- Dec 2, 2025
- by Megan Pillar
Cornell Center for Social Sciences awards fall grants targeting $50M in external research support
- Dec 8, 2025
- Community Engagement, Student Life
Hotel room redesign connects students with community partners
Welcome baskets filled with products crafted by Finger Lakes artisans. Luxurious bathrooms with vanities of natural wood and stone that reflect Ithaca’s beauty. Watercolor renderings of McGraw Tower and other campus landmarks. These are among the concepts that student teams presented to the industry panel for their “Reimagine the Statler Hotel Guest Room” project.
DEA 1110 Making a Difference by Design is a required course for Design and Environmental Analysis (DEA) majors and a popular
- Nov 13, 2025
- Holistic Human Health, Technology + Human Thriving
Kaiser Permanente executive emphasizes patient-centered care benefits both health and business
Last week Yazdi Bagli, executive vice president of IT and business enterprise services at Kaiser Permanente, spoke to students in DEA 4500 Policy Meets Design: High-impact Facilities of the 21st century and met with students from the Health Design Innovation Lab, directed by Rana Zadeh. This marks Bagli’s third year returning to campus to speak with and mentor our students.
Bagli discussed the differences between systems thinking and design thinking, and the importance
- Mar 14, 2022
- by E.C. Barrett
- Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving, Alumni
Alumna develops 3D body-mapping tech to help consumers, the environment
Online shopping for clothing offers consumers convenience but comes with some notable downsides for them and the environment. Size and fit issues often prompt consumers to return the items, which leads to increased carbon costs.
New body-mapping technology developed in the College of Human Ecology’s Department of Human Centered Design (HCD) aims to solve those problems, by improving garment design and fit, while helping customers choose the right size for their unique shape.
“Women typically