- Apr 24 ,2026
- by Karen Steffy
- Human Centered Design
- Human Ecology Building T01
In X, in Y, in Z, in time: experiments in weaving
Woven fabrics derive their physical properties, and their potential uses, from the materials they’re made of and the structures in which they’re interlaced together. Operating within this binary – ingredients and recipe, “what” and “how” – we can radically change how a fabric looks, feels and behaves. Weaving, at its core an additive manufacturing process, has much in common with other fabrication methods: it’s receptive to many material inputs, capable of computer-controlled precision and yields
- Apr 14, 2026
- by James Dean, Cornell Chronicle
Why do people oppose violence and support war? How moral views evolve
In a new book, moral psychologist Audun Dahl explains why people change their minds about seemingly obvious moral truths, across situations, lifespans and history.
Lorraine Maxwell
I joined the Design and Environmental Analysis faculty in 1993 as my first full time academic appointment. My first graduate degree was a masters in city and regional planning. I worked as city planner for a large city in New Jersey and as a facility planner and programmer for an architectural firm in New York City. My PhD is in psychology, specifically environmental psychology. My research interests have always been, and continue to be, related
- Nov 7, 2025
- by Juan Vazquez-Leddon
- Community Engagement, Social Impact + Justice, CHE in NYC
Gallery exhibit explores LGBTQ+ support networks
Exhibit features art from two organizations supporting LGBTQ+ youth
MVR 1250 Gallery will host an art exhibit honoring the “found” family of LGBTQ+ youth from across New York State. The exhibit, titled “Our People, Our Stories: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Chosen Family”, runs through Dec. 1 and is part of a larger community-based participatory research project led by Adam Hoffman, assistant professor of psychology.
The art, created by youth from The Ali Forney Center in New York
Ritch Savin-Williams
Ritch C. Savin-Williams is a developmental psychologist, a professor emeritus of Human Development and Psychology. He received the Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, where he studied sex differences in dominance hierarchy formation at summer camp.
Dr. Savin-Williams has written ten books on adolescent development. The last two, Bi: Bisexual, pansexual, fluid, and nonbinary youth (New York University Press, 2021) and Mostly straight: Sexual fluidity among men (Harvard University Press, 2017) follow previous books on
- Sep 10, 2024
- by Galib Braschler
- Community Engagement, Holistic Human Health, Social Impact + Justice, Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving, CHE in NYC
How CHE students spent their summer ’24
Each summer, Cornell Human Ecology students have the chance to learn outside the classroom and gain real-world experience through internships, research with faculty and other opportunities.
We asked six undergrads to share their summer 2024 experiences in their own words, from interning at a design firm in London to engaging with the local community at farmers markets across upstate New York to working with teenagers in Harlem on nutrition education.