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The Milstein Program selects a small cohort of extraordinary first year undergraduates each year who are excited by interdisciplinary thinking, dynamic collaboration, and emergent technology. The Program offers a supportive community of engaged learners, speaker series along with core courses, unique short courses, mentorship, career development, and funded research opportunities, including an 8 week immersive experience at Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island. We are the & in Arts & Sciences.
The Milstein Program Faculty Fellowship provides Cornell Arts & Sciences faculty members with an opportunity to teach a new, innovative course that integrates technology education with the humanities in creative ways. We welcome courses focused on active and applied learning, cultivating qualitative/quantitative research skills, and/or digital humanities methods. Milstein Fellows are encouraged to participate in program events throughout the time of their Fellowship. Deadline: December 15
The Milstein Program is pleased to welcome Andrew Piper (Professor and William Dawson Scholar in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at McGill University) as the inaugural Milstein Visiting Scholar for Spring 2025. As part of his semester at Cornell, Piper will offer a brand new c...
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Submissions are due Oct. 31 and should combine art and technology in any way: video games, fashion, sculpture, graphic design, virtual reality, AI collaborations, performance, music, etc.
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Bitcoin mining consumes 2.3% of all U.S. electrical demand.
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"Cornell alumni are generous with their time and efforts to assist students, to answer questions from students, or connect them to people and places."
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Peter John Loewen says he's excited to support faculty in their research, meet students and showcase the value of a liberal arts education.
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Kush Jain's ’22 company, ORama AI, has developed a high-tech glove to help people learn to read Braille.
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Students created innovative audio projects and sharpened their skills with various technologies.
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Coming from the University of Toronto, where he is the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Loewen begins his five-year appointment as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Aug. 1.
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As a student in the Milstein Program, you understand that you’ll need a diverse set of skills to tackle today’s most challenging issues. You might love studying philosophy, capital markets or Chinese, but you’re also fascinated with technology and data and can see the intersections between all of your interests.
Rolling deadline: Externship funding for Juniors & Seniors.
During the course of their four years in the Program, Milstein Program Scholars learn how to collaborate, design, scope and iterate team projects rooted in the theme of innovation and change. In the First-year Project, students are introduced to small team projects they choose or propose. The Milstein Program experience culminates in the year-long Junior Project.
