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Human Centered Design Ph.D. students Wenjia Zong and Yoon Yang took their start-up business, Lacuna Technology, to phase one of the eLab—an accelerator program for student startups. “We are trying to develop an algorithm to create better patterns based on body shape,” said Zong, Lacuna’s chief executive officer, who is studying with Fatma Baytar, assistant professor of Human Centered Design and director of the Fashion and Body Tech Lab.

Lacuna Technology is developing a

Gabrielle Moore '25 and Leah Rosenkranz '24 were both named Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) Class of 2024 Scholars. As scholars, they receive education awards, mentoring opportunities and attended a two-day event in New York that included networking, Q+As with industry leaders and a formal gala.

Moore, a junior majoring in fashion design, was named a Virgil Abloh Scholar. The Abloh Post-Modern Fund was established by the late Virgil Abloh to foster equity and inclusion within

Maisie McDonald ’23 and Leah Rosenkranz ’24, both fashion design management majors, were named 2023 Fashion Scholarship Foundation (FSF) scholars. Each earned $10,000 scholarships, attended career workshops and a gala in New York City, and will receive mentoring opportunities.

FSF is a fashion-oriented education and workforce nonprofit that provides scholarship and career opportunities to students. The FSF case study scholarship, their signature program, is open to high-achieving students who submit a winning case study on

Heat stress from exposure to extreme temperatures is an occupational hazard for firefighters and may put them at risk for cardiovascular disease. In response to this health concern, Heeju Park, associate professor in the Department of Human Centered Design is designing smart fire-gear that monitors heat stroke risk and cardiovascular malfunction through textile-friendly sensors and on-skin cooling technology.

Park shared his research and teaching at the intersection of design, technology, safety, and well-being at the

After a national search, Alexa Maille ’04 was appointed director of the New York State 4-H Youth Development Program. Maille has held key leadership roles with NYS 4-H, serving as STEM Specialist since 2014 and interim director since January 2024. NYS 4-H is the youth development program for Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) and is in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR).

“I’m excited for Alexa to launch this next chapter for NYS 4-H,” said

Last July, a group of Cornell students sat on mats in a wooden pavilion at the edge of a forest in southern India, passing around plants. A traditional healer from a local indigenous community explained which ones ease menstrual cramps, treat joint pain and soothe colicky infants.

The visit was part of a five-week program that brought seven Cornell students — including four from Cornell Human Ecology — to the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, a protected