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Student spotlight: Meet Tobias Weinberg, a Ph.D. candidate in computer science at Cornell Tech and @Cornell_Bowers! Tobi studies how augmentative and alternative communication technology can be reframed as a powerful medium of expression. Learn more: gradschool.cornell.edu/spotlights/stu…

Join us May 28 at 6:30 PM for a virtual session on Cornell Tech’s Summer Innovation Intensives—a new 3-week experience in NYC to give rising high school juniors & seniors hands-on experience in cutting-edge tech fields. Application deadline: June 12 RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Backslash, Cornell's initiative for art that escapes convention, is proud to announce Jose Sanchez as its new Faculty Director. Sanchez is an architect, game designer, and media artist practicing in New York City. Discover more at backslash.org.

This month, Cornell Tech hosted a sold‑out NY Hardware Meetup, sponsored by @Autodesk, spotlighting assistive technology and inclusive design. Thanks to our speakers, partners, and attendees for an impactful evening!

Cornell Tech was thrilled to welcome NYC leaders, partners, and members of our community yesterday to celebrate new spaces for interdisciplinary innovation on the AI Campus of NYC—designed to bring together technology, design, and real-world impact under one roof. @CornellAAP

One week to go! Join us May 27 at Cornell Tech for the inaugural Frontiers of AI Summit — a day focused on the ideas shaping the future of AI. Learn more: tech.cornell.edu/frontiers-of-a… #FoAISummit

AI has transformed science, but mostly one field at a time. At the upcoming Frontiers of AI summit on May 27, NYU professor Shirley Ho will argue for a new approach: AI systems that can learn across disciplines, more like a true polymath: bit.ly/4ulM8li #FoAISummit

Caps off to the Class of 2026! 🎓🎉 From bold ideas to real-world impact, you’ve pushed boundaries, built what’s next, and redefined what’s possible in tech. We can’t wait to see where you go from here — congratulations, graduates! #CornellTech #Classof2026 @Cornell

A huge thank you to the nearly 600 guests, panel of judges, and special guest announcer Andrew Ross Sorkin, who joined us for an evening of research, pitches, and celebration at Cornell Tech’s 2026 Startup Awards + Open Studio! #CornellTech #StartupAwards @Cornell @andrewrsorkin

What’s next for open source AI? Soumith Chintala, CTO of Thinking Machines, joins Cornell Tech’s Yoav Artzi for a keynote conversation on the future of open source AI development on May 27 at the Frontiers of AI Summit. Learn more: tech.cornell.edu/frontiers-of-a… #FoAISummit

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Startup Awards: Aiseptor, Custos, Kindred, and Lola! 🏆 CoagHealth and MedComm were selected as runner-ups. Learn more about the awards: tech.cornell.edu/news/2026-star… #CornellTech #StartupAwards @Cornell

Announcing NYX Labs, founded by Theodoros Chrononoulos, ORIE ‘26, as a finalist in the 2026 Startup Awards competition at Cornell Tech’s #StartupAwards + #OpenStudio! Join us on May 14: eventbrite.com/e/spring-2026-… @CornellEng

Announcing Kindred, co-founded by Julia Klingberg, LLM ‘26, and Aagam Bakliwal, CS ‘26, as a finalist in the 2026 Startup Awards competition at Cornell Tech’s #StartupAwards + #OpenStudio! Join us on May 14: eventbrite.com/e/spring-2026-… @CornellLaw @Cornell_Bowers

Groundbreaking researchers, startup founders, industry leaders, and public thinkers — explore the full speaker lineup of Cornell Tech’s inaugural Frontiers of AI Summit and request to attend here: tech.cornell.edu/frontiers-of-a… #FoAISummit #NYC

Announcing Ephemeris—co-founded by Ryan Aguilar, Anirvan Bordoloi, Rishika Juloori, and Celeste Bisch, CS ‘26—as a finalist in the 2026 Startup Awards competition at Cornell Tech’s #StartupAwards + #OpenStudio! Join us May 14: eventbrite.com/e/spring-2026-… @CornellMBA @Cornell_Bowers

Announcing Daunt—co-founded by Sean Hardesty Lewis, UT ‘26; Aadarsh Balireddy, CS ‘26; & James Chan, CS ‘26—as a finalist in the 2026 Startup Awards competition at Cornell Tech’s #StartupAwards + #OpenStudio! Join us May 14: eventbrite.com/e/spring-2026-… @TechnionLive @Cornell_Bowers

Announcing CoagHealth, founded by Medi Tolou, MD, MBA ‘26, as a finalist in the 2026 Startup Awards competition at Cornell Tech’s #StartupAwards + #OpenStudio! Join us on May 14: eventbrite.com/e/spring-2026-… @CornellMBA @WeillCornell

Announcing TMOM, co-founded by Venkata Satyasri Advaith Hanumanchi, CS ‘26; Abhinav Kotta, CS ‘26; & Vallab Karanam, CS ‘26, as a finalist in the 2026 Startup Awards competition at Cornell Tech’s #StartupAwards + #OpenStudio! Join us 5/14: bit.ly/4wdOqVi @cornell_bowers

Announcing PaShield, co-founded by Suby Valluri, LLM ‘26, and Mercy Akande, Design Tech ‘26, as a finalist in the 2026 Startup Awards competition at Cornell Tech’s #StartupAwards + #OpenStudio! Join us on May 14: eventbrite.com/e/spring-2026-… @cornelllaw @cornellaap

Announcing MedComm, founded by Royi Rozen, as a finalist in the 2026 Startup Awards competition at Cornell Tech’s #StartupAwards + #OpenStudio! Join us on May 14: eventbrite.com/e/spring-2026-… @TechnionLive