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For Marie Cajoux ’26, her interest in aging began long before she declared a minor.

Watching her grandmother navigate the health-care system, she saw firsthand how difficult and deeply personal aging can be. There were moments when her grandmother struggled to be heard. Moments that stayed with her. That experience shaped Cajoux’s path, leading her to geriatric care and eventually to Cornell’s gerontology minor.

“It inspired me to really think about pursuing geriatrics as my

Cornell Human Ecology has launched a new summer internship program in New York City focused on urban studies, community engagement and professional development. 

The internship program places student interns at partner sites across the city’s five boroughs. For this pilot year, three students focused on youth development and worked with the Boys & Girls Club of Harlem, a longstanding partner with the Cornell Action Research Collaborative. They helped implement programs like Youth Engagement and Action

Anthony Burrow, Ferris Family Associate Professor of Life Course Studies in the Department of Psychology, shared his research on the benefits of having a sense of purpose in life at the White House Youth Policy Summit on February 13.

The summit was an opportunity for nearly 90 young adults to meet with cabinet secretaries and representatives from federal agencies, experts in adolescent development and leaders of youth-serving organizations and learn from one another about

Summer You entered Cornell Human Ecology (CHE) as a human biology, health and society major. She enjoyed her classes, but she knew that she wasn’t destined for a 10-year medical school journey. 

Then she saw a flyer for an information session for the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD), which prepares students to become Registered Dietitians and obtain the RD/RDN credential. 

“I felt like that was a much faster path to what I wanted

As co-owner and creative director of Juice Press LLC, Erica Karsch ’94 (human development and family studies) helped her company navigate the challenges of the pandemic by focusing on innovation, customer experience, store design, and doing whatever needed to be done.

“I'm often stocking groceries and cleaning the shelves,” Karsch said, “that's just what you do when you're an entrepreneur. It's like having a child; you are never off duty. You walk in and if