- Feb 27, 2026
- by Galib Braschler
- Holistic Human Health, Student Life
Class serves up lessons in nutrition, culture and budgeting
For some students, NS 2470 is the first time they’ve ever held a chef’s knife or carefully measured out ingredients. For others pursuing a career as a registered dietitian, it is a requirement, and they learn alongside classmates who are just beginning in a kitchen. Across a semester that starts with baking simple muffins and culminates in creating complex culturally appropriate dishes, students learn to feed themselves, even on a budget.
Held in the Discovery
Wendy Williams
Wendy M. Williams is a Professor in the Department of Human Development at Cornell University, where she studies the development, assessment, training, and societal implications of intelligence and cognitive performance in real-world contexts. She holds Ph.D. and Master's degrees in psychology from Yale University, a Master's in physical anthropology from Yale, and a B.A. in English and biology from Columbia University, awarded cum laude with special distinction. In the fall of 2009, Williams founded (and
- May 5, 2025
- by Marisa LaFalce
Student designers challenge convention to enhance human thriving
Self-watering planters that improve air quality and alert users to risk. Fashion that transforms gendered words into powerful symbols of passion. A reimagined classroom designed to foster active learning. These are some of the bold and innovative student projects presented at the Cornell Fashion & Design Expo on April 25, the annual juried exhibition hosted by the Department of Human Centered Design (HCD).
This year’s theme, Challenging Convention in 2025, honors Cornell Human Ecology’s (CHE)
- Apr 24, 2024
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Holistic Human Health, Social Impact + Justice, Technology + Human Thriving, CHE in NYC
Expanded Expo showcases human thriving by design
Twenty-five Cornell Human Ecology (CHE) student designers traveled to New York City to showcase their work to more than 200 industry experts, alumni and friends at this year’s Cornell Fashion & Design Expo on April 11.
From restorative spaces that improve well-being to inclusive clothing that values identity, the students were selected by a faculty jury for their human-centered design-thinking and innovation around this year’s theme: human thriving by design. This year the expo expanded
- Jan 30, 2025
- Holistic Human Health, Sustainability + Society, CHE in NYC
Grant renews funding for pain and aging center
- Aug 25, 2023
- by Natalia Rommen
- Community Engagement, Holistic Human Health, Social Impact + Justice, CHE in NYC
Student summer fellows forge NYC community collaborations
Two Human Ecology graduate students spent this past summer in New York City as part of a summer fellowship through the Action Research Collaborative (ARC), learning how researchers and communities can work together to effect change. The fellowship offers a blend of academic mentorship from ARC-affiliated faculty and practical experience working with community partners on action research projects based in the city. This year’s fellows were Samantha De Leon Sautu, a Ph.D. candidate in human