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Greetings!
The Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures has had a busy summer to prepare for an exciting semester ahead! As we get ready for the fall, we invite you to view our Fall Calendar and our latest Annual Report.
Highlights:
Transdisciplinary Design at Cornell
Student Photo Contest
Advisory Board Meeting in NYC
Read below for more updates on our upcoming events, programs, and opportunities to engage with us as we continue working towards a healthier future!
All the best,
CIHF Leadership Team
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CIHF Events & Announcements | |
A Great Start to the Year at Our Welcome Gathering | |
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We had a wonderful time hosting the annual CIHF Welcome Gathering for Healthy Futures minors and CIHF Faculty Fellows at the Regent Lounge to kick off the new academic year! It was a fantastic opportunity for students and faculty to connect, network, and share ideas about the exciting activities ahead. The gathering was filled with great conversation, and we enjoyed some light refreshments together.
Thanks to everyone who joined us, and we look forward to an exciting year ahead!
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Fall Photo Contest
2024 Theme: Peace by Design
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The 2024 Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures Student Photo Contest is open to ALL Cornell students.
2024 Theme: Peace by Design
Awards: 1st place $300, 2nd place $200, 3rd place $100
Submissions can include up to 3 high resolution images (300 dpi) and must convey our theme, Peace by Design. Please email your entries to healthy-futures@cornell.edu by
5 pm on Monday, October 7. File names must include Cornell net ID, and the image title of your choosing. Please include your name, department, expected year of graduation, and degree in your email. If you have any questions, please contact CIHF at healthy-futures@cornell.edu or visit https://ihf.cornell.edu/competitions/.
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CIHF Reception at NIC, Washington DC
Monday, September 23
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Join Us in Washington, DC!
If you're attending the NIC Fall Conference or will be in Washington, DC on Monday, September 23, we’d love to see you! Please join CIHF Director Emeritus Brooke Hollis at Fig and Olive from 6:30–8:30 PM for drinks and appetizers. No RSVP is required, but if you plan to attend, please email healthy-futures@cornell.edu.
Also, don't miss CIHF Advisory Board Member Sevy Petras speaking at the conference!
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Fall Advisory Board Meeting | |
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We look forward to connecting with our Advisory Board members this Fall to share our latest insights and future initiatives!
Meeting location: HKS Architects, NYC
Date: Friday, October 18
Invite only.
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Please join Cornell faculty, students and staff to celebrate the role of design at Cornell and explore opportunities to engage in transdisciplinary teaching and research. Our first roundtable was held in February 2020. Participants in this event will continue that discussion.
This is an opportunity for all those interested in design at Cornell to network with members of our community. Participants will be invited to share their papers, books, and images of recent projects.
Register here.
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New Book, Peace by Design, by CIHF Academic Director Mardelle Shepley | | |
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We live in an era in which designers will make an essential and critical contribution to the health and success of humanity. Design can promote healing in healthcare environments, contribute to good mental health, reduce gun violence, and positively impact health and racial equity, all of which contribute to providing a more peaceful world.
The primary focus of this book is to inspire young designers, academics, and practitioners to achieve their maximum societal contribution.
This book includes chapters by CIHF Industry Scholars Erin Peavy and Troy Savage and CIHF Academic Scholar Marie Elf.
Discover more about this new book here.
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A landmark-based augmented reality (AR) wayfinding system for enhancing older Adults’ spatial learning | |
Co-authored by CIHF Faculty Fellow, Saleh Kalantari, Associate Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design | |
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Navigating complex indoor environments can be difficult for older adults due to natural declines in spatial and navigational abilities. To address this, researchers developed NavMarkAR, an augmented reality (AR) system using smart glasses to provide landmark-based guidance. This project fills a gap in design research by exploring the cognitive effects of AR navigation systems. After an initial usability test with six participants, the researchers refined the prototype and conducted a larger study with 32 participants navigating a university building. Results showed faster task completion and improved cognitive maps with NavMarkAR. Future research will explore long-term cognitive benefits.
Read the full article here.
