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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

Karl Lagerfeld sitting in a bathtub full of macaroni and cheese. A village of dripping, floating houses reminiscent of a Salvador Dali painting. An electric-pink 3D labyrinth. These are some of the fantastic images generated by students using artificial intelligence (AI) tools in Juan Hinestroza’s Textiles, Apparel and Innovation course. The fanciful images are inviting to the eye, but are they useful? Do they meet the designer’s vision?

AI in the classroom

Two classes in

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

Faculty and students from the Department of Human Centered Design presented research, posters and prototypes at the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) CHI conference, April 23-28, in Hamburg, Germany. It is the oldest and largest conference in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI), bringing together researchers and practitioners from around the globe who have an overarching goal to make the world a better place with interactive digital technologies.

“This conference is enormous,” said Armin

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