Future healthcare leaders shine at Commencement ceremonies

Weill Cornell Medicine celebrated the Class of 2026 May 14 during two Commencement ceremonies at Carnegie Hall.

Four student-founded AI companies win Cornell Tech Startup Awards

The startups each won $100,000 investments during the university’s annual Startup Awards competition, held May 14.

New approach designs healthcare robots with, not for, the people who use them

A new Cornell Tech-led study invites healthcare workers, long-term care residents, and community members to help design the robots themselves.

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Cornell Tech announces the 2026 Startup Awards and the Inaugural Frontiers of AI Summit

As the 2025–26 academic year comes to a close, Cornell Tech will host a series of events throughout May showcasing student achievement, entrepreneurship, design, and the future of emerging technologies.

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Reverse engineering ketamine’s effects may lead to new antidepressants

Ketamine, an anesthetic, can provide immediate relief to some patients with treatment-resistant depression, but the effects are often short-lived.

T cells secrete DNA to help immune system fight cancer

Activated immune cells secrete tiny capsules bearing DNA that can enter other immune and tumor cells to stimulate the body’s defense systems, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Nerves in skin can slow melanoma growth

Researchers found that nerves of the sympathetic nervous system are often abundant in melanomas, and can inhibit tumor growth by reducing local tumor-supportive macrophages.

Discovery of immune tolerance switch could yield better IBD treatments

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators made an unexpected finding that could open new avenues for therapies against inflammatory bowel disease, food allergy and other autoimmune conditions.

Scientists uncover how the intestine balances cell growth and maintenance

A new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine found that a protein long thought to be a foot soldier in the body’s defense against bacterial infection, does not actually help clear invaders the way its close cousin does.