- Mar 25, 2026
- by James Dean, Cornell Chronicle
- Holistic Human Health, Social Impact + Justice
A stable sense of purpose helps teens navigate life’s challenges
Like their emotions and self-esteem, teenagers’ sense of purpose fluctuates day to day, and those who experience it steadily – not just intensely – may benefit most.
- Nov 17, 2025
- Community Engagement, Social Impact + Justice, Student Life
Cornell showcases a decade of impact through new community-engaged learning video series
The David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement has released a new video series highlighting a decade of progress and impact in community-engaged learning across the university.
- 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.
Mary R. Ruberti
Mary Ruberti, LMSW, is an extension associate with the BCTR. Ms. Ruberti has worked in child welfare and residential treatment for over 30 years in various roles including direct care worker, supervisor, social worker, training coordinator, and quality assurance manager. Ms. Ruberti has been affiliated with the Residential Child Care Project at Cornell since 1993. She has had the privilege of providing training and technical assistance to agencies implementing Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and Children
Gwyneth (Gwyn) Frederick
Gwyn (she/her) is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Community Nutrition. She comes to Cornell with a background in farm work, a B.S. in public health nutrition from The Ohio State University, a Master of Public Health from University at Albany, and experience as a program evaluator for NYS SNAP-Ed. At Cornell, Gwyn’s research focuses on how food procurement processes, policies, and funding might be leveraged to address health, dignity, and equity for both minority farmers
- Feb 3, 2026
- Community Engagement, Holistic Human Health, Social Impact + Justice
Commentary: To expand child care access, New York must add child care teachers
Laura Bellows, associate professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, calls for greater investment in the child care workforce.
Hetvi Doshi
Born in Rajkot, India, I arrived in the US to pursue higher education in Psychology. After graduating from UCLA, I joined Cornell to work with Dr. Adam Anderson in the Psychology (formerly Human Development) department.
In my training to be an affective computational neuroscientist, I pursue research in nostalgia, nutrition, autobiographical memory, social sharing of emotions, and consciousness. Dubbed The Ratatatouille Moment, I am constructing a theoretical model on food-related nostalgia and examining its influence