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Exploring mobility patterns and social assets: informing housing decisions for Canadian older adults | |
Co-authored by CIHF Academic Scholar, Marie Elf, Associate Professor at Dalarna University at the Department of Nursing and at Chalmers University of Technology at the Department of Architecture | |
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Researchers studied how mobility patterns and social health can improve housing decisions for older adults in Canada. Twenty participants (mean age 80.4) from Quebec and Alberta tracked their movements using GPS and daily journals over 14 days, documenting destinations, activities, and transportation methods. Interviews revealed physical assets like libraries and supermarkets, and social assets such as family support and neighborhood connections. Most travel was by car or on foot, with winter weather limiting outdoor activity. Findings suggest that mobility patterns should be considered in housing decisions for older adults.
Read the full article here.
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Mean Affect Moderates the Association between Affect Variability and Mental Health | |
Co-authored by CIHF Faculty Fellow, Anthony Ong, Professor in the Department of Psychology | |
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This study explored how affect variability relates to mental health outcomes and how mean affect levels influence these associations. Using data from the Midlife in the United States Study and National Study of Daily Experiences, 1,676 participants self-reported their affect over 8 days. Cross-sectionally, greater positive affect variability was linked to higher depression, panic disorder, mental health professional visits, and poorer self-rated mental health, while greater negative affect variability predicted higher panic disorder risk. Longitudinally, elevated positive and negative affect variability predicted higher depression risk and worse self-rated mental health over time. Mean affect levels moderated these associations, with stronger variability-health links when positive affect was high and negative affect was low. These findings suggest affect variability impacts both short- and long-term mental health.
Read the full article here.
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CIHF Minor and eCornell Certificate Programs | The Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures and the Department of Human Centered Design (HCD) offers a minor in Healthy Futures open to all undergraduate students. This minor provides a high caliber, transdisciplinary education in the fields of health, hospitality, and design. This innovative transdisciplinary focus has the potential to change industry practices and professional attitudes by breaking down the silos that often undermine creative solutions. This minor may be of particular interest to students enrolled in design, health, wellness, policy, and hospitality related majors, or students interested in applying their education to problem-solving in the population health and wellness space. | |
CIHF has partnered with eCornell to create 3 online certificates that focus on senior living management and healthcare facilities design:
Senior Living Management
Design Considerations for Healthcare Facilities
Healthcare Facilities Planning & Design
Information on these and other online certificates that focus on healthcare can be found at eCornell.com. If you are interested in using these programs or any of our as professional development training opportunities for your team or employees, your organziation might be eligible for corporate pricing. Please reach out to Catherine Perkins cp227@cornell.edu for further information.
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Cornell University Healthy Futures (CUHF) | |
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Are you a student interested in becoming a member of the Cornell University Healthy Futures Chapter?
We’d love to have you join us!
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If you are interested in joining the chapter or have any questions, please send us an email healthy.futures.club@gmail.com. | | | |
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Have you attended a fascinating virtual conference? Do you know of any webinars coming up that our community would be interested in? Published a paper? Earned a research grant?
If you have news to share - and we hope you do! - please email CIHF at:
healthy-futures@cornell.edu
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Follow CIHF on Social Media! | |
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At CIHF we are dedicated to building and expanding our community.
Social Media is an opportunity to reach audiences that may not come across the organization otherwise.
Follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, and Instagram.
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Faculty Fellows, Academic, Industry, and
Visiting Scholars
| CIHF affiliates with Faculty Fellows from various Cornell colleges and departments, Industry Scholars from corporations and nonprofits, and Visiting Scholars and Academic Scholars from other academic institutions. Affiliates participate in collaborative activities, lead research or curriculum projects, provide feedback on strategic priorities, and create industry-focused deliverables that link hospitality, health, and design. | |
Composed of senior-level leaders in industry from around the globe, Advisory Board members are representatives from Corporate Members. This diverse network collaborates with CIHF academics on projects and initiatives with a focus on integrating the fields of hospitality, health management, policy, and design. Advisory Board members participate in bi-annual meetings and conferences, as guest lecturers, speakers, and mentors to students, and as collaborators with Cornell faculty, researchers, and student groups. Membership provides a platform for industry professionals to connect, build lasting relationships, and collaborate across academia and business. | | | | |
