What does it mean to train an AI to speak like you?

Ultra-personalized AI for assisted communication risks muting aspects of the user’s identity and can breach privacy, according to a study from a Cornell Tech doctoral student who trained the technology on himself.

Haynes, Levine elected to the American Philosophical Society

Two faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences – astronomer Martha Haynes and literary scholar Caroline Levine – have been named to the American Philosophical Society. 

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Entrepreneurial students win awards for summer work on their startups

Thirty student startups received Human Spirit, Beck Fellows and Cane Entrepreneurial Scholars awards this summer from Entrepreneurship at Cornell, funding that will allow students to work on their startups rather than take traditional summer positions.

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All Things Equal marks its 1,000th episode

To mark the 1,000th episode and the expansion of the program focus, WHCU and Cornell are rebranding the program as All Things Local, reflecting its evolution over 19 years and allowing for continued exploration of community-centered stories.

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Mayfest, Cornell’s international chamber music festival, returns May 15-19

After a two-year break, music faculty are bringing back Mayfest, featuring a new commission by Cornellian Joseph Phibbs, a tribute to his teacher, Steven Stucky. 

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Falco to Congress: Benign scientific data can be exploited by China

Assistant professor Greg Falco testified before the congressional U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission about how low-level data can be leveraged for tactical advantage.

Extended reality tool lets dancers analyze movement

A Cornell doctoral student has helped develop a tool, DanXeReflect, that lets dancers use video and extended reality headsets to create an immersive environment for analyzing and refining their movements.

Cornell men’s tennis looks to cause a racket at NCAAs

The Big Red won the Ivy League title for the third time in its history and travel to Texas May 1 for its fourth straight NCAA appearance.

Two doctoral students selected as Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellows

City and regional planning doctoral students Manoel Pereira Neto and Gauri Nagpal were selected as two of 50 Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Dissertation Innovation Fellows.

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