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Faculty and students from the Department of Human Centered Design presented research, posters and prototypes at the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) CHI conference, April 23-28, in Hamburg, Germany. It is the oldest and largest conference in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI), bringing together researchers and practitioners from around the globe who have an overarching goal to make the world a better place with interactive digital technologies.

“This conference is enormous,” said Armin

Karl Lagerfeld sitting in a bathtub full of macaroni and cheese. A village of dripping, floating houses reminiscent of a Salvador Dali painting. An electric-pink 3D labyrinth. These are some of the fantastic images generated by students using artificial intelligence (AI) tools in Juan Hinestroza’s Textiles, Apparel and Innovation course. The fanciful images are inviting to the eye, but are they useful? Do they meet the designer’s vision?

AI in the classroom

Two classes in

The Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research has launched BCTR Scholars, a new program that introduces Cornell Human Ecology students to translational research and connects them with communities so they can apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to improve the lives of others.

Translational research brings together researchers, practitioners, policymakers and community members to create better research and implement findings through policies and programs.

During the one-year BCTR Scholars program, students learn the basics