Emily Cho ’28 unlocks potential in juvenile detention centers with STEM ed

The information sciences, systems and technology major has grown the nonprofit she founded as a 13-year-old into a national network of volunteers giving incarcerated students access to education.

Prosecutors invoke gender stereotypes in capital cases against women

Cornell information science researchers and Cornell Law School faculty found that in capital cases, prosecutors invoke a range of gender stereotypes against women defendants to increase the likelihood of convictions and death sentences.

A new way to measure how crisis counseling skills improve

Researchers from Cornell Bowers and Crisis Text Line, which provides free, confidential mental health support, have developed a method for tracking how counselors hone their ability to steer conversations toward positive outcomes.

‘A seat at the table’: Cornell expands access to multiple AI tools for faculty, staff, students

Most faculty, staff and students will have free access to a range of AI platforms – an effort to level the playing field, spur exploration and reduce the costs and vulnerabilities of individual consumer licenses.

Cute robots, historical chatbots: AI in the classroom grows more sophisticated

Instructors across Cornell are working to strike a balance in the classroom – using AI as a teaching tool but also making choices to prevent its use and preserve the learning experience. 

Cornell Bowers launches two online master's programs in AI

Starting in fall 2027, working professionals can pursue a master's degree in AI or applied AI. 

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Any student, any major: ‘Everyday AI’ course to launch spring 2027

In spring 2027, Cornell Bowers will launch a new course that is open to all entitled, “Everyday AI: Learning to use AI effectively and responsibly.” 

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Who is Elias the lighthouse keeper? AI fiction tells the same old story

For AI agents instructed to write fiction, that tale usually involves lighthouses and a keeper named Elias, according to new Cornell research. 

NSF awards $22.5M to continue plant-human communication projects

The Cornell-led multi-institutional Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems will continue work to transform agriculture by enabling direct two-way communication with crop plants’ internal processes.