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Melissa Conroy is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Human Centered Design who specializes in knitwear design and cross-disciplinary creative collaboration.  She will discuss the differences and intersections between the disciplines of art, craft and design with an emphasis on understanding how the disciplines of art and craft can benefit the design process using hands-on processes. 

Research Associate in Fiber Science. My research focuses on the remediation and environmental fate of pollutants, and the analysis and degradation study of dyes on textile and archaeological samples. I also cooperate with other faculty on the projects of fabric evaluation, textile test and biodegradation. Teaching and training are my other duties. Currently teaching Fiber Chemistry class and training TAs for other Fiber Science classes. 

Senegal Alfred Mabry is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the neuroscience area of the Department of Psychology in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. He is working to characterize the heart-brain axis in Parkinson’s disease using magnetic resonance imaging. He aims to understand why people with Parkinson’s may struggle to perceive their internal bodily sensations and how interventions like exercise training reduce Parkinson’s symptoms.

In 2024, he was named a Cell Press Rising

Cornell Human Ecology and the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research have a launched a new minor in translational research. 

Translational research is the process of connecting what scientists discover to what happens in the real world. Learn more about the curriculum, the requirements, how the minor can be applied to your major and how it may help you on your career path.

Maxwell Hartt, PhD, RPP, MCIP is the Director of the Population and Place Research Lab and an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen's University, Canada. He is currently a Fulbright Research Chair at Vanderbilt University and a Craig Dobbin scholar at University College Dublin. Dr. Hartt's research focuses on the geographies and policy implications of population change. His latest book, Aging Playfully, argues that play is an underappreciated, under-researched, and

“Who Owns What?” investigates fashion’s relationship with identity through the various perspectives of those who may refer to themselves as “The Owner.” The exhibit is divided into three sections: “The Creator,” “The Wearer,” and “The Steward.” “The Creator” explores design process, brand identity, labor, and consumerism. “The Wearer,” reveals how clothing can become intimately personalized. “The Steward,” raises questions about the slipperiness of meanings over time. Through a series of vignettes, identity becomes something owned

NS 6980 Seminar in International Nutrition

These seminars are sponsored by the division's Program in International Nutrition. They are held Thursdays during the fall and spring semesters. The full schedule is available on the Program in International Nutrition (PIN) website.

A one-time registration per semester is required to join the PIN Seminar on Zoom. Register here: bit.ly/PINregister then follow the instructions you receive by email to join by Zoom. Questions? Contact the pindirector [at] cornell.edu (Program in)