Leaders in tech, urban innovation, and finance join Jacobs Institute Steering Committee

Committee members advise on initiatives that advance interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship, and public interest technology at Cornell Tech.

Around Cornell

Skin-to-skin contact associated with brain changes in preterm infants

“Kangaroo care,” or skin-to-skin contact, may be neuroprotective and is associated with neonatal development in areas of the brain involved in emotional regulation in preterm infants, according to a new preliminary study.

Researchers see opportunity in addressing NY climate goals

Researchers at the ILR School’s Climate Jobs Institute say that despite shortfalls in progress since the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, the state can still meet those goals – while improving working conditions and equity.

New faculty Tianyi Chen is engineering AI to make smarter and balanced decisions

Tianyi Chen is pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence by asking a pressing question: What if AI could be engineered not just to optimize for a single outcome, but to make smarter, more balanced decisions — much like humans do?

Around Cornell

Teens’ portraits celebrate Toni Morrison as community-builder

High schoolers from Ithaca and Brooklyn produced the artworks depicting Morrison and a local student, a collaboration that promises to introduce Morrison's work to new generations of New Yorkers.

Inflammation during pregnancy may prime offspring for anxiety

Increased risk for anxiety may begin before birth, shaped by infection or stressful events during pregnancy, according to a new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Oral GLP-1 drug promotes substantial weight loss in trial

Patients taking an experimental oral GLP-1 drug lost significant weight and improved heart and metabolic risk factors in a large, international phase III clinical trial.

Balancing the promise of health AI with its carbon costs

The health care industry is increasingly relying on AI – in responding to patient queries, for example – and a new Cornell study shows how decision-makers can use real-world data to build sustainability into new systems.

AI hardware reimagined for lower energy use

A new innovation from Cornell researchers lowers the energy use needed to power artificial intelligence – a step toward shrinking the carbon footprints of data centers and AI infrastructure.