- Dec 5 ,2025
- by Karen Steffy
- Human Centered Design
- Zoom
Acute Care of Elders Sleep Project
Background
Sleep disruption is common in hospitalized patients due to interruptions from staff and other patients, discomfort from medical devices, and symptoms of their medical conditions.1 In older adults, sleep disruption can lead to cardiometabolic derangements (e.g., increased blood sugar and blood pressure) and increased risk of delirium.2 Loss of sleep can thus lead to downstream effects like worsening polypharmacy, slowed recovery, and even loss of independence.2 Non-pharmacologic sleep interventions can be
- Dec 1, 2025
- by Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle
- Sustainability + Society, Technology + Human Thriving, Student Life
Bird-of-paradise inspires darkest fabric ever made
The color “ultrablack” has a variety of uses, including in cameras, solar panels and telescopes, but it’s difficult to produce and can appear less black when viewed at an angle. A Cornell lab has devised a simple method for making the elusive color.
- Dec 1, 2025
- Sustainability + Society
The darkest fabric ever made is now a dress
- Nov 30, 2025
- Nov 26, 2025
Tashara M. Leak
I design culturally relevant interventions, in partnership with community stakeholders, that aim to improve diet, health, and overall wellbeing of adolescents that reside in urban communities. I am deeply committed to conducting research that informs public health programming and policy. As such, the majority of my research studies have a clearly identified plan for translation from the very beginning.
