A team of researchers, co-led by Executive Director Mardelle Shepley, collaborated to uncover whether green space reduces violent crime and what types of interventions appear most impactful. Link to the article: ...
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We are excited to announce that Mardelle Shepley, Executive Director, CIHF; Professor, Department of Human Centered Design, has been selected as the 2022 American College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA) Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) recipient! Mardelle’s achievement marks a historical moment for the college, as she is the first woman to win this prestigious award, ...
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I went to college in New York City in the early 1970s. The crime rate was very high during that period and, living as a poor student in underserved neighborhoods, I was personally a victim of violent crime on multiple occasions. The worst of these events was physically threatening and had life-long consequences. Apart ...
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In 2011, Kaiser Permanente held a design competition for architects, engineers and students to submit their vision for the hospital of the future. The Small Hospital, Big Idea Competition resulted in over 100 proposals describing eco-conscious facilities that could leverage technology and sustainability in new ways to deliver high-quality healthcare. Five years later, a ...
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Industry may someday build truly intelligent machines that can learn, behave, and make predictions like people do, said presenters at CSV17: Impact through Innovation, a conference hosted by Cornell Silicon Valley, but only after researchers can develop technology that is as complex as the systems of human biology. Nearly 500 Cornell alumni, parents and ...
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