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Sander Kersten Ph.D. ’97, an experienced molecular nutrition researcher and academic leader, has been named the new director of the Division of Nutritional Sciences, which is shared by the College of Human Ecology (CHE) and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). 

Kersten, who was also named the Schleifer Family Professor in CHE, comes to Cornell from Wageningen University in the Netherlands, where he was most recently professor and chair of the Division

When Osei Boateng ’18, MHA ’20 was 18, his beloved grandmother passed away in Ghana. What deepened his pain was his belief that her death was preventable. If she had learned sooner that she had high blood pressure, or gotten faster treatment when it spiked, she may not have suffered a stroke.

“It made a huge impact on my life,” Boateng said. “I decided to dedicate my life to making sure people don’t lose their

In 1997, Dr. Christy Teal ’88 got some bad news that would change the trajectory of her career. Her mother, who was 60, was diagnosed with breast cancer. A month later, her best friend, who was 34, received the same diagnosis. Teal, a general surgeon at the time, decided to dedicate her career to treating the disease, eventually becoming director of George Washington University’s Breast Care Center and co-authoring a book to help patients.  

As the federal government weighs the most significant changes to Head Start in nearly two decades, researchers and educators see a chance to learn what children and families in the antipoverty program need most. 

More than 80 educators, researchers and policymakers gathered at the Head Start and Early Childhood Education Summit in New York City to discuss the proposed changes and how research can inform the program’s future. The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research hosted