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TECHNION AND CORNELL CELEBRATE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

2017 GRADUATES OF THE JACOBS TECHNION-CORNELL INSTITUTE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Students to Receive Dual Degrees from the Technion and Cornell, <\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A New Milestone in the Technion\u2019s Continued Expansion in New York City \u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

NEW YORK, NY (May 17, 2017):<\/b> On Tuesday, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and Cornell University honored the 2017 graduates of the <\/span>Joan & Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute<\/span><\/a> at Cornell Tech \u2013 including the first-ever graduating class of Health Tech students and the second graduating class of Connective Media students. This will be the last class graduating from Cornell Tech\u2019s temporary home in the Google building in Chelsea as the new Cornell Tech campus (home of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute) opens on Roosevelt Island in September.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The pre-graduation event in Manhattan recognized the accomplishments of the 27 graduates of this year\u2019s class, 21 of whom <\/span>will receive Technion-Cornell Dual Master\u2019s Degrees in <\/span>Connective Media<\/span><\/a> for their studies in the technologies driving digital media (and the social and business forces at play). The other six graduates will receive Dual Master\u2019s Degrees in <\/span>Health Tech<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> where students study both health and technology, learning to create applications to promote healthier living for individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe 2017 graduates of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute now join the ecosystem of New York \u2013 a developing ecosystem of technology, entrepreneurship and innovation,\u201d said Prof. Peretz Lavie, President of the Technion Israel-Institute of Technology. \u201cI have been inspired by these students\u2019 work, and I look forward to following their journeys as they launch start-ups, develop game-changing innovations and join some of the world\u2019s leading companies. I know their contributions to societies throughout the world will be immense.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute was created to improve the strength of the New York tech ecosystem while also using deep science thinking to make a difference for real people and improve the common good,\u201d said Ron Brachman, Director of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech. \u201cThe Connective Media and Health Tech graduates of 2017 truly exemplify this mission, and we could not be more proud of what they have accomplished.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute embodies the academic partnership and shared commitment to impact between the Technion and Cornell University. The partnership also brings the Technion\u2019s game-changing brand of science and technology education \u2013 and Israeli innovation \u2013 to New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Connective Media<\/span><\/a> graduate program, the first degree of its kind in the world, was designed with input from some of the world\u2019s leading technology and media companies, including Twitter, Facebook and <\/span>The New York Times<\/span><\/i>. Its hands-on, two-year curriculum is centered on computer science and engineering, the human and social impacts of technology, and entrepreneurship.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI chose to come to Cornell Tech because I wanted to learn how to create technology that makes an impact on the world, and I chose the Connective Media program in the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute because I wanted to make sure that impact is a positive one,\u201d said Harrison Gregg, Connective Media \u201917. \u201cThe Jacobs Institute, at the intersection of academia and industry, offers the best of both worlds \u2013 giving us, as students, the freedom to develop ideas for making the world a better place and the power to make them happen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Health Tech<\/span><\/a> graduate program, on the cutting edge of transforming how healthcare is delivered and experienced, was designed with input from leading hospitals, insurance companies, medical schools and health organizations. Its rigorous, interdisciplinary curriculum combines exceptional technical education with the industry-specific knowledge needed to develop innovative new products and services that address real healthcare needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat you\u2019re doing in the real world after you graduate, you actually practice everyday at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute,\u201d said Sonia Sen, Health Tech \u201917. \u201cThere\u2019s no other program where you\u2019re continuously building products and finding solutions through technology for the people that need them the most.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute was established in 2013 with a $133 million gift from Dr. Irwin Mark Jacobs, founding chairman and CEO emeritus of Qualcomm, and his wife, Joan Klein Jacobs. It has quickly become a catalyst for global entrepreneurship and a driver of New York\u2019s emerging tech ecosystem and local economy. The Jacobs Institute combines professors, research and resources from the Technion, a leading global research university, that was a vital factor in Israel\u2019s emergence as the \u201cStartup Nation,\u201d and Cornell University, a longtime leader in engineering and computer science, with a strong presence in New York City. The Jacobs Institute\u2019s dual-degree program \u2014 accredited through the Technion in Israel and Cornell in the U.S. \u2014 provides graduates with an international advantage and greater recognition in an increasingly global workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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