National Tutoring Observatory to accelerate the science of teaching

A Cornell-led collaborative research team has received a nearly $5 million grant from the Gates Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to leverage artificial intelligence and transform data on effective teaching practices into insights that can accelerate the science of teaching and learning.

New device’s radio waves reveal lead contamination in soil

A Cornell Tech-led research group is in the early stages of developing a portable, inexpensive device that uses radio frequency signals and machine learning to measure lead contamination levels in soil.

December graduates charted their own course

The December Recognition Ceremony, held Dec. 22 in Barton Hall, celebrated 500 August and December graduates.

In American fiction, it’s a small world after all

Despite being unbound by space and time, fictional protagonists in American literature travel fewer miles than their nonfiction counterparts, according to a Cornell-led research team that used artificial intelligence to analyze nearly 13,500 books from the last 230 years.

Adirondack lakes’ warming is top Chronicle story of 2024

The warming of lakes in the Adirondacks, the death of long-time benefactor and alumnus Ratan Tata ’59, B.Arch. ’62, and the retirement of Martha E. Pollack as president were among the most-viewed Chronicle stories of 2024.

Exhibit highlights art/tech intersections in student work

The Milstein Program invited students from all disciplines to submit work for the A.D. White House exhibit.

Around Cornell

App creates time-lapse videos of the body for telemedicine

A new app developed by Cornell computer science researchers helps users record highly accurate time-lapse videos of body parts – a surprisingly difficult task and an unmet need in remote medicine and telehealth applications.

Carla Gomes named Schmidt AI2050 Senior Fellow

Philanthropic organization Schmidt Sciences has named Carla P. Gomes of Cornell Bowers CIS an AI2050 Senior Fellow for her work on innovative AI approaches to advance scientific discovery, focusing on significant sustainability challenges.

Choudhury wins Navy Young Investigator award to train robots

Professor receives three-year, $750,000 Young Investigator Program award from the Office of Naval Research to develop new ways to train robots to perform complex, multistep tasks, such as inspecting and repairing ship engines.

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