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At the 2026 PiTech Showcase, fellows shared projects built with nonprofits, healthcare providers, and public agencies, alongside a conversation between @nycofficeoftech.bsky.social CTO Lisa Gelobter and Cornell Tech's @destrin.bsky.social on technology in service of the public good. #CornellAI

Cornell Tech opened its doors for Open House New York (OHNY) Weekend, welcoming visitors to explore the Game Assemblies Lab, MakerLAB, and Cornell’s AAP NYC Center and learn how these spaces support research, hands-on experimentation, and interdisciplinary design.

Cornell Tech’s Master’s Programs Open House will take place on October 19 at 4:30 p.m. ET on Roosevelt Island. Details about the event and registration are available at gradprofessional.cornell.edu/register/?id...

Climate Week is here in NYC 🌎 We’re excited to host conversations at Cornell Tech exploring the ideas, technologies, and partnerships shaping climate solutions—from energy and biodiversity to innovation and beyond. Learn more: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7508256315622752256

How can technology be made more accessible? Join us at Cornell Tech Sept. 22 for CATAI’s free AI and Accessibility Summit, a free event bringing together experts from research, tech, government and the accessibility community. https://catai.ai.cornell.edu/summit.html

Standing room only last night at Cornell Tech for a conversation between NYT journalist Natasha Singer and Dean Greg Morrisett about Singer’s new book, Coding Kids! Buy your copy here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/coding-kids-big-tech-s-battle-to-remake-public-schools-natasha-singer/8ce4626c3219d0b7

As AI accelerates change, do universities still have the long view? Today at the QS Back to School Summit, Cornell Tech Dean Greg Morrisett joined Nell Gluckman of The Chronicle of Higher Education for a timely discussion on higher ed's role in an AI-driven future. Thanks to all who attended! 👏

Congrats to Cornell Tech’s Thijs Roumen and Kate Nicholson on being named 2026–27 Einhorn Center fellows, in recognition of their commitment to community-engaged scholarship and public engagement! Learn more: https://bit.ly/4rgA5oR

AI/NYC: Emergency Room Robots 🚑 When every second counts, the right medical supply needs to be within reach. Cornell Tech’s Angelique Taylor and her team are reimagining the crash cart with robotics, AI, and human-centered design to support emergency care. #AINYC #CornellAI

When someone discovers @TikTok through an ad, a friend’s recommendation, or a chance scroll through the app store, it might feel like a simple moment. For Cornell Tech alumna Donghui Li though, it’s a complex data problem hiding in plain sight. https://tech.cornell.edu/news/donghui-li/

Daria Ng, Head of Cornell Tech’s K-12 Initiative, discusses how intentional use of AI can support K-12 learning on ABC News. #CornellAI Watch more: https://bit.ly/4xiQMBO

Cornell Tech was honored to welcome Thailand’s legal community to remember HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha, LL.M. ’02, J.S.D. ’05, and her legacy of justice and public service. @cornelllaw.bsky.social

Thank you to @forbes.com and Neha Mehra for including Cornell Tech and our Startup Awards in this look at student founders turning ideas into startups. 🚀 Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/neha-mehra/2026/08/27/the-student-startup-ideas-that-are-actually-making-money-right-now/

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Roosevelt Island Library for a Community Conversation with Nikolay Lukyanchikov, a researcher in the Runway Startup Postdoc Program at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute!

