- Jan 25, 2023
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Holistic Human Health
Human Centered Design faculty win design awards in research partnership
EYP, a Page Company has received two Touchstone Awards for evidence-based design for healthcare facilities thanks to research partnerships with Rana Zadeh, associate professor and Alan Hedge, emeritus professor, Department of Human Centered Design.
The projects used assessments and interviews with front-line practitioners to design positive interventions in two hospitals. Hypotheses were documented and surveys questions targeted feedback of specific environmental attributes relative to mitigating medical errors, adverse events, reduction in perception of excessive walking
- Jul 28, 2025
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Holistic Human Health, Social Impact + Justice, Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving
Jung-hye Shin named chair of the Department of Human Centered Design
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
Ph.D. Human Behavior + Design
Research how humans interact with spaces large and small — from products to buildings to cities — and help guide more effective design.
- 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
- Oct 3, 2023
- Alumni, Donor, Student Life
$13.5M gift to Human Ecology supports design across disciplines
- Oct 24 ,2025
- by Karen Steffy
- Human Centered Design
- Zoom Meeting ID: 910 3313 3550 Passcode: 711409
Putting people in the centre of design: what does this really mean?
Modern forward-thinking design people often put people at the centre of their design work, and talk about "co-creation", "codesign" and similar terms, but I think there is a challenge to be made that the relationship between the "co-designer" and the "designer" might not be quite as evenly balanced as it should be. This talk is based on work we are doing at the UCL PEARL (Person-Environment-Activity Research Laboratory) to understand how exactly the "person" can