Amazon’s AI assistant struggles with diverse dialects, study finds

New Cornell research has implications for the increasing number of online platforms that are incorporating chatbots based on large language models.

4-H teens come to Cornell to explore potential career paths

Cornell hosted more than 180 middle and high school students from across New York state for the annual 4-H Career Explorations Conference, held June 25-27.

Boot camp helps warrior-scholars transition from service to campus

Nearly 20 active-duty and veteran service members visited Cornell June 21-28 to participate in the Warrior-Scholar Project’s academic boot camps.

Research at risk: after-school nutrition and career readiness for NYC middle-schoolers

Funding has been cut short for a national program to help young people feed themselves and their families nutritiously.

Interfaith America funds Cornell initiatives to promote dialogue across campus

Cornell has received three grants from Interfaith America, a Chicago-based nonprofit that promotes bridge-building across religious and ideological divides.

Around Cornell

Buffalo area 4-H program empowers teens, opens doors

For 10 years, the Youth CAN program has empowered students in Buffalo schools to execute projects that contribute to their communities, while gaining skills and experiences that will help them build careers.

History Center exhibit chronicles excavation at Ithaca’s ‘Freedom Church’

The exhibit on Ithaca’s St. James A.M.E. Zion Church will open on Juneteenth with a community event scheduled for 4 p.m.

Research at risk: Breaking down barriers for autistic job seekers

A project examining how to help companies hire neurodivergent people has received a termination order, halting work that could have helped autistic people find jobs and employers find talent.

The women of Mu Gamma celebrate 50 years of mentorship

More than 100 Mu Gamma sisters, from founding members to current undergrads, recently gathered in Ithaca to celebrate the chapter’s 50th anniversary, and a tradition of service, scholarship and sisterhood at Cornell.