New York is now North America’s top tech talent market, surpassing the Bay Area for the first time. Nearly 400,000 tech workers and 20,000 AI jobs were added last year. Cornell Tech celebrates its community's role in this growth! Read more via CNBC: https://tinyurl.com/nyc-top-market-for-tech-talent

Cornell Tech researchers are helping NYC students tackle one of America's toughest admissions systems—and aim higher. Learn more: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/08/research-helps-nyc-students-aim-higher-public-high-school-applications @cornellengineering.bsky.social @cornellbowers.bsky.social

AP News spoke with Prof. James Grimmelmann of Cornell Tech and Cornell Law about the landmark Meta trial over social media impacts on young users. https://apnews.com/article/meta-facebook-social-media-trial-oakland-32e8f19738eb77ab832e0f084dd677af

6 new faculty members will join Cornell Tech for the 2026-27 academic year, bringing expertise in AI, machine learning, programming languages, & research at a pivotal moment for the future of computing. Learn more: https://bit.ly/45wnS5K @cornellbowers.bsky.social @cornellengineering.bsky.social

Passkeys are often seen as a safer alternative to passwords. New Cornell Tech research finds they may also create unexpected risks, especially for survivors of abuse. Learn more: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/08/surprising-risks-online-passkeys @cornellbowers.bsky.social

The Johnson Cornell Tech MBA Class of 2027 officially wrapped up their Summer core semester. While classes kept them busy, they made the most of their summer in NYC! 🗽 We’re so proud of everything they've accomplished so far and excited to welcome the rest of the Cornell Tech community next week! 🚀

Cornell Tech welcomed NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler CEO Nataliya Yakovleva and Director of Therapeutic Recreation and Patient Care Services Jovemay Santos to campus for a conversation with Dean Greg Morrisett about present and future collaborations around Health Tech.

Congrats to Professor @arijuels.bsky.social, Cornell Tech professor and co-director of @initc3org.bsky.social, on receiving the 2026 USENIX Security Test of Time Award! Learn more about his work: https://bit.ly/45W3HOx @cornellbowers.bsky.social #CornellAI #USENIX

What an incredible showcase of research! 🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 CUNY Honors Connect students on a fantastic Research Symposium. From technology and society to computer science and law, this cohort brought curiosity, creativity, and fresh ideas to their work. 👏

Congratulations to the Milstein Summer Program Class of 2026! We're excited to see how you'll continue to push boundaries, build across disciplines, and shape what's next.

CUNY Honors Connect at Cornell Tech students recently spent the day with members of the Carter Burden Network Roosevelt Island Older Adults Center, connecting one-on-one through conversation and learning. Thank you to our students and the Roosevelt Island Older Adults Center!

Cornell Tech is thrilled to see Nanit, a growing company founded and incubated at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute's Runway Startup Program, featured in a New York Times article exploring AI-powered baby monitoring. #CornellAI Read more: https://nyti.ms/457nnPh

Cornell Tech thanks @council.nyc.gov member @speakermenin.bsky.social for $250K to launch The Generative Canopy with New Yorkers for Parks. #CornellAI @cornellaap.bsky.social @cornelluniversity.bsky.social Read more: https://bit.ly/3SbzXKp

Did you know that just 15 minutes spent in nature can help reduce stress, improve focus, and support overall well-being? 🌿 Discover places to unwind and explore around the Cornell Tech campus with the NatureRx initiative: https://tech.cornell.edu/nature-rx-alt/

AI can generate images of people. Generating pictures of realistic interactions between people is a bigger challenge. New research from Cornell Tech and @cornellbowers.bsky.social introduces a method for creating more believable multi-person scenes: https://bit.ly/4pQJsLh #CornellAI

Congratulations to all of our Summer Innovation Intensives students on a successful end of program showcase — we can't wait to see what you accomplish next!

Spotlighting Our Summer Researchers 👟✨ Meet Alexandra Davidescu, a participant in the Macaulay Honors College CUNY Honors Connect at Cornell Tech Summer Research Opportunity Program, analyzing running shoe wear patterns to help inform the design of future running shoes.

