Campus Accessibility
Variations in Technology Access Create Academic Uncertainty Among Students
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Cornell’s academic reliance on technology combined with limited tech resources continue to concern students after a return to in-person learning.
Science
AT&T Business CEO Anne Chow Reflects on Leadership, Discrimination as an Asian-American Woman
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As the first woman of color CEO of AT&T Business, Anne Chow B.S. ’88, M.Eng. ’89, MBA ’90 manages more than 30,000 employees and helps lead a $37 billion business group that serves customers worldwide. But alongside the daily challenges of being a CEO, it also means navigating gender and racial biases.
Arts & Culture
Coded Bias: A Panel Discussion in Review
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“Coded Bias” seeks to demystify the inner workings of technology and algorithms, allowing people to think critically about the role technology plays in their lives.
Arts & Culture
YANG | We Pause, Skip and Rewind. So What?
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It becomes increasingly challenging in the digital age to replicate the experience of getting into a zone at a movie theater.
Arts & Culture
YANG | Don’t Sleep on Podcasts
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The rapid emergence of podcasts is neither magic nor an accident. It is our reaction to the changes.
Arts & Culture
YANG | Hey, Stephen, Are We Cyborgs Now?
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My perception of what it means to be human has been vehemently challenged by the onslaught of radical changes.
Agriculture
Innovation and Creativity Abound at Cornell’s Second Digital Agriculture Hackathon
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Over 150 students from Cornell, the U.S. and the world came together at the Cornell Vet School for 36 hours from Friday to Sunday afternoon to modernize one of the world’s oldest industries — agriculture.
By invoking technologies like AI, and innovations in computer science the organizers hope to address the shortages in agriculture predicted to manifest in the next decade.
Science
Encouraging Innovation and Imagination at Cornell’s Science Olympiad Invitational
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“Biology is really fun to me,” said Jasmine, a Brooklyn Amity School middle school student. “You can’t help but feel interested, and feel blessed, even. It really excites me, thinking about how unique everything on our planet is. Everything has a life. It’s really beautiful.”
Biotia
Cornell Biotech Startup Makes Big Strides in Medicine Thanks to $2.4M Investment
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The latest cash infusion will help the company — which aims to leverage artificial intelligence to more effectively fight infectious diseases — develop and introduce its products to a broader market, according to company founder and CEO Dr. Niamh O’Hara.
Entrepreneur
Alumni Spotlight on Peter Cetale ’19: Infusing Technology Into Religious Organizations
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Today, money speeds across the world online via Venmo and PayPal. Previously, old institutions like churches were left out of this technological advancement. The fact that these religious organizations are reliant on donation baskets and face-to-face contact make them ripe candidates for digital integration, according to alumnus Peter Cetale ’19. Religio, a church management startup co-founded by Cetale, aims to create modern solutions for churches.