- Jan 12, 2026
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Holistic Human Health, Technology + Human Thriving
Who, what, why: Marla Lujan investigates physiology to improve reproductive health
Who
Marla Lujan, associate professor of nutritional sciences, has been collecting data on ovarian morphology for 15 years. She stumbled into this research area by accident. She was investigating primate reproduction when she was asked to change her focus to another understudied population — women.
Lujan completed her postdoctoral studies in obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Saskatchewan, where she spent three years working in an infertility clinic. During her clinical experience
Jay (JungKyoon) Yoon
Jay (JungKyoon) Yoon is an associate professor in the Department of Human Centered Design at Cornell University, where he leads the Meta Design & Technology Lab. Yoon's research investigates how products can be systematically designed to enrich users' momentary as well as long-term experiences. He builds on knowledge and methods from human-centered design, human-computer interaction, and positive psychology.
Yoon's research findings and design supports (i.e., design methods and tools) have been applied to and
Jane Mendle
Dr. Jane Mendle received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Virginia and completed her clinical internship at the Payne Whitney Clinic of New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College. Her research is focused on the transition from childhood to adolescence, primarily how different aspects of puberty -- its timing and tempo, its early life antecedents, and the ways that children, peers, and family member perceive and understand it -- are related to psychological health
- Jan 7, 2026
- by Susan Kelley, Cornell Chronicle
- Community Engagement, Social Impact + Justice
CCE writes a prescription for health in the North Country
The North Country Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program helps participants with chronic disease learn to eat more healthfully – and get $150 in free vouchers for fruits and vegetables.
- Jan 10, 2026
- Holistic Human Health
My family lives nearly 2,000 miles away from my mom, but my kids are still close to their grandma
- Jan 6, 2026
- Holistic Human Health
Psychologist reveals why people aren’t getting flu shot even as cases surge
- Dec 18, 2025
- Holistic Human Health