Architectural historian Mary Anne Beecher explores the historic development and design implications of storage elements in the 19th and 20th century American home,…
In 1969, after 5 years of deliberation and planning, Cornell's College of Home Economics became the College of Human Ecology. Gwen Kay, Associate Professor of…
Andrew Dickson White believed that the built environment of a university should reflect high standards of beauty and good aesthetics. In this Reunion 2010 lecture at…
Security is often sought through armaments and containment, which can lead to the impoverishment rather than the nourishment of laboring bodies. Under increasingly…
In their newest book, Herbert Gottfried (Dept. of Landscape Architecture) and Jan Jennings (Dept. of Design and Environmental Analysis) trace the contributions of folk…
Bioelectrochemical Systems puts a spotlight on promising technologies currently taking shape on the clean energy and waste management frontiers. In this Chats in the…
At a presentation ceremony on August 6, Cornell professor of molecular biology and former Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Susan Henry presented to…
In her 2005 book, Jan Jennings describes a series house design competitions for architects in the 1879 to 1909 period, noting the insight they offer on the development…
How do humans learn languages? Why do we learn them at all? Human development scholar Barbara Lust presents highlights from her new book exploring human language…
Mexican migration is a highly contentious issue in the eyes of many North Americans, and every generation seems to construct the northward flow of labor as a brand new…
Great potential exists for ubiquitous mobile computing to inform and develop the social experiences and relations that play out in community spaces. Yet, the…
Pica—the urge to eat clay, starch, ice and chalk—has been a phenomenon among humans, particularly women, for a very long time. In her new book, nutritionist…
In a November 2011 talk at Mann Library, Amrys Williams, the 2011 Recipient of the History of Home Economics Fellowship Award at the Cornell College of Human Ecology,…
Of all the issues in need of attention at this moment in the history of American higher education, few are as important as the status and future of its public mission,…
Historian and physician Dr. Dan Weinstock discusses the correspondence and friendship between pioneering American botanist Asa Gray and his friend, physician and amateur…