- Jan 26, 2023
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Technology + Human Thriving
Students’ business uses data science and AI to improve fit
Human Centered Design Ph.D. students Wenjia Zong and Yoon Yang took their start-up business, Lacuna Technology, to phase one of the eLab—an accelerator program for student startups. “We are trying to develop an algorithm to create better patterns based on body shape,” said Zong, Lacuna’s chief executive officer, who is studying with Fatma Baytar, assistant professor of Human Centered Design and director of the Fashion and Body Tech Lab.
Lacuna Technology is developing a
- May 28, 2024
- Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving
What to wear when it’s really hot outside
- Sep 25, 2025
- Holistic Human Health, Student Life
Teaching students healthy eating habits
- Aug 25, 2023
- by Natalia Rommen
- Community Engagement, Holistic Human Health, Social Impact + Justice, CHE in NYC
Student summer fellows forge NYC community collaborations
Two Human Ecology graduate students spent this past summer in New York City as part of a summer fellowship through the Action Research Collaborative (ARC), learning how researchers and communities can work together to effect change. The fellowship offers a blend of academic mentorship from ARC-affiliated faculty and practical experience working with community partners on action research projects based in the city. This year’s fellows were Samantha De Leon Sautu, a Ph.D. candidate in human