- Feb 16, 2026
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Technology + Human Thriving, Alumni
Lauren Forstenhausler ’21 designs for performance
Fashion design major Lauren Forstenhausler ‘21 uses a tactical, human-centered approach to improving performance and supporting consumer needs in her role as an associate apparel designer at Capelli Sport. The performance apparel brand designs and manufactures high-quality athletic apparel, soccer uniforms, and equipment for youth academies, professional clubs and national teams around the world.
Lauren graduated in May 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although she was unable to showcase her senior collection, “Gaslight/Singularity,” at the
- Feb 20 ,2026
- by Karen Steffy
- Human Centered Design
- Human Ecology Building T01
What Roles Will Humans Play in the Future of Data Annotation?
Talk Abstract:
Large language models (LLMs) have rapidly and impressively taken over many tasks once handled by human annotators in constructing text datasets. But does this mean we no longer need humans in the annotation loop? What roles should humans play in future data annotation pipelines? In this talk, I will present two recent studies that explore the evolving role of humans in the landscape of text data annotation. First, we ask whether a well-designed
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- Human Centered Design
- Jill Stuart Gallery, Human Ecology Building
Feel the Years: An Interactive Exhibition on Aging Simulation
The Exhibition
Feel the Years is an interactive exhibition designed to help students and community members better understand the experience of growing older. Through immersive, research-informed activities, the project invites participants to reflect on aging not as a decline, but as a natural and meaningful stage of life.
The Experience
You will have the chance to wear aging simulation suits or other simulation devices and complete everyday tasks that mimic common physical and sensory changes
- Feb 10, 2026
- Holistic Human Health
Full-fat dairy is back. But nutrition experts say it might not be so simple.
New federal dietary guidelines are reshaping the conversation around full-fat dairy, but the science, experts say, isn’t so simple.
In a recent story examining updated recommendations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Sander Kersten, the director of the Division of Nutritional Sciences, offers important perspective on the evolving evidence.
“This is such a complex subject,” Kersten said. “You can weigh the evidence very differently
Annette E. O'Hara
- Feb 18, 2026
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Social Impact + Justice, Sustainability + Society, Student Life
Jiayi Guo ’26 is designing a sustainable future
When Jiayi Guo enrolled in Introduction to Environmental Psychology in her first semester, she had no idea the course would shape both her undergraduate experience and her post-graduate ambitions.
“I was super interested in the class, and I knew that I wanted to explore research a little bit,” said Guo, a design and environmental analysis major. “So I emailed the professor and asked is there any way I could get involved?”
The professor — Gary
- Apr 14 ,2026
- by Denise N. Green
- Human Centered Design, Cornell Human Ecology
- Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, G155
Celebrating Fashioning Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg '54 and the Power of Presence
Please join us for an event celebrating “Fashioning Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg '54 and the Power of Presence.” Curated by the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection, the exhibition explores Justice Ginsburg’s legacy by situating her iconic judicial collars and personal objects within broader histories of law, policy, work, and society and is on view from March 16 to May 1.
The event features remarks from Justice Ginsburg’s granddaughter, Clara Spera, and a screening of the
