- Sep 12, 2025
- by Galib Braschler + Marisa LaFalce
- Community Engagement, Social Impact + Justice, Sustainability + Society, Student Life, CHE in NYC
Bridging ambition and action students make an impact in NYC
Internships combine community-engaged learning and professional development
With nearly half of all internships unpaid, many college students face financial barriers and unequal access to professional opportunities. The CHE in NYC summer internship is fully funded, helping close that gap. It places Cornell Human Ecology students with community organizations like the Boys and Girls Club of Harlem.
Through these partnerships, students like Taylor Cole ’26 and Katrina Samuda ’26, gain meaningful work experience that benefits local
- Jun 12, 2023
- by Juan Vazquez-Leddon
- Community Engagement, Holistic Human Health, Social Impact + Justice, Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving, Student Life
Student Contribution Projects make positive change
The Contribution Project is once again funding student ideas to make the world a better place. Of the 100 students selected for the 2023 awards, 17 are in Cornell Human Ecology. Their projects range from improving campus gathering spaces, to providing toiletries to homeless people in Ithaca, to encouraging teenagers to help make blankets for children in South Africa.
Since it started in 2019, the Contribution Project has provided an opportunity for Cornell Human Ecology
- Mar 14, 2022
- by E.C. Barrett
- Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving, Alumni
Alumna develops 3D body-mapping tech to help consumers, the environment
Online shopping for clothing offers consumers convenience but comes with some notable downsides for them and the environment. Size and fit issues often prompt consumers to return the items, which leads to increased carbon costs.
New body-mapping technology developed in the College of Human Ecology’s Department of Human Centered Design (HCD) aims to solve those problems, by improving garment design and fit, while helping customers choose the right size for their unique shape.
“Women typically
Per Pinstrup-Andersen
Per Pinstrup-Andersen, currently Professor Emeritus and Professor of the Graduate School, was most recently the H. E. Babcock Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy, the J. Thomas Clark Professor of Entrepreneurship, and Professor of Applied Economics at Cornell University and Adjunct Professor, Copenhagen University. He is past Chairman of the Science Council of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and Past President of the American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA). He has a B.S. from
- Apr 23, 2026
- by Juan Vazquez-Leddon and Paul Treadwell
- Community Engagement, Social Impact + Justice, Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving, CHE in NYC
Connection, culture and community: Highlights from the 2026 CHE In-Service
More than 80 Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) educators from across New York State gathered on campus April 15-17 for the annual Cornell Human Ecology In-Service.
CCE connects communities with Cornell University research from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and the College of Human Ecology (CHE). It facilitates partnerships among faculty and researchers, CCE staff and leadership, community partners, and students that advance the university’s land-grant mission. CHE’s collaborations focus on youth