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The Cornell Human Ecology community took some time before the spring semester to honor staff who achieved milestone years of service and to recognize those nominated for their exceptional contributions to the college at the annual Service Awards and Staff Recognition event on Jan. 17.

With milestones ranging from five to 40 years, the 27 staff members honored for service have contributed a combined 390 years of service to the college and to Cornell.

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Cornell Human Ecology has launched a new summer internship program in New York City focused on urban studies, community engagement and professional development. 

The internship program places student interns at partner sites across the city’s five boroughs. For this pilot year, three students focused on youth development and worked with the Boys & Girls Club of Harlem, a longstanding partner with the Cornell Action Research Collaborative. They helped implement programs like Youth Engagement and Action

Two Cornell Human Ecology faculty members have recently been awarded fellowships, including one that was newly endowed.

Denise Green ’07, associate professor in the Department of Human Centered Design, has been named the inaugural Morgan Engaged Faculty Fellow, and Laura Bellows, associate professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, has been named the new Evalyn Edwards Milman ’60 Fellow, both in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR). Both will serve in their roles through