Minor in Fiber Science
Learn how organic and inorganic fibers are used in materials humans interact with every day.
- Dec 6, 2025
- Sustainability + Society
How a bird’s feathers helped scientists create the world’s darkest fabric
- Dec 12, 2025
- Sustainability + Society
‘Darkest fabric ever made’ is inspired by a bird of paradise
Rouzbeh Rahai
Climate change related weather events increasingly threaten our homes and surrounding environments, placing significant stress on human health and well-being. My research examines the impact of adverse weather events—particularly extreme heat and air pollution—on human health and learning. I also investigate how environmental systems in urban schools and neighborhoods can mitigate these exposures, thereby enhancing health and learning across the life course. Through utilizing spatial modeling and land surveying methods, I identify high-priority areas for
- May 13, 2024
- by Robin Roger
- Social Impact + Justice
Kerri Lee Alexander named inaugural director of social impact and justice
Kerri Lee Alexander has joined Cornell Human Ecology as its inaugural director of social impact and justice. In this role, Alexander will develop and lead a college-wide strategy aimed at creating, advocating for, and sustaining a diverse community of faculty, staff and students with a climate of belonging and inclusion. This new position supports the college’s priority, laid out in the strategic Vision 2030, of building a flourishing Human Ecology community.
Alexander comes to
- Jun 29, 2026
Should I keep my mother’s wedding gown?
Denise Green, director of the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection, discusses the collection's nearly 350 wedding gowns and the historical stories garments can tell.
- Mar 25, 2026
- Student Life
Cornell exhibit explores Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy through fashion
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Cornell alumna, is honored with an exhibit exploring her legal and fashion legacy, curated by Denise Green, director of the Cornell Fashion and Textile Collection, and Alanna Stein, sophomore.
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