Scott Belsky, founder of Behance and A24 Labs, joins Cornell Tech Council

Cornell University alumnus Scott Belsky ‘02, partner at entertainment studio A24 and founder of A24 Labs and Behance, has joined the Cornell Tech Council.

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Crowning glory: McGraw Tower’s renovations are complete

Sporting a new roof and other improvements, the iconic clocktower is ready for another century.

Sci-fi author Doctorow to kick off A.D. White series in Ithaca, NYC

Best-selling writer and technology blogger Cory Doctorow will make the A.D. White Professor-at-Large program’s second dual-campus visit, ending his week at Cornell Tech in New York City. Four other professors will visit Cornell this fall.

In Kops Lecture, law scholar will explore ‘the Constitution in crisis’

Aziz Rana, a professor of law at Boston College, will discuss the relationship between the constitutional system and current democratic backsliding.

First-gen students, families, find camaraderie at Cornell

Forty students attended First at Cornell Aug. 14-17, with sessions on campus and at Greek Peak Mountain Resort in Cortland, New York.

Panel series to help faculty open doors to alternative funding

A series of monthly panels brings together faculty, program directors and other experts to share strategies and success stories.

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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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Former Colombian president will launch Climate Impact Speaker Series

The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability’s 2025 Climate Impact Speaker Series will kick off Sept. 2 with former president of Colombia Iván Duque, who from 2018-22 oversaw the country’s dramatic expansion of renewable energy.

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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