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The American Society for Nutrition Foundation (ASNF) and the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF) has awarded Julia Finkelstein, associate professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, director of the Maternal and Child Nutrition Program, and co-director of the Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, with the inaugural ASN-NNF Henrik Dam Award for Scientific Discovery in Nutrition. 

The award, named in honor of Henrik Dam, a Nobel Prize winner and trailblazing Danish

On May 27 and 28, nearly 300 Cornell Human Ecology students will receive their bachelor’s degrees and officially become CHE alumni. 

The Class of 2023 had an unusual four years – they unexpectedly moved to remote classes in their second semester, and Cornell didn’t fully resume in-person instruction until fall 2022. Still, whether they were on campus, at home, in the workshop, or even in Tanzania or Denmark, students in the Class of 2023

Four community organizations partnering with Cornell Human Ecology students will receive funding as part of the college’s Community-Engaged Reflection Awards. The awards, given to two winners and two runners-up, are based on students’ written reflections about their learning experience with community partners.

This year’s winners are Noah Berg ’24, partnering with the Western New York Law Center in Buffalo, New York, and Jasmine Guarin ’24, partnering with Community Ambassadors in Ocean County, New Jersey. The

Human Ecology faculty members are addressing climate change and its repercussions across diverse fields of study, including sustainability in the fashion industry, environmentally friendly buildings and malnutrition across the globe.

These initiatives, which are part of The 2030 Project, a university-wide program focused on climate solutions, were the topic of a March 8 webinar, “Human Behavior and the Climate Crisis.” Hosted by the Human Ecology Alumni Association, the event was moderated by nutrition alumna Wendy

Tashara M. Leak, associate professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, has been named the inaugural associate dean of Cornell Human Ecology in New York City (CHE in NYC). The new position coordinates human ecology research, education, and public engagement in the city as part of the college’s strategic commitment to foster a vibrant, unified network.

Leak has lived and worked in New York City for several years, conducting research in collaboration