- Oct 31, 2025
- Holistic Human Health, Technology + Human Thriving, Alumni, Donor
Jacobs Center dedication honors alumna’s commitment to health
Since its founding in 2023, the Jacobs Center has been home to major advances in precision nutrition and health impacting all of Cornell’s campuses.
- Feb 25, 2026
- by Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle
- Holistic Human Health, Technology + Human Thriving
EdemaFlex: soft-robotic glove for swelling relief
EdemaFlex, a new glove with more than three dozen actuators across all five fingers and the palm, developed by Cornell researchers, aims to reduce swelling for people suffering from edema.
- Jan 10, 2026
- Holistic Human Health
My family lives nearly 2,000 miles away from my mom, but my kids are still close to their grandma
- Jul 12, 2026
- Holistic Human Health
The unintended consequences of genetic tests
Valerie Reyna, a professor in the Psychology Department and neuroscience researcher, explains how genetic test results can be confusing and do not directly equate to disease risk.
Visit the Atlantic to read the article.
- Nov 5, 2025
- by James Dean, Cornell Chronicle
- Community Engagement, Holistic Human Health, Social Impact + Justice, Student Life
Certification promotes being ‘age friendly’ as good business
Assisted by Cornell faculty and students, Tompkins County has launched a program to recognize businesses for efforts to welcome patrons across the age spectrum.
- Jan 7, 2026
- by Susan Kelley, Cornell Chronicle
- Community Engagement, Social Impact + Justice
CCE writes a prescription for health in the North Country
The North Country Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program helps participants with chronic disease learn to eat more healthfully – and get $150 in free vouchers for fruits and vegetables.
- Jun 11, 2026
- by Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle
- Technology + Human Thriving
Redesigned fire gear offers potentially more cooling, less toxicity
A Cornell researcher’s bold redesign of firefighter gear, which hasn’t significantly changed in decades, is more versatile and better adapted to their actual work, only a small fraction of which involves fighting structure fires.