- Dec 6, 2025
- Sustainability + Society
How a bird’s feathers helped scientists create the world’s darkest fabric
- Dec 8, 2025
- Holistic Human Health
Should you eat more fibre? Experts on how much you need and what foods provide lots of it
- Dec 5, 2025
- Holistic Human Health
I’m with you, Meghan – no one should lecture you on how to deal with a problem parent
Naiwen Ji
Naiwen is PhD candidate in Nutritional Sciences and minor in Epidemiology and Data Science. Her study focuses on understanding the dimension of diet-related factors and malnutrition among vulnerable populations including children, adolescents, and women of reproductive age in low/middle-income settings using both traditional statistical approaches and machine learning.
- Dec 10, 2025
- by Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle
- Holistic Human Health
Research resumed: Stopped projects come back to life
The federal research funding supporting projects across the university, including the development of a pediatric heart pump, has been restarted, but those lost months of work will have a lasting impact.
- Dec 12, 2025
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Donor
Dan Berry named Andre Bensadoun Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Daniel Berry has been appointed the Andre Bensadoun, Ph.D. ’60 Associate Professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences. His research focuses on how adipose tissue develops, functions and contributes to metabolic health.
“Receiving this named professorship is truly an honor,” said Berry. “It gives us the momentum to continue pursuing ambitious scientific questions, sustain long-term progress, and train the next generation of researchers working to advance adipose biology and metabolic health.”
Berry studies fat and
Pei-Yin Tsai
Pei-Yin is interested in the relationship between metabolism and chronic diseases. Her research focuses on how adipocytes are involved in obesity and cancer cachexia. She is fascinated by the ways in which various biological pathways influence energy homeostasis and their intricate cross-talk. She hopes to contribute her efforts toward unraveling these mechanisms and identifying potential strategies to slow the progression of chronic diseases.