Cornell Tech's Chief of Health Innovation Tanzeem Choudhury was featured on CBS News, discussing OpenAI's new Health in ChatGPT feature and the growing role of AI in healthcare: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chatgpt-health-medical-records-advice-expert-risks/ @cornellbowers.bsky.social #CornellAI

Backslash at Cornell Tech has announced its 2026–27 artist cohort, its largest to date. Artists will explore emerging technologies, collaborate with Cornell faculty and students, and engage NYC communities through exhibitions and conversations. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4h2KjGA

Weak AI regulation may backfire, making products less safe than no regulation at all, according to research from Cornell Tech, Cornell Bowers, and Carnegie Mellon. The study finds that thoughtfully designed AI regulation can improve safety outcomes: https://bit.ly/4fazlNS

Congrats to Assistant Professor Omid Rafieian, who is a recipient of the 2026 V. "Seenu" Srinivasan Young Scholar Award in Quantitative Marketing!👏 Read more: https://bit.ly/4bCC9AX #CornellAI @scjohnsoncollege.bsky.social

Congrats to Prof. Ramin Zabih and @cornellbowers.bsky.social Ph.D. student Ali Behrouz, Ph.D. student Farnoosh Hashemi, and master's student Daniel Cao on being selected for a Laude Slingshot Award! Learn more about their project, Open ATLAS: https://bit.ly/4wtrFfe #CornellAI

Congrats to @victorjalil.bsky.social, a Runway Postdoc at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute and CEO and founder of @mpulsetech.bsky.social, who has been honored with the Britton Chance Award at ISOTT 2026! Learn more about the award: https://isott.org/awards/

@cornelluniversity.bsky.social is partnering with global law firm Reed Smith to launch the Reed Smith Artificial Intelligence Leadership Program at the Cornell Tech campus this September. @cornelllaw.bsky.social Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4eUqPm6

We welcomed 58 students from 46 schools across the NYC area, with a few from across the US, to the inaugural Summer Innovation Intensives cohort. The program encourages exploring AI, ethical coding, data science, and product innovation – we can’t wait to see what they build!

Vitaly Shmatikov, professor at Cornell Tech and @cornellbowers.bsky.social, talked with @marketwatch.com about the dangers of sharing your financial info with chatbots. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4vlUSI8 #CornellAI

Prof. Matthew D’Amore, Director of the Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship Program at Cornell Tech and @cornelllaw.bsky.social, writes about how Colorado’s new AI bias law raises new challenges for trade secret protections in Bloomberg Law. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3R7wa0a #CornellAI

Congratulations to Professor Vitaly Shmatikov of Cornell Tech and @cornellbowers.bsky.social, who has received a Test of Time Award from @sp.ieee-security.org! The Test of Time Award recognizes research that continues to shape the field years after its publication. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3R4gb2W

Congrats to Prof. Matt Marx on his appointment as the new Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and External Engagement! In his new role, Marx will work on entrepreneurship programs across Ithaca, Cornell Tech, and Weill Cornell Medicine. Read more: https://bit.ly/4fecCAo #CornellAI

Dean & Vice Provost Greg Morrisett welcomed Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels and NYCPS leaders to the annual @nycschools.bsky.social Superintendent Retreat. Our K-12 team presented on Computational Making with Microbits, showing how students can combine coding with hands-on making.

During 9 years in the US Marine Corps, Harold Reed was responsible for complex systems, high-stakes decisions, and the people behind them. Now, as a 2026 JCTMBA graduate, he is applying that experience to building and leading within the technology sector. https://bit.ly/4feGeh2

Cornell Tech welcomed @newyorkfed.org President John C. Williams to campus for conversations with leadership, faculty, and Runway Startup Postdocs on innovation, entrepreneurship, and strengthening New York's economy through collaboration.

After 25 years at Cornell, arXiv is becoming an independent nonprofit to support long-term growth and flexibility. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4eBOp6S

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the inaugural Frontiers of AI Summit — and to the Secunda Family Foundation for helping bring this vision to life. Watch all the speakers on YouTube: https://bit.ly/4w4gx8r The next Frontiers of AI Summit at Cornell Tech will be on September 15, 2027!