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In a recent systematic review, a team of researchers led by Yuexing Hao, a Ph.D. candidate in human centered design, found that while Large Language Models (LLMs) have the potential to help cancer patients and clinicians make decisions about care, the models’ average accuracy remains low and current limitations pose potential risks to patients.

The team reviewed 56 papers, with an overall model accuracy of just 76.2%, with average diagnostic accuracy of 67.4%

Daniel Berry has been appointed the Andre Bensadoun, Ph.D. ’60 Associate Professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences. His research focuses on how adipose tissue develops, functions and contributes to metabolic health.

“Receiving this named professorship is truly an honor,” said Berry. “It gives us the momentum to continue pursuing ambitious scientific questions, sustain long-term progress, and train the next generation of researchers working to advance adipose biology and metabolic health.”

Berry studies fat and

In April 2021, psychologist Adam Hoffman co-led a virtual roundtable discussion for child development scholars on studying Native American communities. Hoffman, an assistant professor of psychology at Cornell Human Ecology, had written his dissertation about Cherokee youth, and he and other presenters shared the importance of engaging Indigenous groups in the research process.

Afterward, Hoffman wondered how many developmental science papers had actually been written about Indigenous children and youth. After poring through archives of

Three Human Ecology faculty members received endowed professorships this fall, supporting excellence in undergraduate teaching and innovative research in two areas: the connection between our physical health and cognitive aging, and how memory influences our thought patterns and well-being.

“I am incredibly appreciative of the generous donors who funded these endowed professorships, allowing us to honor some of our most respected and influential faculty members,” said Rachel Dunifon, the Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan

An immersive journey to a forest canopy in a one-of-a-kind virtual reality space was just one of the memorable moments for the 19 students majoring in design and environmental analysis (DEA) on their visit to Manhattan last month. The students traveled with Nooshin Ahmadi, lecturer in the Department of Human Centered Design (HCD), visiting several design firms as part of her Design Portfolio and Communication class.

“DEA is a multidisciplinary major,” said Ahmadi. “Our graduates

Feelings, although central to human existence, are our most mysterious and subjective sense. Feelings, we are told, are personal and internal, while reality is physical and external. New research published in Nature Communications combines machine learning, perception, neuroscience, and generative AI to reveal that the brain may treat feelings as real as any aspect of the physical facts of the external world. 

It has been long understood that feelings and emotions emerge from a complex

Adam Hoffman, assistant professor of psychology, is exploring how LGBTQ+ youth develop social identity and how that process affects their mental health, self-esteem and other outcomes.

He is conducting a three-year study, surveying 200 LGBTQ+ adolescents and young adults in partnership with two community organizations in New York state – the Ali Forney Center in New York City and The Q Center in Syracuse. The surveys will measure identity, community connectedness, feelings of loneliness