Gary Evans
Professor Evans is an environmental and developmental psychologist interested in how the physical environment affects human health and well being among children. His specific areas of expertise include the environment of childhood poverty, children's environments (housing, schools, playgrounds, toys), cumulative risk and child development, environmental stressors, and the development of children's environmental attitudes and behaviors.
Melissa Conroy
Melissa Conroy is a Sr. Lecturer in the Department of Human Centered Design at Cornell University. Her interests are surface design, drawing, and textile design with a specialty in knit structure and design.
Elizabette Andrade
As the Associate Director of Downstate Programs and Partnerships, Elizabette provides strategic leadership and helps shape and implement the vision for Food and Nutrition Education in Communities (FNEC) under the direction of the FNEC Director. In this role, she advances the mission of promoting nutrition and well-being across New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County. Representing the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) at local, state, and national levels, Elizabette plays a critical
B.S. Fiber Science
Examine the properties of everyday fibers and learn to work with emerging fiber technology.
- Dec 4 ,2025
- Nutritional Sciences
- Zoom
Constructing the Investment Case for Nutrition: Progress and Pitfalls
NS 6980 Seminar in International Nutrition
These seminars are sponsored by the division's Program in International Nutrition. They are held Thursdays during the fall and spring semesters. The full schedule is available on the Program in International Nutrition (PIN) website.
A one-time registration per semester is required to join the PIN Seminar on Zoom. Register here: bit.ly/PINregister then follow the instructions you receive by email to join by Zoom. Questions? Contact the pindirector [at] cornell.edu (Program in)
- Dec 1, 2025
- Community Engagement, Holistic Human Health, Social Impact + Justice, Technology + Human Thriving
Cornell researchers awarded grant to advance tuberculosis diagnostics
A project led by Cornell’s Center for Point of Care Technologies for Nutrition, Infection and Cancer to develop a low-cost, battery-powered device for sample preparation in tuberculosis (TB) testing in areas with limited lab access and infrastructure, has received a $250,000 grant from the Gates Foundation.
- Nov 24, 2025
- Holistic Human Health
Teens prepared for puberty report fewer mental health issues
New study suggests that teens who understand the changes caused by puberty will be more confident in handling those changes, a concept called pubertal self-efficacy.