- Feb 10, 2026
- Holistic Human Health
Full-fat dairy is back. But nutrition experts say it might not be so simple.
New federal dietary guidelines are reshaping the conversation around full-fat dairy, but the science, experts say, isn’t so simple.
In a recent story examining updated recommendations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Sander Kersten, the director of the Division of Nutritional Sciences, offers important perspective on the evolving evidence.
“This is such a complex subject,” Kersten said. “You can weigh the evidence very differently
- Aug 12, 2026
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Community Engagement, Technology + Human Thriving
Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao named Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow
Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao, associate professor in the Department of Human Centered Design, will be the 2026-27 Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Fellow at Harvard Radcliffe Institute, one of the world’s leading centers for interdisciplinary exploration.
A yearlong Radcliffe fellowship provides the opportunity to pursue ambitious projects in the unique environment of the institute within the larger community of Harvard University. Fellows include scholars in the humanities, sciences, social sciences and arts, along
Julia Finkelstein
Dr. Julia Finkelstein is a Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, and Professor of Epidemiology in the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is the Director of the Maternal and Child Nutrition Program and co-Director of the Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health and Cochrane Center and WHO Collaborating Centre at Cornell University. Dr. Finkelstein is the Program Director
Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas
Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas is a professor fellow at the Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health at Cornell Human Ecology. He previously worked as Head, Global Health Initiatives (cross-cutting) team, Office of the Director, Department of Nutrition and Food Safety, Division of Healthier Populations (HEP) and served senior-level positions at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva since he joined in July 2008. He also worked as an active member of the WHO
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