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Portrait of Lauren Forstenhausler in front of green hydrangeas
Profile
Lauren Forstenhausler ’21 designs for performance
Students talk on a plant floor to textile workers
News
Students get hands on with textile production and design in South Asia
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News
Functional apparel designs improve comfort and hygiene
Portrait of Marla Lujan sitting in a blue chair
Profile
Who, what, why: Marla Lujan investigates physiology to improve reproductive health
A cover of a book that is a winding road leading to a tree with mountains in the background
News
Scholars trace purpose through history to today’s insights
Maeve O'Callaghan with a VR headset
Portrait of Zeyu Liu
Profile
Liu designs for intergenerational access and connection
A dress designed by Zoe Alvarez ’25, a fashion design major, and inspired by the magnificent riflebird, uses the ultra-black material and other deep-black fabrics
News
Bird-of-paradise inspires darkest fabric ever made
Saurabh Mehta, associate professor of nutritional science (DNS), and David Erickson, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering (MAE) and nutritional science (DNS)
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Cornell researchers awarded grant to advance tuberculosis diagnostics
In the News
Ithaca Journal
The New York state phone ban was always a good thing. In Ithaca, it’s starting to work.
KP executive Yazdi Bagli talks to a HCD class
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Kaiser Permanente executive emphasizes patient-centered care benefits both health and business
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Study links nutrition to tuberculosis outcomes