- Apr 24 ,2026
- by Deborah Surine
- Nutritional Sciences, Cornell Human Ecology
- The Statler Hotel - 130 Statler Drive, Ithaca, NY 14853
Speaking Truth to Power About Weight Symposium
Join us for a dynamic, interdisciplinary symposium exploring the impact and intersections of weight stigma and weight-based discrimination across healthcare, policy, education and beyond. Leave equipped with research-grounded strategies, collaborative connections, and actionable tools to advance weight justice and drive meaningful systems change.
Sessions throughout the day with expert speakers from Cornell, across the country and the globe.
Online or in-person @ The Statler Hotel
- Feb 10, 2026
- Holistic Human Health
Full-fat dairy is back. But nutrition experts say it might not be so simple.
New federal dietary guidelines are reshaping the conversation around full-fat dairy, but the science, experts say, isn’t so simple.
In a recent story examining updated recommendations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Sander Kersten, the director of the Division of Nutritional Sciences, offers important perspective on the evolving evidence.
“This is such a complex subject,” Kersten said. “You can weigh the evidence very differently
Sadie Azad
Sadie is a Ph.D. student in Nutrition for Metabolic Health, working with Dr. Meng Wang, and a Graduate School Dean's Scholar. She earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Cornell, with a concentration in Genetics, Genomics, and Development. Sadie is broadly interested in the metabolic origins of DNA damage and in what happens when the pathways that protect against it fail. In Dr. Meng Wang's lab, she studies formaldehyde as an endogenous source of DNA
Nok In Chan (Felicia)
Felicia Chan is an M.S. student in the Nutrition + Dietetics track. She earned dual degrees in Nutrition and Dietetics and in Nutrition, Fitness, and Health, with a minor in Music, from Purdue University in 2025. During her undergraduate studies, Felicia worked as a Nutrition Coach, providing clients with guidance on goal setting and sustainable lifestyle changes. She also gained experience in clinical research and scientific writing as a Laboratory Technician. At Cornell, Felicia works
- Jan 9, 2026
- Holistic Human Health