This summer, Cornell Tech welcomed the first-ever cohort of the City University of New York (CUNY) Honors Connect program, which culminated in a showcase of student-led research on July 31. The program, a collaboration between Cornell Tech and CUNY's Macaulay Honors College, provided an opportunity for top undergraduates at CUNY colleges across New York City to work alongside Cornell Tech faculty on cutting-edge research projects.
Throughout the summer, students tackled real-world challenges across a wide range of disciplines. Their work spanned artificial intelligence, robotics, health care innovation, urban agriculture, human-computer interaction, accessibility, and intellectual property law. Whether it was designing assistive robots for emergency rooms, using virtual reality to engage young people in urban farming, or creating interactive tools to support communication for people with speech disabilities, the students helped develop innovative new technologies with direct social impact.
"The research presentations by Macaulay Honors College undergraduate students on work they conducted with Cornell Tech faculty this summer showcased why the insight of these students is critical to the vitality of our research programs," said Greg Morrisett, Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech. "The CUNY Honors Connect program not only creates a partnership to inspire these students by exposing them to new research opportunities, but allows us to join forces to develop tech solutions for a better world."
