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This spring's Humecathon brought together students from across Cornell Human Ecology (CHE) and Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences to come up with novel solutions to improve refugee wellbeing. 

Students on the Dean’s Undergraduate Advisory Council (DUAC) launched the Humecathon in 2019 with the understanding that some problems are just too big for experts from any one discipline to solve. The hackathon-style sprint gives students from across the College’s departments the chance to leverage their

Two recent research projects from the Hybrid Body Lab (HBL), directed by Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao, assistant professor of human centered design, are providing new opportunities in the field of human-computer interaction and for makers of electronic-textiles (e-textiles).

The Contribution Project, an initiative that helps college students make a difference in ways they find meaningful, is expanding to teenagers throughout New York state through a new partnership with 4-H.

Anthony Burrow, director of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR) and the Ferris Family Associate Professor of Life Course Studies in the College of Human Ecology (CHE), started the Contribution Project on the belief that youth have ideas about how they can meaningfully

Amid a riot of colors and textures, faculty and students from Cornell Human Ecology’s Department of Human Centered Design (HCD) marvel at the swatches and garments on display in the MVR 1250 gallery.

Knitwear experts Thijs Verhaar and Lyske Gais spent two weeks embedded in HCD as the 2024 Designers in Residence. During the residency, they attended classes; hosted workshops, a gallery exhibit and a lecture; and made themselves available to faculty and students.

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Diabetes, obesity, and metabolic diseases are complex health problems and important threats to human health. Ensuring optimal metabolic health requires multidisciplinary solutions.

On Sept. 11 and 12, a cross-campus symposium brought together nearly 100 Cornell researchers from the Ithaca Campus and the Weill Cornell Medicine Campus in New York City to catalyze the kind of interdisciplinary collaborations necessary to address this growing health challenge. 

The symposium, titled Metabolic Health: From Molecules to Populations, focused on

On the eve of the college’s 100th anniversary celebration, an alumnae-led fundraising initiative in Cornell Human Ecology (CHE) has achieved a milestone. As part of the university’s campaign To Do the Greatest Good, the ‘100 at 100’ initiative has increased the number of endowed undergraduate scholarships from women donors to 100, marking a commitment to student access and affordability, honoring the college's history of women's leadership, and paving the way for future generations of

Jung-hye Shin, a design researcher and academic leader, has been named professor and chair of the Cornell Human Ecology (CHE) Department of Human Centered Design (HCD).

Shin comes to Cornell from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she served as chair and professor in the Department of Design Studies and as faculty director of design at the Center for Design and Material Culture.

For Shin, this is a return to the Hill. She earned