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AI in science

Experts to examine the use of generative AI in science

3/4/2026 Cornell Chronicle

The Assessing and Imagining the Impact of Generative AI on Science Symposium, March 3-5, will feature experts from across academia and industry engaging in discussions on the use and implications of generative AI.

AI in science

11 new researchers become Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellows

2/6/2026 Cornell Bowers CIS

Cornell researchers interested in diverse topics ranging from peptide engineering and cellular metabolites to quantum physics and sustainable computing are among the newest cohort selected by the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellows program.

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Physics

AI gives scientists a boost, but at the cost of too many mediocre papers

12/19/2025 Cornell Chronicle

A new study shows that using large language models like ChatGPT boosts paper production, especially for non-native English speakers, but the overall increase in AI-written papers is making it harder to separate the valuable contributions from the AI slop.

Seen from the back a person wearing large hooded sweatshirt faces a computer screen — Ashley Osburn/Cornell University

Psychology

AI chatbots can effectively sway voters – in either direction

12/4/2025 Cornell Chronicle

Two new papers – with experiments conducted in four countries – demonstrate that chatbots powered by large language models (LLMs) are quite effective at political persuasion, moving opposition voters’ preferences by 10 percentage points or more in many cases.

Several people gathered around a table with computer games — Provided Cornell Bowers students play the games they brought to life at the 2025 GDIAC showcase.

Computer science

Students got game at annual video game showcase

5/28/2025 Cornell Bowers CIS

The showcase was the final exam for students in Cornell’s game design courses

Molecular biology and genetics

New method explores dormancy in TB, other organisms

5/9/2025 Cornell Chronicle

A new computational method developed by researchers at Cornell sheds light on how going dormant – sometimes for multiple generations – has affected the evolution of the tuberculosis bacterium and other organisms that can temporarily drop out of the gene pool.

Circles of purple on a pink background with light green colored blobs and lines swirling around — Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Kozikode/Dr. Roshan Nasimudeen Keratinocytes in spinous layer of epidermis.

Mathematics

Statistical machine learning can find unknown factors behind disease

3/27/2024 Cornell Chronicle

The study builds on a foundation of theoretical work conducted by co-authors including Marten Wegkamp, professor of mathematics.

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Cornell Bowers CIS

Technology Repair Fair helps people doctor their devices, not dump them

11/21/2023 Cornell Bowers CIS

Volunteers saved 10 desktop computers, seven laptops, 14 monitors, countless cords and chargers, and one electronic cat toy from becoming e-waste at the first Technology Repair Fair.

Person crouching in a field, tinkering with a device near a fence — Provided Gloire Rubambiza installs moisture sensors at the Cornell Orchards.

Science and Technology Studies

Researchers consider invisible hurdles in digital ag design

6/22/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Enabling farmers to tinker with their own systems and involving them early in the design process could better translate technology from the lab to the field.