- Sep 11, 2023
- by Juan Vazquez-Leddon
- Holistic Human Health, Sustainability + Society, Donor
Two new faculty fellowships named in CHE
Two Cornell Human Ecology faculty members have recently been awarded fellowships, including one that was newly endowed.
Denise Green ’07, associate professor in the Department of Human Centered Design, has been named the inaugural Morgan Engaged Faculty Fellow, and Laura Bellows, associate professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, has been named the new Evalyn Edwards Milman ’60 Fellow, both in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR). Both will serve in their roles through
- Oct 30, 2023
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Student Life
Students learn from and collaborate with Bauhaus staff
The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation ran a two-part virtual workshop for students in the Department of Human Centered Design (HCD) this fall. The program was coordinated by Catherine Blumenkamp, lecturer and associate director of the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection (CF+TC); this is the second year the enrichment was offered.
Participants began the workshop with a simple exercise of printing their name in four different orientations. The goal was to unlearn the literal approach to writing
- Oct 3 ,2025
- by Karen Steffy
- Human Centered Design
- Human Ecology Building, T01
Threads: Sustaining India’s Textile Tradition
Threads: Sustaining India’s Textile Traditions features four Indian designers and their collaborations with traditional textiles artisans that produce fashion collections for a contemporary market. Through in-depth interviews and visually stunning footage, this film demonstrates how these committed, creative collaborations innovate traditional textile techniques and reinvigorate the communities who produce them.
Katherine Sender, PhD is a Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Communication. She is also a member of Feminist, Gender, and
- Apr 17, 2024
- by Natalia Rommen
- CHE in NYC
College names inaugural associate dean of CHE in NYC
Tashara M. Leak, associate professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, has been named the inaugural associate dean of Cornell Human Ecology in New York City (CHE in NYC). The new position coordinates human ecology research, education, and public engagement in the city as part of the college’s strategic commitment to foster a vibrant, unified network.
Leak has lived and worked in New York City for several years, conducting research in collaboration
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- Human Centered Design
- Level T Vitrines, Human Ecology Building
Threads of Progress: 100 Years of Fashion & Innovation
Threads of Progress: 100 Years of Fashion & Innovation celebrates over a century of fashion innovation, education, and outreach at Cornell University, tracing the evolution of the Textiles and Clothing program from its early days in the College of Home Economics to its current home in the Department of Human Centered Design in the Cornell Human Ecology. Visitors will see garments worn and made by students, faculty, and extension agents—from wartime uniforms to Olympic leotards—showcasing
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- by Melissa Conroy
- Human Centered Design
- Jill Stuart Gallery, Human Ecology Building
Farm to Fashion
Farm to Fashion is an exhibit that shares the story of an ongoing collaboration between knitwear design students at Cornell University and partners within our regional textile economy. The exhibit features work by students from the Department of Human Centered Design as well as others engaged in fiber farming and textile manufacturing. The exhibit was funded by a generous donation from the Cornell Center for Teaching Innovation and a grant from New York Fashion Innovation
- Nov 15, 2024
- Community Engagement, Social Impact + Justice, Alumni
Panel discussion shares Indigenous perspectives on education
Researchers from Cornell Human Ecology (CHE) and the University of Buffalo discussed the history of Indigenous education — plus modern-day challenges and opportunities — during a panel discussion on Nov. 4 in Mann Library.
The panel, titled “Indigenous Perspectives in Higher Education: Reflecting on the Past to Inform the Future,” was part of the opening of the Cornell University Library exhibit “Redressing Histories of Early Hodinǫ̱hsǫ́:nih Women at Cornell, 1914-1942,” in connection with CHE’s centennial