Cornell Tech

09/25/2026

Great to see Cornell Tech Professor Mor Naaman bringing conversations about AI and society to students and faculty in Bhutan! 🇧🇹 Such an exciting opportunity to explore the technical, social, and ethical dimensions of AI. Thanks to the College of Science and Technology for hosting Mor, and congratulations to everyone who took part!

09/22/2026

Meet the 13 startups joining Cornell Tech this year through the Runway Startup Program at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech.

From AI-powered health care and robotics to accessibility, biotech, and fintech, these founders are turning breakthrough ideas into real-world impact.

Learn more: https://tech.cornell.edu/news/cornell-tech-runway-startups-2026/

Interested in entrepreneurship at Cornell Tech and the innovations emerging from our startup ecosystem? Join us at Runway Demo Day to meet founders, hear their stories, and see what's next.

Register here: https://luma.com/ejdml5we

09/22/2026

Climate Week is here! 🌎

At Cornell Tech, we’re excited to be part of Cornell’s Climate Week NYC programming, bringing together researchers, innovators, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore how technology, innovation, and collaboration can help accelerate climate solutions.

Led by the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and the 2030 Project: A Cornell Climate Initiative, Cornell’s presence throughout the week will connect science and research with the people and organizations working to turn ideas into impact.

Across the week, our campus will be a gathering place for conversations spanning biodiversity, culture and heritage, energy, resilience, and the systems shaping a more sustainable future.

We’re excited to welcome the Cornell community and our partners to New York City for:
🔹 Nuclear Symposium
📅 23–24 September
📍 NYC Bar Association and Cornell Tech Campus
Register here: https://nuclearsymposium.com/

🔹 Flora and Fauna and Fungi, Oh My! Biodiversity as a Strategic Asset
📅 23 September | 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
📍 Cornell Tech Campus
Participation is invite-only. To request an invite, please email [email protected].

🔹 Science Policy Happy Hour
📅 24 September | 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
📍 Midtown NYC
Open to Cornell faculty/staff, students, and alumni!
Register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/fca21a4b-ef2c-4d01-a0d4-5261a7e84d58/summary

🔹 Scaling Global Climate Solutions Through Culture and Heritage
📅 25 September | 8:00 am – 11:30 am
📍 Cornell Tech, AAP Center in Tata Innovation Center (4th Floor)
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scaling-global-climate-solutions-through-culture-and-heritage-tickets-1997803730738

We’re proud to be part of the Climate Week conversation in New York—and even prouder to help create a space where ideas, expertise, and people can come together to shape what’s next.

09/18/2026

How can technology be made more accessible?

Join us at Cornell Tech on Sept. 22 for the second AI and Accessibility Summit, hosted by the Cornell Initiative on Accessible Technology and AI (CATAI).

This free, full-day event will bring together researchers, policymakers, community organizations, care providers and the accessibility community for talks, demos, panels and conversations exploring accessibility and technology.

Hear from experts and practitioners across Google Research, UC Berkeley, Microsoft, Columbia University, the NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, ADAPT Community Network and Cornell, with more speakers to be announced.

Date: Sept. 22
Location: Verizon Executive Education Center at Cornell Tech
Admission: Free and open to the public
Register here:

The 2026 AI and Accessibility Summit, September 22-23 at Cornell Tech in New York City. Register, view the program, and propose a talk or demo.

09/18/2026

Who gets to decide what young people learn about technology?

It was standing room only last night at Cornell Tech for a conversation between The New York Times journalist Natasha Singer and Greg Morrisett, Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech, about Singer’s new book, Coding Kids: Big Tech's Battle to Remake Public Schools, and the rapidly evolving role of technology companies in computer science and AI education.

Singer and Morrisett explored how computer science became a major part of the K–12 curriculum, why technology companies have invested so heavily in education, and the complex relationship between expanding access to technology education and protecting the independence of schools.

They also discussed what it means to prepare young people not just to use technology, but to understand it, question it, and think critically about AI’s impact on society— and what educators and policymakers can learn from the evolution of computer science education as AI transforms the classroom. It’s a subject important to leadership at Cornell Tech and one that informs the K-12 Initiative's work with educators to advance thoughtful, critical, and creative approaches to computing and AI education.

Thank you to Cornell alumna Alexandra Stanton for kicking off the evening by welcoming the crowd! And to The Astoria Bookshop for being our bookseller on site.

Coding Kids is available here.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/coding-kids-big-tech-s-battle-to-remake-public-schools-natasha-singer/8ce4626c3219d0b7

09/17/2026

As AI and emerging technologies accelerate the pace of change, do universities still have the long view?

Cornell Tech Dean and Vice Provost Greg Morrisett joined a timely discussion today at the QS Back to School Summit on "The Long View vs the Innovation Cycle," moderated by Nell Gluckman of The Chronicle of Higher Education.

The conversation covered how Cornell Tech prepares students for a rapidly changing tech industry, the university's engagement in New York City, and the broader question of higher education's role in an AI-driven future.

Thank you to all who attended! 👏

09/17/2026

Congratulations to Thijs Roumen and Kate Nicholson on being named 2026–27 fellows with the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement.

Thijs Roumen, an assistant professor of information science at Cornell Tech and Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, joins the Faculty Fellows in Engaged Scholarship, while Kate Nicholson, director of programs and partnerships for Cornell Tech’s Public Interest Technology Initiative, joins the inaugural Fellowship for Community-Engaged Professionals.

The fellowships bring together faculty and staff from across Cornell to develop community-engaged scholarship, courses, and co-curricular programs while sharing ideas and best practices through a yearlong community of practice.

We look forward to seeing how Thijs and Kate bring their expertise and commitment to public engagement to their work throughout the fellowship year.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4rgA5oR

09/10/2026

AI/NYC: Emergency Room Robots 🚑

When every second counts, finding the right medical supply shouldn't slow a care team down.

In this episode of AI/NYC, Cornell Tech professor Angelique Taylor shares how her research team is reimagining the traditional medical crash cart as a robotic assistant designed to improve communication and teamwork during emergency care.

By combining robotics, AI, and human-centered design, the team is exploring new ways to help healthcare providers coordinate more effectively in high-pressure situations — where every second matters.

AI/NYC reels feature Cornell Tech researchers shaping the future of AI on our campus in NYC.
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09/04/2026

When a user 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 — and solving it at global scale is what drives her.

Learn more: https://tech.cornell.edu/news/donghui-li/ Cornell Engineering

09/04/2026

Cornell Tech’s Daria Ng was featured on ABC News, discussing the role of AI and technology in K–12 education with ABC News Correspondent Morgan Norwood and ABC’s Bethany Braun-Silva.

As Head of Cornell Tech’s K–12 Initiative, Ng emphasized the importance of being intentional about how technology is used in the classroom:

“The question shouldn’t just be simply whether AI or devices should be used in school, but really when, how, and for what purpose. What we’ve learned through our work at Cornell Tech’s K-12 Initiative is that technology can be a very powerful tool for learning if it’s used intentionally and in service of very clear educational goals.”

Watch the full segment here: https://bit.ly/4xiQMBO

ABC News Live

ABC's Bethany Braun-Silva breaks down New York City Public Schools cracking down on AI use, and Daria NG, head of Cornell Tech's K through 12 initiative, discusses the role of tech in the classroom.