Cornell Tech’s new faculty are building tech that thinks, feels, and teaches

With three Sloan Fellows, three NSF CAREER Award winners, and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree among them, this year’s new faculty cohort arrives with notable accolades and ambitions.

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Mako, a faculty-led startup based at Cornell Tech, raises $8.5 million

Mako, co-founded by assistant professor Mohamed Abdelfattah, sets out to tackle one of artificial intelligence’s most pressing infrastructure challenges: optimizing the computing efficiency of graphics processing units.

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Login system helps spot online hacks without sacrificing privacy

A new system developed by Cornell Tech researchers helps users detect when their online accounts have been compromised — without exposing their personal devices to invasive tracking by web services.

Researchers uncover hidden risks of passkeys in abusive relationships

The research introduces the first framework for analyzing how digital authentication tools can be exploited in contexts such as intimate partner violence, elder abuse and human trafficking.

First-year medical students celebrate their new white coats

Surrounded by friends and family, 106 students in the Class of 2029 participated in Weill Cornell Medical College’s annual White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 12, officially marking the beginning of their medical education.

Immunological study provides new insights into post-pandemic return of respiratory viruses

COVID-19 prevention methods such as masking and social distancing also suppressed the circulation of common respiratory diseases, leaving young children lacking immunity to pathogens they otherwise would have been exposed to, a new study reveals. 

Associate professor Yoav Artzi honored with Test of Time award

The Test of Time Award recognizes research that continues to shape the field years after its publication.

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Brain imaging may identify patients likely to benefit from anxiety care app

By understanding differences in how people’s brains are wired, clinicians may be able to predict who’d benefit from a self-guided anxiety care app, according to a clinical trial co-led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

Inaugural CUNY Honors Connect cohort presents research

This summer, Cornell Tech welcomed the first-ever cohort of the City University of New York (CUNY) Honors Connect program, which culminated in a showcase of student-led research on July 31.

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