Cornell Tech Studio startup Hyro raises $45 million to scale voice AI in healthcare

Hyro, a health tech startup founded at Cornell Tech that is tackling healthcare inefficiencies through voice AI agents, raised $45 million.

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Ozempic is changing the foods Americans buy

The new class of weight-loss and diabetes drugs are changing not just how much American households are eating, but even precisely what they buy at a supermarket or restaurant.

Unexpected allies: DNA packaging aids gene expression

Researchers discovered that DNA packaging structures called nucleosomes, which have been traditionally seen as roadblocks for gene expression, actually help reduce torsional stress in DNA strands and facilitate genetic information decoding.

Model reveals tradeoffs that limit harm caused by malaria parasite

A new study based on mathematical modeling reveals how parasites’ choice between using resources to replicate within hosts and transmitting to new mosquito and human hosts might limit their virulence.  

Amplifying the beet: New tech makes for crunchier snacks

"Better-for-you" snacks are all the rage. New tech from Cornell food scientists may give beets their time to shine.

2025 Year in Review

Cornell’s impact was felt near and far, from the lacrosse fields to research labs and beyond in a turbulent 2025.

Historic gift endows Cornell CALS Ashley School

The Department of Global Development and the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment have been combined to establish a new school: the Cornell CALS Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment.

Book explores ‘modernity and malevolence’ in Indian clinical care

The new book from anthropology professor Andrew Willford shows how patterns of psycho-social stress combined with modernity’s pressures can influence psychiatric practice.

Research resumed: Stopped projects come back to life

The federal research funding supporting projects across the university, including the development of a pediatric heart pump, has been restarted, but those lost months of work will have a lasting impact.