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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

Kalem Hanlon's work sits at the intersection of dietary fiber, the gut microbiome and precision nutrition: a field that explores how genetics, environment and microbiome composition shape individual responses to food. 

After experiencing gut issues for much of his life, he became driven to uncover why the same food can benefit one person while offering no advantage, or even discomfort, to another. And when he's not studying how diet shapes microbial health in the Angela

After a national search, Alexa Maille ’04 was appointed director of the New York State 4-H Youth Development Program. Maille has held key leadership roles with NYS 4-H, serving as STEM Specialist since 2014 and interim director since January 2024. NYS 4-H is the youth development program for Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) and is in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR).

“I’m excited for Alexa to launch this next chapter for NYS 4-H,” said

Daniel Berry, assistant professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, and graduate students in his lab have identified the cellular and molecular mechanisms that govern adaptive thermogenesis, a biological process that researchers believe could be the key to treating obesity, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders.

Their study, published in the journal Cell Reports, outlines the complex intra-organ communication that allows brown adipose tissue to burn calories to produce heat to

During the early days of the pandemic, Anthony Ong, professor of psychology, made a curious observation: Some of his friends were thriving in isolation. Yet others have felt lonely even when surrounded by others.

Ong, who is also professor of gerontology in medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, knew that loneliness and isolation had negative health effects, including on cognition, and that older adults were especially at risk. Some studies had investigated whether loneliness or