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For Marie Cajoux ’26, her interest in aging began long before she declared a minor.

Watching her grandmother navigate the health-care system, she saw firsthand how difficult and deeply personal aging can be. There were moments when her grandmother struggled to be heard. Moments that stayed with her. That experience shaped Cajoux’s path, leading her to geriatric care and eventually to Cornell’s gerontology minor.

“It inspired me to really think about pursuing geriatrics as my

Laura Bellows, a professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, has been named the new faculty director of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR). She begins her term on Sept. 1, taking over for Anthony Burrow, professor of psychology, who led the center for six years. 

Bellows came to Cornell in 2021 after 20 years at Colorado State, where she earned a Ph.D. in community nutrition. Bellows’ research focuses on early childhood