: AI-powered smart clothing logs posture, exercises

Researchers at Cornell have developed a new type of smart clothing that can track a person’s posture and exercise routine but looks, wears – and washes – just like a regular shirt.

Dataset reveals how Reddit communities are adapting to AI

According to the research, the number of subreddits with AI rules more than doubled in 16 months, from July 2023 to November 2024.

Podcast features 2025 Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year John Bicket

Bicket ’02, chief technology officer and co-founder of tech firm Samsara, is the guest on this month's Startup Cornell podcast.

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