Information scientist Nicola Dell named MacArthur Fellow

Nicola Dell, associate professor at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech, and novelist Ling Ma, MFA ’16, have been awarded 2024 MacArthur Foundation fellowships — more commonly known as “genius grants.”

Global AI among three projects funded to build better future

A multidisciplinary team aims to build a more inclusive AI shaped by global cultures and knowledge – one of three projects that make up Cornell’s new Global Grand Challenge: The Future.

Kavita Bala, dean of Cornell Bowers CIS, named provost

Bala, an expert in computer vision and graphics who has shepherded the expansion of Cornell Bowers CIS, will begin her appointment on Jan. 1. 

NSF grant supports AI-driven sustainability research, training

A new program at Cornell will tackle critical environmental challenges by integrating advanced AI tools with sustainability research across the campus, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Research Traineeship Program.

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Considering race in colon cancer prediction reduces disparities

Taking race into account when developing tools to predict a patient’s risk of colorectal cancer leads to more accurate predictions when compared with race-blind algorithms, researchers find.

Reducing the cultural bias of AI with one sentence

“Cultural prompting” – asking an AI model to perform a task like someone from another part of the world – resulted in reduced bias in responses for the vast majority of the more than 100 countries tested by a Cornell-led research group.

Jon Kleinberg receives World Laureates Association Prize

An internationally recognized leader in social networks and algorithmic fairness, the Bowers CIS professor won the award for his foundational contributions in computer science and social science.

Mixing physical, virtual worlds to drive home climate urgency

The Communal eXtended-Reality (CXR) system is a cutting-edge blend of the physical and digital worlds in which virtual scenes are overlaid onto the real world, designed to engage communities in new ways. 

Two doctoral students receive Qualcomm Innovation Fellowships

A team of two Cornell information science doctoral students received 2024 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowships, selected as one of 16 winning teams from 55 initial project teams for their proposal on wearable technology.

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