Tree-focused tech aims to bring more shade to vulnerable New Yorkers

Announced Aug. 5 at Cornell Tech, a research partnership will help neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx identify where new trees are needed most to improve public health.

Cornell Tech appoints new Associate Deans for research and education

Cornell Tech has appointed two longtime faculty leaders to new academic leadership roles.

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Strike a pose: Creating more realistic multi-person images

A Cornell research group has devised a way to generate an image of multiple people, incorporating the poses of all individuals to inform the image generation and make the scene more believable and accurate.

2026 LinkedIn grant recipients to drive innovation in GenAI, LLMs

LinkedIn and the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science announce the fifth and final group of researchers to receive grants from their strategic partnership.

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Weak AI regulation may backfire, making products less safe

A new modeling study finds no regulation of AI products and services may be safer than weak regulation.

From Marine Corps to Cornell Tech: Harold Reed’s next mission in tech leadership

During nine years in the United States Marine Corps, Harold Reed was responsible for complex systems, high-stakes decisions, and the people behind them.

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Can AI plan for heat emergencies better than simple rules? It depends

For consequential decision-making, the benefits of a simple index score vs. a less-interpretable predictive AI algorithm depend, researchers from Cornell found, on the desired outcome as well as the decision’s intended audience.

Digital research repository arXiv to start new chapter as nonprofit

On July 1, the digital research respository arXiv, housed at Cornell Tech, will transition to an independent nonprofit, enabling faster technological development, expanded partnerships and long-term financial sustainability.

New method helps online ads reach overlooked groups

Cornell information science researchers have developed a method that can help online advertisers ensure they’re reaching their intended audience and reduce “skew” – under-delivery to certain demographic groups.