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Heeju Park, associate professor of human centered design in Cornell Human Ecology, has received a Fulbright scholarship to conduct research and teach in South Korea for the 2023-2024 academic year. Park’s project, “Digital Fashion Forward for Planet, People and Prosperity,” will focus on teaching zero-waste digital fashion design and production and researching upcycling fashion businesses.

“I chose South Korea because Korean movies, pop music and fashion have been in the limelight,” said Park, who is

In a recent systematic review, a team of researchers led by Yuexing Hao, a Ph.D. candidate in human centered design, found that while Large Language Models (LLMs) have the potential to help cancer patients and clinicians make decisions about care, the models’ average accuracy remains low and current limitations pose potential risks to patients.

The team reviewed 56 papers, with an overall model accuracy of just 76.2%, with average diagnostic accuracy of 67.4%

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John (Jack) Elliott pauses at each tree and shares its origin story. His studio — a graffiti-covered former skate park — houses his “arborworks”: tree sculptures in various stages of completion, from newly found trunks to finished pieces.

“I keep coming across these amazing trees,” said Elliott. “Just last week, I was driving by Washington Park, and they were cutting down this sugar maple, and it had the most amazing intertwining of branches

The Cornell Human Ecology community took some time before the spring semester to honor staff who achieved milestone years of service and to recognize those nominated for their exceptional contributions to the college at the annual Service Awards and Staff Recognition event on Jan. 17.

With milestones ranging from five to 40 years, the 27 staff members honored for service have contributed a combined 390 years of service to the college and to Cornell.

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